Finance SME – Assistant Manager

About this Opportunity

An exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to join the Strategic Ledger team as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in the BAU Run team. The core purpose of the role is to support Finance with the Oracle applications daily operations.

The role requires a finance systems background and the ability to establish effective relationships as you collaborate closely with key stakeholders across all areas of the business.

This is an exciting and varied role, which will enable you to thrive in a supportive, diverse & dynamic team with prospects to really develop your capabilities and career. Job Description

Key responsibilities:

• Maintain daily and month-end timetables.

• Ensure daily operational control tasks are completed in a timely manner ensuring issues identified are rectified to manage risks.

• Collaborate closely with the team and business to provide updates and comms on daily issues.

• Participate in the knowledge transfer of tasks into the team and adoption of these processes into the current daily activity.

• Create and maintain operational procedures to make sure they are relevant and up to date.

• Monitor mailbox for any user queries and promptly answer the questions.

• Collaborate with wider Platform on a wide variety of issues and system requirements.

• Participate in team discussions to identify and deliver continuous improvement to increase efficiency and productivity.

• Independently prioritise own development learning new skills and knowledge to increase team capability and capacity.

• Participate in systems testing to support quarterly releases and project change.

• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders across Finance and the Business.

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

• Analysis & Decision Making: Identifies the key issues, breaking down problems and establishing facts. Uses sound judgement to make informed decisions. Accounting background would be preferential. Analytical approach to data and processes.

• Delivering Business Results: Energetic, tenacious in the achievement of goals and operates at pace. Strong collaborative working ethic, with a 'can / will do' approach and must be prepared to be hands on.

• Change Management: Communicates and explains change effectively. Plans and implements changes gaining commitment and understanding, minimising disruption to service.

• Organisational Awareness: Highly organised with a keen diligence and the ability to prioritise effectively in a demanding environment. Develops and maintains relationships with key contacts in all relevant areas.

• Bringing Innovation to problem solving: Looks for opportunities to simplify and improve within a changing environment.

• Advanced excel skills would be beneficial to the role alongside any SAP and Oracle Fusion system knowledge.

Flexibility regarding working hours will be required to support as there is a requirement to operate controls late evenings, weekends, and Bank Holidays. Cover will be on a rotational basis.

About working for us

Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities and we’re committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.

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.

We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme.

We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need.

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

• 28 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top

• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

If you’re excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch. We’d love to hear from you.