Randstad Enterprise
Senior Manager Project Finance
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Job Title: Senior Project Manager - Finance
Location: Bristol or York
Length of Contract: 6 Months
Salary: Up to £70k PA
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Overview
This Senior Project Manager role will lead the business case development for potential “with-profits” simplification within a major UK life insurance entity. The position involves coordinating the assessment of strategic, financial, regulatory, operational, customer, capital, and technology implications to deliver a robust recommendation for Executive and Board consideration. This project is intended to support a multi-year program of work aimed at designing and implementing the simplification initiative.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the business case development for with-profits simplification.
- Coordinate the assessment of strategic, financial, regulatory, operational, customer, capital, and technology implications.
- Develop a robust recommendation and business case for presentation to the Executive team and Board.
- Build and maintain comprehensive project plans, including management of scope, budget, and resources.
- Proactively manage RAID (risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies) to ensure project stability.
- Establish and maintain appropriate governance and controls throughout the project lifecycle.
- Ensure transparent and timely reporting to stakeholders.
- Facilitate effective collaboration across cross-functional teams to deliver agreed outcomes.
Essential Skills & Experience Required
- Hold a relevant project management qualification (e.g., PRINCE2, APM, or PMI) or possess equivalent professional experience.
- Experience delivering change projects within Finance environment or equivalent regulated environment.
- Experience with With Profits funds and financial management.
- Demonstrate strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Proven ability to produce clear status reporting and facilitate effective decision-making.
- Demonstrated experience in leading cross-functional teams and suppliers to deliver successful outcomes.
- Expertise in building and maintaining comprehensive project plans.
- Proven competence in managing scope, budget, resources, and RAID.
- Ability to establish and maintain appropriate governance and controls throughout the project lifecycle.
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