Portfolio Finance Officer Cost Control Lead

We are AMS. We are a global total workforce solutions firm; we enable organisations to thrive in an age of constant change by building, re-shaping, and optimising workforces. Our Contingent Workforce Solutions (CWS) service partner with Tesco Bank to support contingent recruitment hiring.

On behalf of Tesco Bank, AMS are now looking for a Portfolio Finance Officer (Cost Control Lead) based in Edinburgh (Hybrid, 2 days per week in the office) for an initial contract length of 9 Months.

Tesco Bank prides itself on their range of simple and convenient retail banking and insurance products designed specifically to meet the needs of Tesco customers. They believe that every little help makes a big difference, and by putting the customer first and rewarding their loyalty, they are offering something they believe every bank should.

Job description - the role

Key responsibilities:

• Oversee financial management and forecasting for significant engineering projects.
• Utilize tools such as Oracle, Excel, and Portfolio Management Tool (Kiplot) to manage financial reporting within the portfolio.
• Take responsibility for monitoring and controlling spend and budget.
• Manage costs related to portfolio project management.
• Handle third-party relationships and associated costs.
• Act as a Cost Control Accountant and Senior Cost Control Lead.

Candidate Profile: Key accountabilities, skills & experience

Skills and Qualifications:

• Relevant experience in managing portfolio costs, working as Cost Control Lead/Accountant.
• Extended experience with financial services.
• Possess a high-level understanding of IT-specific financial processes.
• Ability to separate and analyze financial data.
• Comfortable handling large volumes of financial data.

About the client

Why Tesco Bank?

At Tesco Bank everyone is welcome, we value our people and diverse teams and believe the variety of backgrounds and experiences make us stronger in achieving our goals. It's important to us that we make sure you're supported by your team and colleague networks every day, celebrating when it matters and helping you to be the best version of yourself. The people make Tesco Bank, and we take pride in what we achieve together.

Next steps

If you are interested in applying for this position and meet the criteria outlined above, please click the link to apply and we will contact you with an update in due course.

Our client will only accept workers operating via an Umbrella or PAYE engagement model.

Please note that for the duration of this assignment you will be working as an external resource engaged by AMS.