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

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.

THE DIFFERENCE YOU MAKE 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.

• 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.

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.

• Wellbeing that goes beyond work - we work with a range of wellbeing partners across our 4 pillars of wellbeing (physical, mental, social and financial) to give you access to a suite of apps, discounted gym and fitness access, weekly online classes, flexible healthcare and mental health support.
• Support for every life stage - from menopause and pregnancy to parenthood and beyond, with enhanced family leave, childcare options and tailored wellbeing support.
• Time to give back through volunteering opportunities that let you make a difference in the communities we serve.
• Global growth opportunities to shape your career, learn new skills and explore what's possible across our international network.
• 30 days' holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 31 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year
• £6,000 car allowance per year
• Company funded individual private medical insurance
• Protection for you and your family, with company-funded death-in-service benefit and income protection insurance, and the option to take advantage of discounted rates for additional life assurance and critical illness cover.
• Share in Santander's success by saving or investing in our share plans.
• As a Santander UK employee, you are able to request staff versions of our products like our Edge Current Accounts and Credit Cards with no fees, as well as apply to many other deals and discounts in Santander products and services

• Experience operating at a senior level in Finance, with proven responsibility for P&L ownership, performance management or…