Assistant Finance Manager (12 Month FTC)

JOB TITLE: Assistant Finance Manager (12 Month FTC)

SALARY: £44,901 - £49,890

LOCATIONS: Bristol

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. Colleagues with disabilities can be supported with workplace adjustments including hybrid working expectations in line with our Flexibility Works policy.

About this opportunity

At Lloyds Banking Group, 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.

You'll join us in Central Finance, a team of c500 colleagues within the Finance Division, providing centralised support and expertise to the rest of Finance and the Business.

This role sits within the Insurance Financial Control team in Control and Reporting, who are responsible for the financial control activity, primarily reconciliation, controls and attestation of both internal and external Finance data, within Lloyds Banking Group. Our key collaborators are Wealth and Insurance (W&I) Division supporting reporting across Insurance Life and Non-Life Entities.

We’re looking for an enthusiastic and hardworking candidate to support our team positively challenging current processes and encouraging a growth mindset across the team.

What you'll be doing 

Your role will be varied, and no two days will look quite the same; but some of your key priorities in this role include:

• Active involvement in financial control activity to support Insurance Entity and Group Reporting: Taking ownership of tasks and deliverables to support timely and controlled Month end close activity.  Demonstrate diligence in preparation and review of work, not being afraid to challenge or question inputs or outputs.
• Delivery at Pace: Implementing processes that break down work to deliver value more quickly and frequently. Embracing a problem-solving mindset with the curiosity to explore and challenge existing processes.
• Innovation: Challenge the status quo to improve the way we do things. Embrace culture of continuous learning. Identify opportunities for innovation and technology to improve processes; identifying how time can be reinvested in value add with the ability to embrace change.
• Governance and Risk: Prompt escalation of risks and issues providing support to manager to mitigate the impacts of risks. Demonstrate resilience and take ownership and accountability when issues occur. Challenge what and why and show curiosity about the end to end and wider context.
• Collaboration and Communication: Proactive engagement with Insurance, Pensions and Investment Finance (IP&IF) and other collaborators across the Group to ensure seamless integration of financial processes with the broader change management initiatives.

You'll be pivotal in shaping the financial strategy and success of our insurance business, with opportunities for continuous learning and career development within a dynamic and supportive environment. Work with a diverse team that values collaboration and innovation.

Why join 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 we’re looking for

We welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds, and we celebrate diversity in thought and experience. As a minimum, to be considered for this role, we’d need to see the below in your CV.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g. Finance or Accounting) or a professional accounting qualification either part or fully qualified (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA).

Technical skills & experience:

• Finance experience: Established experience in a related finance role, preferably within the insurance finance sector would be beneficial.
• Strong technical proficiency: Strong technical acumen, particularly in financial software and Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and Oracle.

Behavioural skills:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills: Capable of interpreting complex financial data.
• Communication skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, adept at building relationships with collaborators at all levels.
• Diligence: Strong attention to detail and a dedication to accuracy in financial reporting.
• Pro-activeness & continuous improvement: Self-motivated, organised and proactive in finding opportunities for improvement and driving change. A willingness to learn new skills is essential in the role.
• Integrity: High ethical standards and a commitment to maintaining confidentiality and integrity in all financial matters.

And any experience of these would be really useful

Power BI, Power Automate, Python, GCP, R, Co-pilot. 

We know that great talent comes from many backgrounds. Whilst this job advert may reference specific years of experience, we recognise that skills are developed in many ways, so if you have relevant, transferable experience, we encourage you to apply. 

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

Ready to make an impact? Apply today!