Senior Project Manager (Risk and Finance)

Working at the Cumberland, you become part of something special. We’re a Mutual organisation, committed to improving the lives of our colleagues, customers, and community. Our values are incredibly important to us. We’re on an exciting transformational journey with our people firmly at the forefront of our plans. If you want to work for a team integral in helping to drive cultural change, a team where you can bring your whole self to work bringing your energy and creativity to make a positive difference, then this is the job for you.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Risk and Finance Project Manager to join our team on a fixed term contract for 18 months, working specifically on our Risk and Finance workstream. The role will be working on a hybrid basis so you could be based anywhere but would be expected to travel to the Head Office in Carlisle twice per month on average.

The Benefits

• Salary - up to £68,181 p.a. – depending on skills and experience.
• Holidays - 25 days holiday plus public holidays and the opportunity to buy and sell up to 2 days.
• Learning and Development opportunities - We want you to grow in your role. We’ll work together to support your personal and professional development.
• Hybrid Working - the tools and equipment you need to be able to work from home when you need to, depending on your role.
• Health and Wellbeing - a calendar of events and activities throughout the year, Mental Health & Wellbeing champions, and Cycle to Work scheme plus a personal wellbeing day.
• Community Day - We offer our people an extra paid day off every year to help local charities and community organisations.

The Role

This Senior Project Manager role will involve the end to end management of projects to ensure successful delivery of benefits within the agreed scope, budget and timescales.

• To deliver agreed programme/workstream objectives.
• Successful delivery of allocated projects to achieve the objectives as documented within the project scope and agreed by the Programme Steering Group and Project Sponsor/Business Owner.
• To plan & manage workstream activities & tasks.
• Effective planning and management of all relevant activities and tasks required to achieve the programme/workstream delivery plan Owner, to the achievement of the overall project timescales.
• To monitor and report project costs.
• Tracking of all workstream costs, ensuring any exceptions to the agreed budget are reported to and agreed by the Programme Steering Group and/or Sponsor/Business Owner.
• To identify and manage workstream risks and issues.
• Identification and understanding of all risks, including management of the resulting controls and actions required to achieve satisfactory resolution.
• To critically assess and report workstream progress.
• Regular and accurate progress updates provided to the Programme Steering Group and Sponsor/Business Owner.
• Concise and relevant project reports and metrics to be provided to the PMO in a timely manner for upward reporting through the Programme Management governance structure.
• To effectively manage stakeholders through the Programme Life Cycle.
• Develop effective working relationships with all stakeholders, including third party management where appropriate.
• To ensure all aspects of programme/workstream governance are met in line with the Change Management Framework.
• Complete all Life Cycle documentation, as detailed in the Change Management Framework, to the required standard within the timescales agreed.
• To support the PMO in the embedding of the Change Management Framework.

About You

We’re looking for someone with significant and demonstrable experience within a similar role, who holds an APM Project Professional Qualification (PPQ), or similar industry recognised qualification. We’re looking for experience of managing digital migration and transformation related projects as well as knowledge of: Know Your Customer(KYC), Anti Money Laundering (AML), Fraud, Fin Crime, Credit Risk, Accounting, Finance (including Treasury).

We Would Also Like To See Someone Who Is A Strong leader with excellent communication skills and sound decision making. Focussed on project governance and reporting. Excellent communication and presentation skills (verbal and written). Able to develop and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Strategically aware and understands the importance of projects and programmes within the wider business context. Able to identify and effectively manage risks and issues. Effective organisation skills & the ability to plan for self and others to achieve project deadlines. Resilient with the ability to work effectively under challenge. Competent using Microsoft Office Suite (inc. MS Word, Excel, PPoint and Project).

We’re here to create a banking experience that’s kinder to people and planet. Unlike banks, we don’t have public or private shareholders which means we can invest 100% of our profits back into our business. As a result, our business is purpose-led, financially strong, socially responsible and always focused on our people, planet and communities.