JOB TITLE: Head of Finance, Operations, Group Audit & Conduct Investigations
SALARY: £114,810 - £135,070
LOCATION(S): Edinburgh, Bristol or Leeds
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 strategic hubs (Edinburgh, Bristol or Leeds)
About this opportunity
Group Audit & Conduct Investigations is a key independent function within LBG, providing specialist assurance and investigation services to the wider Group. As GA&CI's Head of Finance, Operations, Resource and Control Office, you'll lead all aspects of the business management of the function, responsible for a c£60m annual budget and c400 FTE headcount. You will develop and maintain a cross-industry awareness of the key performance and benchmark indicators of an effective internal audit function and use those in the development of plans and activities to promote the efficient and commercial management of the function.
What are we looking for?
We're looking for a bold and confident leader, who turns ideas into action rapidly, learns and fails fast, and takes colleagues and stakeholders along with them. You will be resilient and steadfast under pressure, recognising that the effective control of finance, risk management and operations may sometimes bring you into conflict with colleagues and leaders on matters of prioritisation of limited resource or operation of control, and you will skilfully and pragmatically navigate internal politics and short-term issues in pursuit of our agreed strategic priorities.
Responsibilities:
* Manage the GA&CI Financial and Headcount Budget on behalf of the GA&CI COO and Group Chief Internal Auditor (CIA), and related finance processes (Budgeting, Forecasting, Purchase to Pay etc.)
* Develop and lead all aspects of the Strategic Workforce plan, succession plan, and related Resource, Property, Recruitment, Talent and Capability frameworks; and collaborate with GA&CI leaders to maintain a resource pool and pipeline of talented colleagues
* Manage the internal and external resource, including co-source, and develop and maintain the internal resource management supply and demand fulfilment process against the demand plan.
* Collaborate with the Methodology Team, Risk Owners and SMEs to develop and deliver an aligned training & capability framework.
* Be responsible for the overall execution of Control Office responsibilities across GA&CI, and own relevant key risks for the Function (including People, Legal & Regulatory, Economic Crime Prevention and other operational risks), and develop and maintain an effective efficient control framework to mitigate these. Oversee the implementation of effective controls for other risk types which are owned by other leaders within GA&CI.
* Share responsibility for developing and managing the incident management and Business Continuity Plan (BCP) for GA&CI with the Head of Quality, Method & Platforms, collaborating with key stakeholders to provide a "joined up" approach.
* Promote and role model the Group's values to drive cultural transformation, leading the embedding of Risk & Finance Transformation activities into GA&CI.
Why Lloyds Banking Group
We're on an exciting journey and there couldn't be a better time to join us. The investments we're making in our people, data, and technology are leading to innovative projects, fresh possibilities, and countless new ways for our people to work, learn, and thrive.
What you'll need:
Leading Teams
Lead and take ownership of delivery, while championing the growth and development of colleagues.
* Team & Community Building: Motivates and inspires colleagues around a common goal.
* Safety & Trust Building: Creates a safe environment for innovation that fosters a a 'fail fast and learn' culture.
* Prioritisation & Delegation: Instils trust to motivate independent working and empowers teams to shape and drive their own portfolios, coaching as required.
* Performance & Goal Management: Coaches for high performance, guiding colleagues to take ownership of performance and development
* Coaching & Feedback: Acts as a trusted advisor and provides insightful, motivating, and strategic thoughts and ideas and leads people to the solution rather than 'telling'.
Project & Programme Delivery
The ability to deliver process and technological change effectively in a complex environment, to drive through novel solutions that often mean being the first adopter.
Business Strategy
The ability to understand and interpret Group and Business Unit Strategy and connect audit delivery and business monitoring insights to such strategies at the Macro level.
Data Literacy, Automation and Artificial Intelligence
The ability to analyse, understand and communicate data as information, to use data to drive effective outcomes; design and lead the deployment of technology and identify opportunities to use AI solutions to automate work, simplify tasks and derive greater insights.
Managing Self
Prioritising your work and that of others effectively to ensure timely and value-added delivery. Understanding the critical path for delivery and removing obstacles; planning and preparing to ensure resources are used efficiently and effectively. Taking ownership for personal development and growth, and accountability for one's work and behaviours. Ability to understand and handle different situations, roles and teams with adaptability.
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
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' holiday, with bank holidays on top
* A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies
This is a once in a career opportunity to help shape your future as well as ours. Join us and grow with purpose.
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