Control & Reporting Assistant Manager (6-Month FTC)

Lloyds Banking Group; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK financial services company is seeking a Control & Reporting Assistant Manager for a 6-month FTC in Edinburgh. The successful candidate will be involved in internal and external reporting, process improvement, and handling complex data. Applicants should be part or fully qualified accountants with experience in financial control and automation tools such as Power BI. This hybrid role involves working at least two days a week in the office.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution of up to 15%

Annual performance-related bonus

Share schemes including free shares

Discounted shopping

28 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Well-being initiatives

Generous parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Part Qualified or Fully Qualified Accountant.
• Experience of either financial control, statutory or regulatory reporting.
• Experience of working within a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Identifying shortcomings in existing processes and delivering prescribed outcomes.
• Performing complex data processing and testing new procedures.
• Tracking budgets and highlighting variances to the attention of senior colleagues.

Skills

Part Qualified or Fully Qualified Accountant

Experience of financial control

Experience with automation tools such as Power BI

Tools

Power BI

Power Apps

Job description

JOB TITLE: Control & Reporting Assistant Manager - Lloyds Living (6-month FTC)

SALARY: £43,803 - £48,670

LOCATION(S): Edinburgh

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.

About this opportunity

We have an opportunity for an experienced Finance colleague to join us at our Princess Exchange office in Edinburgh to join our Investments Subsidiary Control & Reporting team.

As a part or fully qualified accountant you will join to support the delivery of internal and external reporting requirements for our Lloyds Living division. We are looking for an enthusiastic candidate who enjoys leveraging new technology to transform processes and can join us as we continue on the next stage of our transformation journey. This role requires the ability to work with large volumes of data from a range of stakeholders and improve process efficiency.

Day to day you'll be:

• Identifying shortcomings in existing processes, systems and procedures, then using established change management programmes to deliver prescribed outcomes and/or provide support services.
• Performing complex data processing using established procedures and testing new procedures to see if they might represent improvements over existing methods.
• Tracking budgets, highlighting variances to the attention of senior colleagues while working within established budgeting systems.
• Working independently to collate and analyse data using pre-determined tools, methods and formats.
• Organising and preparing complex documents by using multiple applications (such as Power Apps), while also gathering and summarising data for special reports.
• Tracking progress and reporting variances to more senior colleagues while working within established finance systems.

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:

• You'll be a Part Qualified or Fully Qualified Accountant.
• Experience of either financial control, statutory or regulatory reporting.
• Experience of working within a fast-paced environment.
• Experience of using automation tools such as Power BI and Co-Pilot
• Proactive approach to process improvement.

And any experience of these would be really useful

• Experience of Financial Reporting within Residential Property market.

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!