Finance Business Partnering Lead; P&L Ownership | S4 | Procurement & Cost Management | Unity P

Finance Business Partnering Lead (P&L Ownership) | S4 | Procurement & Cost Management | Unity Place – Milton Keynes Country:
United Kingdom

Santander () is evolving from a global, high-impact brand into a technology-driven organisation, and our people are at the heart of this journey. Together, we are driving a customer-centric transformation that values bold thinking, innovation, and the courage to challenge what’s possible.

This is more than a strategic shift. It’s a chance for driven professionals to grow, learn, and make a real difference.

Our mission is to help more people and businesses prosper. We embrace a strong risk and performance culture and all our professionals, at all levels, are expected to take a proactive and responsible approach to financial stewardship and cost management.

The Procurement & Cost Management function plays a critical role in ensuring that our spend, investments and cost base align with our strategic goals, deliver sustainable value, and support operational excellence. It focuses on partnering the business, optimising cost, and shaping commercial decisions to drive long-term profitability and resilience.

By working closely with internal stakeholders, Procurement & Cost Management bridges strategic objectives and financial outcomes, ensuring that decisions on cost, investment and change directly contribute to business performance, innovation and sustainability.

Santander UK is looking for a Finance Business Partnering Lead, based at Unity Place, to act as a CFO-style leader for a defined business area.

As the Finance Business Partnering Lead, you will own the full P&L and cost base for your area, leading a team of Finance Business Partners to provide forward-looking insight, challenge and direction. Your goal is to shape decisions, anticipate risks and opportunities, and ensure that financial performance is clearly understood, well managed and aligned to the Bank’s strategic priorities.

You will use data, analysis and commercial judgement to tell the story behind the numbers – influencing senior stakeholders, supporting investment choices, and embedding a strong cost and performance culture. This is a highly strategic, outward-facing role that goes well beyond reporting, playing a key part in driving sustainable profitability and growth across Santander UK.

We’re shaping the way we work through innovation, cutting-edge technology, collaboration and the freedom to explore new ideas. To succeed in this role, you will be responsible for:

• Acting as CFO-style owner of the P&L for your business area, providing clear insight, challenge and recommendations to improve performance and drive strategic outcomes.
• Leading and developing a team of Finance Business Partners to deliver high-quality forward-looking analysis, planning and decision support to senior stakeholders.
• Translating complex financial and cost information into clear, impactful narratives and options for ExCo members, Heads of Business Areas and Programme Leads.
• Driving effective cost management and commercial disciplines, partnering with Procurement, Central Finance and the business to optimise spend and support strategic change.

Our people are our greatest strength. Every individual contributes unique perspectives that make us stronger as a team and as an organisation. We’re enabling teams to go beyond by valuing who they are and empowering what they bring.

The following requirements represent the knowledge, skills and abilities essential for success in this role. Reasonable adjustments may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Experience operating at a senior level in Finance, with proven responsibility for P&L ownership, performance management or senior business partnering. (Required)
• Demonstrable track record of providing strategic insight and challenge to senior stakeholders, influencing decisions and driving measurable financial outcomes over multiple years. (Required)
• Strong understanding of cost management, budgeting, forecasting and financial planning processes, ideally within Financial…