Business Manager/COO
Chester
6 month contract
Salary £85,000pa plus extensive benefits, detailed below
Pontoon is an employment consultancy, we put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone’s chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identifies, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive.
My client is on the world’s leading financial institutions united in their purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. They are dedicated to helping teammates be their best at work and at home. It starts with having a diverse, inclusive workplace where employees are valued for their individual strengths and perspectives. They firmly believe all employees should be treated with respect, live free of discrimination and be able to bring their whole selves to work. This is core to who they are as a company and how they drive responsible growth.
They are seeking a Business Manager/COO in Chester on a 6 month contract with the potential to extend. This role is hybrid working being office based 3 days a week, 2 days working from home, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm with occasional out of office requirement.
Duties include:
* Overseeing and contributing to headcount reporting including financial management, forecasting, cost allocations as well as people and resource management for one (CCDO) or more Division of GMO.
* Driving and managing the organizational health strategy and target operating model for one (CCDO) or more Divisions of GMO
* Delivering strategic reviews of business model and target state plans
* Working with Leadership to deliver updates to Operations and Markets business leaders on strategic plans and deliverables.
* Contributing to initiatives to streamline business management processes and workflows with a focus on enabling overall department strategy.
* Partnering with business management leads across GMO to create a consistent organizational health strategy and ensure appropriate execution across the global organization.
Skills and Background
* Previous experience working in a similar position in a large-scale organisation.
* Experience of financial workings included monitoring of spend, budgets and forecasting.
* Able to influence and challenge.
* Strong communication skills both verbal and oral.
* Organised and methodical approach to work.
* Degree preferably but not essential.
Please apply with an up-to-date CV which must show evidence of the above to be considered. Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you.
You will be an integral part of Ajilon (Adecco), a FTSE500 Global organisation with over 52 clients and sole supplier to the biggest organisations in the country and the world. You will be employed by ourselves as an Ajilon Consultant working onsite with our client where you will receive a regular salary, pension contributions, holiday and sick pay, plus a number of additional benefits such as medical insurance, income protection, critical illness and life insurance, access to our discounted benefits website and library of online training materials and future career and certification opportunities.
This great opportunity is being offered on a PAYE basis which means a LTD/Umbrella company cannot be used.