Head of Cost Management

Discipline: Finance & Strategy
Job type: Permanent
Contact email: simon@weareedenbrook.com
Job ref: J3325
Published: about 3 years ago
Working for the UK 's largest mutual the purpose of this role is to drive cost behaviours across the Group and seek to develop and provide insight which helps to drive the business in the right direction. The role will bring together cost management and cost allocations and look to improve the interaction between this and value that can be added in this space. • Leading the Cost Management team: responsible for oversight and challenge of function spend and cost control across the Group • Encourage a culture of cost control across the business, emphasising its importance when interacting with business stakeholders and taking personal ownership of driving this change in behaviours across the Group • Ensure cost drivers and allocations challenged and appropriate for the relevant purpose • Responsible for the insight from the movement of allocations for the business plan and valuation expenses, using this to drive appropriate business behaviour. • Drive innovation and future scalability in the Cost Management team • Identify areas of improvement across the cost management team, making sure that processes are optimised • Act as a day to day contact for senior Finance and Business stakeholders for key cost management issues, in support of the Finance Business Partners • Provide financial leadership, relevant insight and challenge in determining and delivering the strategic cost strategies • As part of the Business Finance management team, foster a knowledge sharing culture across the teams and wider function whilst shaping and elevating the team to the position of trusted advisor to the Business