Decision Support Manager

Salary - Salary is from £55,264 + annual bonus & benefits Work Level - 2 Location - Edinburgh, Permanent Office Attendance - Our roles are hybrid; however, you should be able to travel to our Edinburgh office, 2 days per week for this position. Closing Date - Applications close 19th June at 5pm We deal in the personal - from pet insurance for your best friend, and home insurance for peace of mind, to motor insurance for your dream car or travel money for that trip you’ve worked hard for. And that means we always work with heart.​ Whether we’re helping our customers or looking after our people, you’ll find there’s a warmth and friendliness to everything we do. ​ We’re looking for a Decision Support Manager to join our Insurance and Money Services team with a primary focus on Finance partnering the Cost Base (COEs) of the IMS business. Insurance and Money Services is a newly formed business within Tesco Group, with a remit to provide Tesco customers with great products across everyday Finance needs such as Insurance and Travel money. Given this is a newly formed business, this role will provide the opportunity to Finance Partner the Centres of Expertise across IMS. You’ll have exposure to senior management and Executive stakeholders in this role with a key focus on delivering monthly reporting, forecasting, and informing the financial impact of strategic decision making through insightful analysis and business challenge. A key outcome of this role is helping to shape the Finance support needed to ensure a fit for purpose cost base of the go forward business. There aren’t many times in someone’s career where the opportunity exists to be part of something new and to grow along with the business. The IMS business also has a growth strategy that is fully supported by Tesco Group meaning that any individual should come with a keen growth mindset and focus on delivering business goals in a forward-looking business. This role will sit within the Cost Decision Support team which forms part of the Broader Commercial Finance team and Finance Function. Key stakeholders will include the Head of Commercial Finance along with the Product Finance teams and the relevant Business Executive and Senior Management of the COEs. This role will best suit someone with ambition to grow and deliver business outcomes. In doing this, the opportunity to move within the Finance function is something that would be encouraged to ensure Tesco IMS nurtures talent and provides ongoing career opportunities. What you’ll be doing * Partnering the Business. * Month End Reporting. * Budgeting & Forecasting. * Business case investment appraisal. * Cost & Headcount management. * Cost Allocations and product profitability analysis. We need you to have * Professional accountancy qualification. * Financial planning and forecasting experience. * Financial reporting and/or management accounting experience. * Understanding of the cost drivers of products. * Understanding of relevant external regulation Proficient user of MS Excel and PowerPoint. And if you have any of these, even better * Experience in Insurance or Financial Services. * Expert Excel & PowerPoint skills. * Demonstrable experience of being able to quickly form networks and hit the ground running. We don’t expect you to tick every box, and if you feel you hit most of the brief, it’s worth exploring to further develop your career here with us. What’s in it for you * Prepare for your retirement with our colleague pension scheme. * Private Medical Insurance (WL2+) and virtual GP Service you and your family 365 days a year. * Performance related annual bonus. * Indulge in a generous holiday allowance with a minimum of 7.2 weeks, with the opportunity to buy more. * Embrace the benefits of our Colleague Clubcard, enjoy a 10% discount that increase to 15% every payday (worth up to 2K). As an added perk, we’ll give you a second card to share with someone else. * Take part in our Buy as you Earn and Save as your Earn share schemes. Everyone’s welcome We want all our colleagues to always feel welcome and be themselves. We’re committed to building a more inclusive workplace and celebrating everything that makes colleagues unique, and value the richness and diversity this brings to our business. A more diverse business helps us deliver on our purpose to serve our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day. Additional Information Role Alignment Following the announcement regarding Tesco's [1] strategic partnership with Barclays, this role will support our Insurance and Money Services team and will remain with Tesco. Interviews Interviews are expected to be held from w/c 17th June. References Visible links 1. https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tescoplc.com%2Ftesco-agrees-long-term-strategic-partnership-with-barclays%2F&data=05%7C02%7CTricia.A.Geraghty%40tescobank.com%7Cd1efc4e05ccd40d58e8008dc4a6f147d%7Cbce3f16a29b1444aafdea7b86e45a778%7C0%7C0%7C638467088141762777%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=gAcXajC43mwBi%2BP8j5DKUlpu3ciPiaj%2F1z%2BPczjwLIg%3D&reserved=0