Job Description

Job Title: Finance Business Partner

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Edinburgh

, Alderley Park, & London

Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based

Closing date: 12th May 2025

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for financial insight and cost management? Join our team as a Cost Manager and play a pivotal role in shaping the financial future of our business.

In this role, you will:

Provide financial insight and challenge to aligned business areas or change portfolios to deliver strategic cost strategies and benefit realisation Act as the main point of engagement between Finance and the functional leadership team for cost base matters. Ensure cost drivers and allocations remain appropriate and provide insightful analysis to explain movements and implications. Oversee and manage the cost base and predicted outturn within the aligned business units with clear risks and opportunities. Encourage a culture of cost efficiency and drive change in behaviours across the Group. Facilitate and collaboratively challenge inputs for investment cases, business planning and forecasting processes. Continuously review and improve cost management processes.

About You:

We are looking for a qualified Accountant or Actuary with experience in Commercial Finance, Business Control, or Management Accounting. You should have a strong business curiosity and the ability to provide clear, effective communication of financial outcomes.

About Royal London

We're the UK's largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services.



Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve.



We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance. You can see all our benefits here - Our Benefits

Inclusion, diversity and belonging

We're an Inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected - whatever their background.