Job Description

End Date Wednesday 27 September 2023

Salary Range \xc2\xa30 - \xc2\xa30

Agile Working Options Hybrid Working

Summary .

This role sits within the Commercial Banking Financial Control and Reporting team within GFS, who are responsible for financial control activity for the Commercial Banking division (\xe2\x80\x9cCB\xe2\x80\x9d) such as recognition, reconciliation and substantiation of financial data, within Lloyds Banking Group (\xe2\x80\x9cLBG\xe2\x80\x9d).

We are looking for an enthusiastic and hardworking candidate to lead a Finance team responsible for extracting data from underlying lending and deposit source systems, its recognition in the ledger and other reconciliation and financial control processes.



JOB TITLE: Finance Manager - Commercial Banking Control and Reporting (12 Month FTC)

Salary: \xc2\xa361,641 - \xc2\xa368,490

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.

You\'ll join us in Group Finance Support (\xe2\x80\x9cGFS\xe2\x80\x9d), a team of c600 colleagues within the Finance Division at Lloyds Banking Group (\xe2\x80\x9cLBG\xe2\x80\x9d), providing centralised support and expertise to the rest of Finance and the Business.

About this opportunity

We\xe2\x80\x99re on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we\xe2\x80\x99re shaping finance for good. We\xe2\x80\x99re focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone. Including you.

This role is a 12 month fixed term contract and sits within the Commercial Banking Financial Control and Reporting team within GFS, who are responsible for financial control activity for the Commercial Banking division (\xe2\x80\x9cCB\xe2\x80\x9d) such as income recognition, reconciliation and substantiation of financial data, guardianship of the ledger and ensuring risk are appropriately raised and resolved.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and hardworking candidate to lead a Finance team responsible for extracting commercial deposit, overdraft and trade data from underlying source systems, its recognition in the ledger, its substantiation and reconciliation and other financial control processes.

Day to day, you will:

Lead the operations of the team including managing capacity, ensuring daily and regular deadlines are met, handling reconciliation issues and working with the wider Financial Control team to ensure that:

processes work efficiently and in controlled manner

the financial control framework owned and operated by the team mitigates inherent risks in the processes

the ledger is complete and accurate

Run month end processes, including the monthly balance sheet reconciliation and substantiation process, including \xe2\x80\x9cIntegrity\xe2\x80\x9d certification and the assurance of the ledger at month end;

Own the reporting and resolution of any control issues or balance sheet breaks and ensuring action plans are closed in an appropriate and timely manner;

Understand the economics and accounting for some of the more complex CB transactions (including their recognition under IFRS 9)

Manage and coaching colleagues, both as line manager and performance manager;

Production and presentation of certain metrics and other reporting for risk and governance forums

Work with Finance Platform, and other Change teams to ensure that Financial Control matters are considered in LBG\xe2\x80\x99s Transformation project, including running the ongoing change impact on source system reconciliations;

Develop personal capabilities using existing formal and informal training opportunities, while also coaching others as required;

Proactively identifying improvements to existing processes, systems and procedures, including the running of debrief meetings and driving continuous improvement initiatives;

Guide the team to the eventual successful adoption of the new Oracle ledger

Why Lloyds Banking Group?

At LBG, 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.

What you\xe2\x80\x99ll need:

Accountancy qualification \xe2\x80\x93 ICAS (or equivalent), ACCA or CIMA

Passion for Financial control and a questioning mentality;

Good analytical skills

Experience of managing a team;

Strong stakeholder management

Desire to adopt and emulate LBG\xe2\x80\x99s Grow With Purpose ethos

Any experience of these would be really useful

Financial services experience

Strong risk awareness

LBG systems knowledge or knowledge of loan systems in other Financial services organisations

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

An annual performance-related bonus

Share schemes including free shares

Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping

30 days\xe2\x80\x99 holiday, with bank holidays on top

A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow and thrive? Apply today and find out more.

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\xe2\x80\x99re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.

Lloyds Banking Group