Manager - Retail Financial Control & Reporting (Transport) Cardiff, Wales
Lloyds Banking Group
Full Time
Cardiff, Wales
61641 - 68490 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
End Date
Sunday 17 September 2023
Salary Range
£61,641 - £68,490Agile Working Options
Job Description Summary
This role sits within the Retail Financial Control & Reporting team in Group Finance Support, who are responsible for the financial control and reporting of key legal entities within Lloyds Banking Group.
Job Description
We are looking for an enthusiastic and hardworking candidate to join our team to manage the financial control and reporting activities for entities within the LBG Consumer lending division to ensure legal entity and Group reporting is complete, accurate and well controlled.
Role responsibilities include:
- Ownership of GDRS data enrichment process to support Group Accounts production.
- Preparation of adhoc accounting papers.
- Ownership of control or reporting issues and ensuring that appropriate remediating action plans are in place.
- Proactively identifying improvements to existing processes and procedures, including the running of debrief meetings and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
- Supporting Legal Entity Financial Controllers and Directors in reviewing the accounting records and financial control activities.
- Timely production of accurate legal entity review / board papers and statutory accounts.
- Monthly balance sheet reconciliation and substantiation activities.
- Embedding LBG standards, policies and practices into legal entities.
- Collaborating closely with many internal and external stakeholders including Central Finance and Divisional Finance teams, Finance Business Partners, Group Tax, Company Secretariat, and external auditors.
- Developing personal capabilities using existing formal and informal training opportunities.
- Leading and coaching colleagues to perform at their best.
Key skills required for the role are:
- A qualified accountant, with experience of either financial control or statutory reporting.
- Good communication skills and be able to explain accounting concepts to non-specialists.
- A desire to improve existing processes, systems, and procedures through continuously challenging what we do and how we do it.
- Highly organised with a keen attention to detail and effective prioritisation required in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficient user of Finance systems and software.
- Experience working within a COE or shared service Finance function, within a large complex organisation.
You'll receive:
- A competitive salary.
- A discretionary bonus.
- Private medical insurance.
- Pension contributions up to a maximum of 15% of your salary.
- Share plans.
- 30 days paid holiday each year, plus Bank Holidays.
If you're excited by this role, please apply as 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.
