Portfolio Manager

Crown Agents Bank is a vastly growing and regulated UK bank that connects emerging and frontier markets to the rest of the world, using FX and payments technology. We are transforming the way payments and FX move through emerging markets, reducing friction so that more money gets to those who need it. Emerging markets payments are usually challenging, expensive, unreliable and opaque. Our solutions help fix these pain points. Ultimately, we connect traditionally hard-to-reach regions to global financial infrastructure, giving access to the best prices and the fastest, most reliable settlement.

FX and cross-border payments are often complex and expensive, especially when operating in emerging markets. Crown Agents Bank (CAB) wraps its deep and trusted relationships and strength of network around innovative digital capabilities, and cross-border transaction banking solutions to enable fintech, corporates, governments, development organisations and banks to move money to, from, and across often hard-to-reach markets.

This role is to oversee and support the transformation and change portfolio of projects, including delivery standards, reporting, benefits tracking and financial management   

Role Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate governance of financial investment in platform change
• Document financial governance TORs and standards
• Manage forecasting, actuals and budget for investment projects. Escalate significant financial risks and deviations
• Liaise with Transformation and Change delivery managers to ensure accurate and timely financial data capture
• Partner with Technology and Finance delivery leads to ensure alignment of financials across teams
• Define and operate necessary controls to be effective and auditable
• Support head of Transformation and Change in driving project delivery, addressing dependencies and cross-portfolio risks

• Degree in a relevant field
• 10+ years of financial services change delivery experience, preferably in Payments/FX/Banking (eg as Programme Management Office lead)
• Deep experience in project governance, delivery methodology and standards

• Hybrid working
• Contributory personal pension plan: - Minimum: Employee 2% and Employer 7%. Employer matches contributions in 1% increments to a maximum of: Employee 5% and Employer 10%
• Life Assurance – 4 times annual salary
• Group Income Protection
• Private Medical Insurance – this may include cover for partner and or children at company cost. Cover includes Optical, Dental and Audiology
• Discretionary Bonus
• Competitive Annual Leave
• 2 Volunteering Days
• Benefit Hub