Retail Financial Control & Reporting Senior Manager Edinburgh, Scotland
Lloyds Banking Group
Full Time
Edinburgh, Scotland
78634 - 92510 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
End Date
Friday 30 June 2023
Salary Range
£78,634 - £92,510Agile Working Options
Job Description Summary
At Lloyds Banking Group, we have a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper and to become the best Financial Services provider for our customers. Through our brands, our Group has a relationship with just about every household and community in the UK. We underpin the lives of millions of individuals and businesses and play a key role in helping to build a growing UK economy.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. The Financial Control & Reporting team within GFS has responsibility for ensuring the accuracy and substantiation of the financial reporting within LBG, and this role will specifically focus on Retail division.
It is an exciting time to join GFS as we move through our finance transformation journey and there will be opportunities for you to get involved. You will also be expected to play an active role within the Extended Leadership team within GFS.
Job Description
What you'll be doing
Working closely with and deputising for the Head of Retail Financial Control & Reporting, you'll work across the range of Retail products and services to develop a consistent control framework, particularly in respect of legal entity control and statutory reporting. You'll lead and develop a small team; influence key senior stakeholders and contribute to broader strategic direction and business decision making by providing insight, control and thought leadership.
Accountabilities will include:
- Developing and embedding governance framework in relation to Legal Entity Financial Control and Statutory Reporting;
- Establishing effective relationships with stakeholders including presenting at senior level meetings, including leading engagement with Retail Finance leadership team
- Ensure completion of a number of subsidiary statutory accounts, liaising extensively with the Group’s external auditors
- Interpreting and implementing financial accounting matters and Retail transaction impacts
- Providing SME knowledge and collaborating with the Value Streams/Platforms to support requirements & delivery of change programmes
- Leading on issue management, communicating and facilitating resolution
- Leading a development focused team and demonstrating continuous learning and self-development.
- Actively contribute to GFS culture by driving activity on one of our people pillars
What you can bring to the role
Essential:
A qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with:
- Passion for Financial control and reporting and questioning mindset;
- Experience of leading a team
- Strong background of delivery and driving continuous improvement against a constantly evolving landscape
- Bring a problem-solving approach with the ability to challenge and constructively debate key issues
- Works collaboratively with a diverse group of stakeholders, utilising well-developed relationship skills
- Ability to assess the impact of change on products, systems, processes and people.
So what can we offer you in return?
In line with our strategy to be the Best Bank for Colleagues, we encourage a culture of professional development. You'll have numerous opportunities to stretch and develop beyond core role responsibilities. In addition, recognition for colleague contribution and performance is an extremely meaningful element of our colleague charter.
You'll be rewarded with excellent benefits, personal development and a career that’s enriching and full of opportunity!
As well as a competitive salary, you’ll receive:
- A Discretionary Performance Share Award
- Generous pension contribution
- 30 Days leave plus bank holidays
- Private health cover
- Share Schemes
In return for your expertise, we'll help you perform at your best today, so you can fulfil all your potential in the future.
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 under-represented groups. We’re disability confident. So if you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.
Together we make it possible.
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.
