Finance Application Security Assistant Manager (6 month secondment)

JOB TITLE: Finance Application Security Assistant Manager (6 month fixed-term contract)

LOCATION: Bristol

PAY RANGE: £43,803 - £53,537

HOURS: We are willing to consider both full time & part time applications

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending a minimum of two days per week, or 40% of our time, at our Bristol Harbourside office. To meet our service offering the teams core hours are 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday.

Why Lloyds Banking Group?

Like the modern Britain we serve, we’re evolving. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to transform the way we meet the ever-changing needs of our 26 million customers. We’re growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too.

About this opportunity:

This is a great opportunity for a motivated individual to join the Finance Application and Security Team within the Finance Platform. The core purpose of the role is to support the Group's Financial applications for UAM (User Access Management) activities which includes SOX & Risk reporting.

The role requires exceptional level of accuracy and attention to detail, a good understanding of risks, previous User Access Management experience and the ability to work under pressure. You will have the ability to identify and resolve issues around user access as part of BAU and Project related tasks. Your ability to provide thoughtful challenge and ideas is key to the role where you will be collaborating with colleagues to help deliver the best service for our business colleagues.

This role offers wide variety of opportunity to learn about the systems of Lloyds Banking Group, whilst working in a very supportive and dynamic team and growing your career.  

Key responsibilities:

· Assist in the delivery of business requirements for all UAM activities.

· Support the investigation and resolution of user access/security issues impacting the finance applications.

· Instil confidence and build effective relationships with internal and external auditors

· Effectively deliver risk and control activities including operating monthly controls to ensure SOX compliance and correct governance is maintained.

· Monitor Jira, mailboxes and Service Now tool for any user queries and promptly answer the questions liaising with SMEs as required.

· Collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders on wide variety of issues and UAM requirements.

· Lead team discussions to identify and deliver continuous improvement to increase efficiency and productivity.

Key skills and capabilities:

· A self-starter with the ability to drive delivery and meet deadlines without supervision.

· Good technical and numerical skills, including a good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel is essential. Proficiency in the Groups tooling e.g. SNOW, JIRA, Power Automate is also beneficial.

· The ability to communicate, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of stakeholders.

· Ability to work independently and as part of a team whilst using own initiative.

· Natural curiosity and willingness to challenge and improve existing controls and processes.

We're dedicated to giving opportunities and support to develop colleagues both expertly and personally to optimise everyone’s potential. As a new colleague, you’ll join us on our journey to build a 21st century bank that reflects modern Britain and craft an inclusive culture where all colleagues feel encouraged and valued.

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

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.

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