Solutions Finance Manager (12 month fixed term) in Newcastle upon Tyne

We are seeking an experienced Solutions Finance Manager to lead and oversee key aspects of our Newcastle Strategic Solutions Finance operations and reporting. This is a senior, hands‐on role with responsibility for ensuring robust financial control, accurate reporting, and effective management of banking and payment operations across our client base.

You will manage and develop a specialist finance team, acting as a technical expert and escalation point, while maintaining strong relationships with banking partners, payment providers, and clients. The role plays a critical part in ensuring high standards of control, compliance, and service delivery in a regulated environment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading, coaching and developing the Solutions Finance team, setting clear objectives and performance standards
• Developing, implementing and maintaining strong systems of financial control, including reconciliations, risk controls and procedures
• Overseeing the preparation and delivery of accurate and timely management information and client reporting
• Managing relationships with banks, payment scheme providers and other external suppliers
• Acting as the finance lead on new client onboarding, system changes and operational improvement projects
• Supporting internal, external and client audit activity and ensuring audit recommendations are implemented effectively
• Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement, automation and enhanced control across finance operations

This role offers the opportunity to combine technical finance expertise with leadership, stakeholder engagement and operational improvement in a growing and complex finance function.

About You

You will have strong experience in operational finance, financial control, and team leadership. You are comfortable operating in a hands‐on environment while maintaining oversight of risk, controls, and performance.

You’ll bring:

• Proven experience in finance operations, financial control, or financial reporting roles
• Experience leading and developing finance teams
• Strong understanding of reconciliations, general ledger management, and internal controls
• Exposure to banking, payments, cash management or transaction‐based environments
• Confidence working with auditors, external providers and senior stakeholders
• Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• A proactive, solutions‐focused mindset with a passion for continuous improvement

Experience in financial services, fintech, payments, or regulated environments is highly desirable, as is familiarity with payment schemes, banking platforms, and systems change or transformation projects.

The Newcastle Building Society Group comprises of Newcastle Building Society, Manchester Building Society, Newcastle Financial Advisers and Newcastle Strategic Solutions. Our purpose, connecting our communities with a better financial future inspires and directs our activities.

Newcastle Strategic Solutions is the UK’s leading savings management platform and one of the North East’s most established and successful FinTechs! We provide savings management and technology services for new challenger banks and established providers across the UK. Our work has earned us an enviable reputation in the market as the best at what we do.

As an inclusive employer and member owned mutual, we aim to reflect the diverse communities we serve and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We believe everyone should feel valued, respected, and celebrated for who they are, we want colleagues to feel this is a place they belong. A place to be you.

Financial

• Corporate bonus scheme (on target 10%, up to a maximum 15%)
• Pension scheme (up to 9% employer contribution)
• Annual performance related pay reviews
• Colleague mortgage scheme
• Electric car salary sacrifice scheme
• Life assurance (4x salary) and income protection
• Access to our financial advisers
• Access to a range of high street and online discounts

Work/Life Balance

• A 35-hour weekly contract - We are happy to talk flexible working and welcome discussions
• 30 days’ annual leave + bank holidays
• The option to buy and sell up to 5 days’ holiday
• Hybrid working (typically 3 days’ home based)
• Above statutory family leave entitlement - 3 months full pay, 3 months half pay, regardless of gender or route to parenthood

Health and Wellbeing

• Private medical insurance
• Access to a health cash plan through a Medicash scheme
• Access to an employee assistance programme
• Free onsite gym at our Cobalt head office and access to discounted gyms
• Two paid volunteering days each year
• Cycle to work scheme

Recognising there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to recruitment, we’re committed to ensuring every candidate has the opportunity to showcase their full potential throughout the recruitment process. We strive to make our processes as accessible as possible, if there are any ways in which we can provide support or make adjustments, we would love to discuss this with you.