End Date Tuesday 11 February 2025 Salary Range £62,874 - £69,860 We support flexible working – click here for more information on flexible working options Flexible Working Options Hybrid Working, Job Share Job Description Summary. Job Description JOB TITLE: Finance Manager, 12 Month FTC LOCATION(S): Edinburgh HOURS: Full time SALARY: £65,385 - £72,650 WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in an office site About this opportunity We’re looking for an experienced Finance Manager to join us in Edinburgh in a fixed term contract. We’re on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we’re shaping finance for good. We’re focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone. Including you. 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 (“CB”) such as income recognition, reconciliation and substantiation of financial data, guardianship of the ledger and ensuring risks are appropriately recorded, escalated and resolved. Day to day you’ll be; Overseeing Finance analysts and assistant managers who post and reconcile the daily JV account balances in the LBG general ledger. Handling the relationship between LBG Financial Control and the external third party who run the operational and financial processing functions. Supporting the production of the standalone entity statutory financial statements and oversight of the entity audit. Preparing and walking through with senior colleagues of Governance, Legal Entity & Risk packs, with a focus on strengthening controls to mitigate risks and reviewing these regularly. Working with Finance Platform, and other Change teams to ensure that Financial Control matters are considered in LBG’s Transformation project, including handling the ongoing change impact. Proactively identifying improvements to existing processes, systems and procedures, including the running of debrief meetings and driving continuous improvement initiatives. About us We’re on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we’re shaping finance for good. We’re focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone. Including you. What you’ll need Accountancy qualification – ICAS (or equivalent), ACCA or CIMA. Passion for Financial control and a curious mindset. Experience of leading a team. Confidence to challenge at a senior level. About working for us Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, and build 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 bonus award, subject to Group performance 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 Want to do amazing work, that’s interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey. 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.