Lloyds Bank GmbH and its brands, Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Bank, have won over 1 million satisfied customers in recent years. This success is thanks to our convincing products and, above all, our committed colleagues who strive to achieve the best for our customers every day with new ideas, challenges, and joy. To continue our success story, we are looking for the right reinforcement for our teams, as all our ambitious goals rely on teamwork. We also welcome career changers.
For our office in Berlin Mitte, we are seeking a
- Produce and review monthly cost performance information across the investment portfolio.
- Build and maintain an integrated overview that enables efficient and scalable cost reporting and forecasting across all systems and related delivery activities.
- Responsible for preparing and running the monthly Investment Committee Meeting and Reporting.
- Work closely with change initiatives and project managers to ensure project costs are fully understood through monthly reviews and tracking of costs and benefits.
- Challenge performance via cost driver analyses and agree on follow-up actions.
- Prepare and develop financial plans, budgets, and forecasts, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and Lloyds Bank Group Standards.
- Collaborate with the Cost Management team to understand and challenge relevant Cost Transfer Charging (CTC) data.
- Serve as the liaison for financial requests from Lloyds Banking Group in the UK, influencing actions to achieve project objectives and address risks, governance, and financial issues.
- Provide financial support and modeling for the implementation of new change initiatives.
- Identify and manage opportunities and risks to our annual planning proactively.
- Support senior management decision-making by providing insightful and efficient ad hoc reporting.
Qualifications:
- Degree in Business Administration or Economics.
- Several years of experience in finance, controlling, or cost controlling functions in project or project office management or related areas.
- Excellent Excel skills, including experience with VBA and Power BI; experience with Jira and Confluence is advantageous.
- Practical understanding of relevant financial systems and processes.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to produce high-quality reports and articulate information clearly and concisely in meetings and presentations to colleagues at all levels.
- Ability to combine project management standards (Agile and traditional) with a high-paced transformational change environment. Certified qualifications (IPMA, Prince, Scrum, Agile PM, Kanban) are a plus.
- Fluent in English; German language skills are a plus.
We offer:
- An international team with colleagues from over 50 countries.
- Social benefits such as a company pension scheme and capital formation contributions.
- 30 days holiday plus non-working days on 24 and 31 December.
- Employee Assistance Programme – a personal 24/7 helpline for all employees.
- Flexible working options, including various part-time models and flexitime.
- Extensive, flexible home office arrangements.
- Possibility to work from other EU countries for up to 30 days per year.
- Additional benefits such as sports activities, free fruit, nuts, and drinks.
- Employer contributions to BVG job ticket and a Lease a Bike program.
- An informal corporate culture—no dress code and formal address ('Sie').
- Excellent learning culture and opportunities to enhance professional skills.
- Easily accessible city-centre offices near shops and restaurants, with discounts available.