Assistant Manager - Group Finance Support Edinburgh, Scotland
Lloyds Banking Group
Full Time
Edinburgh, Scotland
41292 - 45880 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
End Date
Friday 14 July 2023
Salary Range
£41,292 - £45,880Agile Working Options
Job Description Summary
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Job Description
SALARY: £41,292 – 45,880
LOCATION(S): Edinburgh
HOURS: Full-time
WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites.
About this opportunity:
You'll join us in Group Finance Support (GFS), a team of c300 colleagues within the Finance Division, providing centralised support and expertise to the rest of Finance and the Business.
This role sits within the Commercial Banking Financial Control and Reporting team in Group Finance Support, who are responsible for the financial control activity, reconciliation and basis of substantiation of Finance data, within Lloyds Banking Group.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, driven, forward thinking candidate to support the FTE and Cost reporting and planning for GFS and related reconciliation and financial control processes. The successful candidate will also support ad hoc activity for delivery to the GFS Leadership Office.
What you’ll be doing:
- Delivering the month end process, including the monthly FTE reconciliation process, recharge journals and monthly accruals; analysis of costs to ensure accuracy of reporting; and monthly MI to GFS DFD.
- Supporting the forecasting of FTE and costs for GFS at key planning periods, including building and operating an efficient framework to consolidate overall GFS position.
- Collaborating closely with GFS HOFs and Central Finance FBPs to ensure the latest view of cost and FTE is understood and communicated appropriately.
- System approval of workday and beeline requisitions.
- Delivering ad hoc requests to support the GFS Leadership Office.
- Developing personal capabilities using existing formal and informal training opportunities.
- Proactively identifying improvements to existing processes and procedures, including driving continuous improvement initiatives and automation opportunities.
We’re on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we’re shaping finance for good. We’re focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone. Including you!
What you’ll need:
- Accountancy qualification/part qualified accountant or qualified by experience.
- Passion for Financial control and questioning mindset.
- Attention to detail.
- Proactive self-starter.
- Strong stakeholder management.
- Team player.
About working for us:
Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.
We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity, or culture.
We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.
And it’s why we especially welcome applications from underrepresented groups.
We’re disability confident. So, if you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.
We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:
- A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
- A discretionary annual performance related bonus scheme
- Share schemes including free shares
- Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
- 28 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
- A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies
If you’re excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch. We’d love to hear from you.
At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.
We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.
We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.
