Finance Workstream Lead

Finance Workstream Lead
Up to £90,000 plus private healthcare, company car or car allowance and more great benefits (Work Level 4) 
12-month secondment
Manchester city centre - in this role you’ll work in a hybrid way splitting your time between home and the office when required for workshops, team meetings and events (find out more about our hybrid working policy at https://jobs.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy).  

We're looking for a Finance Workstream Lead to join our Finance team and help us deliver a major business transformation programme. In this role, you'll provide financial leadership and oversight across a large-scale change initiative, working closely with programme teams, senior stakeholders, and colleagues from across the business to ensure successful delivery, strong financial governance, and informed decision-making throughout the programme lifecycle. Based on the scale and importance of the work, you'll play a key role in helping the programme achieve its objectives while supporting a smooth transition into future operating models.

Why this role matters

This is a rare opportunity to be part of one of the most significant strategic  programmes we're delivering. You'll have the chance to work with senior leaders across our Co-op, lead a broad network of stakeholders, and help shape decisions that will have a lasting impact on our business. It's an ideal opportunity for a finance professional who enjoys operating in complex environments, influencing at a senior level, and combining strong commercial thinking with programme delivery. You'll gain exposure to a wide range of teams and disciplines while helping deliver meaningful business outcomes through a fast-paced and high-profile programme.

What you’ll do

•    Lead the financial planning, governance, and delivery support for a significant strategic programme
•    Coordinate a network of finance and business colleagues, bringing together insights, requirements, and recommendations from across multiple teams
•    Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders, providing clear financial analysis, reporting, and decision support
•    Support programme governance by monitoring costs, forecasts, risks, assumptions, and ensuring delivery of benefits
•    Ensure financial impacts and dependencies are understood, managed, and communicated across the programme
•    Work closely with programme, change, and operational teams to support successful delivery and transition activities
•    Challenge assumptions and identify opportunities to improve value, efficiency, and outcomes
•    Help establish effective reporting and tracking to measure delivery progress and programme benefits
•    Be responsible for feeding new reporting requirements, into group for full P&L, balance sheet and cash flow of a new business area.

What you’ll bring

We’re committed to making our roles as accessible as possible, so we only ask for the minimum criteria. To thrive here, you’ll need to bring:

•    Experience operating in a senior finance management, finance business partnering, or finance delivery role
•    Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the confidence to work effectively with senior leaders
•    Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex financial information clearly and simply
•    Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, using data and insight to support decision-making
•    Experience coordinating work across multiple teams and building effective relationships in matrix environments
•    The ability to manage competing priorities and maintain momentum in a fast-paced programme setting

Why Co-op?

At Co-op, we’re owned by our members. And because we’re owned by you, we can do right by you. So when you join us, you’re not just taking a job, you’re joining a movement. We’re an organisation that puts people and communities first, and we’re powered by purpose. We want this to be a place where you can thrive, so you’ll also receive:

•    An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
•    28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays 
•    A pension with up to 10% employer contributions 
•    Company car or £6,000 car allowance
•    Private healthcare 
•    Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ) 
•    30% discount on Co-op products and 10% off other brands 
•    Stream – early access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it 
•    Virtual healthcare including GP appointments, mental health support, nutrition and fitness advice 
•    24/7 colleague support service 
•    Training and support for your development and career progression
•    Cycle-to-work scheme

A place you’ll belong

We’re building diverse and inclusive teams that reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to creating a workplace where colleagues can feel like they belong, supported by our inclusive policies and the ways we work.

We’re proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme and offer interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for a job. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, we’ll support you.

Learn more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process and our inclusion commitments at jobs.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion