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Are you resourceful and passionate about solving problems? Do you challenge the status quo and have a desire to improve processes? Then read on!

We in Finance at Lloyds Banking Group are opening our next chapter. We’re hiring forward-thinking people that want to maximise their impact. We’re looking for those that proactively drive their development, have the ambition to succeed and wish to invest in their career.

You may be working in financial services and looking to take the next step towards an impactful career or seeking a first role out of professional practice and an entry into the leading financial services group in the UK, influencing positive change. Either way, this opportunity is for you!

We’re offering the opportunity to build on your existing knowledge and technical expertise. With us, you won’t be just a resource – you’ll be valued from day one. You’ll get genuine ownership and responsibility, and you’ll get to support the development of others whilst being supported yourself too.

We have over 700 roles in our Edinburgh team, from systems, to finance oversight, to reporting roles. You’ll work in an area that is a trusted, value adding partner to the business. We come from diverse backgrounds, but we are all analytically minded, pragmatic and resilient. We try to see things in a different light; taking large amounts of complex information and uncovering the stories we tell. And, once we understand how a business works, we build great relationships and can develop strategies that help transform it.

We have embraced hybrid working at Lloyds Banking Group and the Finance team are generally in the Edinburgh office 2 days a week, which provides a great balance between working from home and collaborating in our office space.

The role is a 12 month secondment to back fill colleague who is on secondment.

The role sits in the Reporting, Journals & Controls team within Group Cost & Investment.

You will be responsible for the preparation and posting of accounting journals into the ledger, undertaking balance sheet reconciliations in order to ensure month end is completed successfully and other ad hoc tasks.

Stakeholders will include the wider internal team who rely on the accurate preparation of journals and the Finance Business Partners for the various Business Units our team supports.

What are we looking for?

You'll either be a finance professional or enthusiastic to make a career in Finance, ideally with financial services sector experience

Ability to prioritise effectively in a fast-paced environment

Strong analytical skills and the passion to contribute to the success of the function are something we'd genuinely want to see in any applicant

A desire to improve existing processes, systems, and procedures through continuously challenging what we do and how we do it

You’ll need to be delivery driven and show a passion for producing quality work at pace

You’ll work in a highly collaborative way to ensure the correct reporting and assist in the analysis and explanation behind the numbers.

Desirable skills

A self-starter, who is organised and has good attention to detail

Experience of Microsoft 365 suite, specifically Excel

Experience of using Finance Systems and software would be an advantage, or a proven ability to learn new systems in a short timescale

Your Benefits

You’ll receive a benefits package that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle. For starters, we'll give you a competitive salary that comes with a bonus opportunity of c5% and maybe more!

We'll also provide Flex benefits which you can use for a wide range of options such as:

You'll also get the following:

Various share schemes (including free shares)

A generous pension contribution starting at 9% (rising to 15%) which comes with life cover of up to 8x salary.

Further discounts available on the weekly food shop, travel and electronics/mobile through our PerksAtWork scheme.

Finally also have a number of free health and well-being offerings as well as generous parental/adoption leave policies.

So you can be sure we're investing in your future.

About working for LBG

We're passionate about diversity and equal opportunity with industry recognition across gender, ethnicity, disability, LGBTQ+ and families.

We’re simply committed to building an inclusive environment where all our colleagues can be themselves and succeed on merit.

You'll receive excellent training and ongoing support/development and the realistic potential for progression.

So if you want to make a career in Finance we’d love to hear from you...

[NB Our roles often generate a lot of interest and can close early so don't miss out, apply today]

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.