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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Finance Change & Performance Manager - **Company:** Pontoon - **Location:** Manchester, UK (Remote available) - **Contract:** Temporary to permanent - **Skills:** Microsoft Excel, Data Analysis, Spreadsheets, Power BI, Data Analytics - **Published:** July 8, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.topfinancialjobs.co.uk/job-details-13110744 ## About the Role * Strong finance business partnering, FP&A or commercial finance experience * Experience within financial services, banking, insurance, fintech or regulated environments * Experience supporting change, transformation or business improvement initiatives * Proven ability to work with senior stakeholders and influence decision making * Experience improving reporting, analytics and management information, * Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills * Excellent analytical and problem-solving capability * Ability to translate business requirements into practical solutions * Comfortable working in a changing environment * Strong Excel and reporting skills (Power BI desirable) Nice to Have * Exposure to treasury, payments, banking operations or regulated finance environments * Experience supporting finance transformation or process improvement programmes * Knowledge of operational performance reporting and business insight generation ## Description They are looking for a commercially minded Finance professional to support a major change programme within a financial services environment. This role combines finance business partnering, insight generation, process improvement and change delivery, working closely with operational and finance stakeholders to improve reporting, decision-making and future ways of working. While there is an element of transformation activity, the focus is less on technical treasury expertise and more on helping teams understand performance, develop better insight and support the successful delivery of change across the function. The position is hybrid working being based in one of the above locations 2 days a week, 3 days working from home - Monday to Friday, standard office hours. If not Leeds based, there would be the occasional travel to Leeds. The position is being offered on an initial 6 month contract, with the potential to extend in line with the project requirements. Business Partnering & Stakeholder Engagement (Core) * Partner with finance and business stakeholders to understand challenges, identify opportunities and support decision making * Provide meaningful analysis, insight and commentary to support business performance * Build strong relationships across multiple teams, acting as a trusted adviser during periods of change * Support the development of reporting, MI and performance metrics to improve visibility and understanding * Facilitate workshops and working groups to gather requirements and support business improvement initiatives Change & Transformation * Support the delivery of finance and operational change initiatives * Help define and implement improved processes, controls and reporting frameworks * Work with stakeholders to identify opportunities for simplification, automation and enhanced ways of working * Support the migration away from manual processes and spreadsheet-driven activities * Help document future-state processes and operating models Insight & Analytics * Analyse financial and operational performance data to identify trends, risks and opportunities * Support forecasting, planning and performance management activities * Produce insightful reporting and recommendations for senior stakeholders * Drive greater use of data and analytics within the function ## Related Videos - [Beyond Dashboards: Fixing Text-to-SQL with Semantic RAG](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2036-beyond-dashboards-fixing-text-to-sql-with-semantic-rag) - [Launching a marketplace on-time: A lesson in taking shortcuts using spreadsheets!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/477-launching-a-marketplace-on-time-a-lesson-in-taking-shortcuts-using-spreadsheets) - [Data Science in Retail](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/586-data-science-in-retail) - [Engineering/Manager Pendulum: Generating compound interest on your career](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100348-engineering-manager-pendulum-generating-compound-interest-on-your-career) - [The Innovation Formula: Fast Prototyping, Data Analysis, and Real User Insights](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1421-the-innovation-formula-fast-prototyping-data-analysis-and-real-user-insights) - [From Global Capability Centers to AI-Powered Command Centers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100096-from-global-capability-centers-to-ai-powered-command-centers) ## Related Articles - [Best Companies to work for in London: Top 25 Companies in 2023](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/187-best-companies-to-work-for-in-london-top-25-companies-in-2023) - [Data Analyst Salary in the UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/278-data-analyst-salary-in-the-uk) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [Frontend Developer Salary in The UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/233-frontend-developer-salary-in-the-uk) - [UK Business Culture and Etiquette](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/326-uk-business-culture-and-etiquette) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs)