Financial Modelling Manager/ Lead Manager (12month FTC)
Are you passionate about making a difference and using your technical skills collaboratively to deliver real change? If so, we may have the role for you.
We are thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for a Manager/ Lead Manager to join our Financial Modelling team on a 12month fixedterm contract. In this role, you’ll help build and maintain the Society’s Liquidity and Market Risk model suites.
This is an exciting time to join the team as the Society embarks on an ambitious growth plan. Financial Modelling will be at the heart of enabling that growth by transforming the Finance modelling landscape.
This is a hybrid role, with a minimum of one day per week onsite at our central Leeds office.
About the role
In this Financial Modelling Manager role, you will –
Design, develop and deliver new models, as well as model redevelopments, to support decisionmaking across the Society’s Liquidity and Market Risk teams
Provide strong support and constructive challenge to Analysts and Senior Analysts during model development and review activity, ensuring that key development decisions are made appropriately and efficiently
Establish and maintain robust control and review frameworks across the model development lifecycle, providing greater assurance and reducing model risk
Demonstrate effective stakeholder management across Balance Sheet Management, Finance, Treasury and Commercial teams, ensuring strong understanding of the models and their application
Work closely with the Technical Lead Manager to support capability building, development and knowledge sharing within the team
This role may also include people leadership responsibilities, supporting the development, coaching and performance of team members
About you
With a proven track record in a similar role, what will you bring to the role?
Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate clearly, concisely and assertively with stakeholders at all levels of seniority
A genuine appetite for learning, with the curiosity and adaptability to quickly develop a strong understanding of the Society and its models
A collaborative mindset and a willingness to support, coach and develop more junior colleagues
Experience of coaching and guiding others.
The following are desirable and can be developed in role
Strong understanding of interest rate risk and liquidity risk, including the techniques used to model and mitigate these risks
Good knowledge of cash flows, mortgages, savings products and finance processes within a building society or bank, and how these can be modelled
Experience with data manipulation using SQL and strong Microsoft Excel skills (including VBA). Python knowledge is preferred but not essential
Experience using balance sheet management systems (e.g. BSM)
About our Benefits
We offer lots of fantastic rewards that you can make the most of in and out of work, including:
Holiday. You’ll get 25 days plus Bank Holidays, as well as the option to buy up to a further 5 days.
Bonus. At YBS we work collaboratively and share in our success together, so when we reach our goals were all rewarded with an on target bonus of 7% of eligible pay (with the opportunity to earn up to a maximum 15%).
Pension. We know how important it is to save towards the future, that’s why we’ll contribute up 11% into your YBS pension.
Healthcare. Health and wellbeing are an important part of life at YBS, when you join us you’ll have access to a range of health benefits to suit your life including private medical insurance, dental and healthcare plans.
My Benefits. When you join YBS you’ll have access to our self-service benefits portal, where you can access a range of retail, hospitality and health discounts.
If you have any questions about this role, please contact Mike Peel on careers@ybs.co.uk
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