Costs Insight Manager

lloyds banking group; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Edinburgh is seeking a Costs Insight Manager to analyse property and sustainability data, driving cost and operational efficiency. The role involves hybrid working, coordinating with multiple teams, and requires strong data skills like Power BI. Ideal candidates will demonstrate advanced insight capabilities and stakeholder management. An attractive benefits package includes a generous pension, performance bonuses, and 30 days of holiday.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution up to 15%

Annual performance‑related bonus

Share schemes including free shares

Discounted shopping benefits

30 days' holiday

Wellbeing initiatives and parental leave policies

Qualifications

• MI design, KPI setting, trend analysis, and storytelling through data.
• Understanding of BAU and Project Investment Accounting and Cost Transfer Charging.
• Ability to plan & prioritise based on multiple data sources.
• Experience in synthesising complex information into clear recommendations.
• Proactive in identifying issues and owning personal development.
• Ability to coordinate across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver clear, actionable insight from property and sustainability data.
• Interpret multiple data sources to identify trends and opportunities.
• Build understanding of the relationship between BAU and investment.
• Monitor external trends and industry practices related to property spend.
• Role model Group values and foster collaboration within the team.
• Take ownership of personal growth and advocate for AI adoption.

Skills

Advanced insight capability

Cost Management

Planning

Storytelling

Reengineering using AI

Self‑motivation

Stakeholder management

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

Job description

Costs Insight Manager

Salary: £59,850 - £66,500
Location(s): Edinburgh & Leeds
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

In Places, we are continuously looking to identify ways to more effectively spend our money on the estate for our colleagues and the environments they work in. We have a great opportunity to join the Places Costs team to demystify complex information to unlock opportunities, covering new initiatives to reactive maintenance and process improvement, using data skills and digital transformation.

The team sits within People & Places, working closely with our friends in Future Workplace, Workplace Experience, Finance and our external partners. With so many teams working on improving our estate, you'll display a positive can-do attitude and the ability to form excellent relationships at all levels.

Key Responsibilities

• Insight and analysis: Deliver clear, actionable insight from property and sustainability data, linking analysis to the Group's strategic goals and presenting the "so what" for senior audiences.

• Interpretation of data: Interpret multiple data sources to identify trends and opportunities, simplifying complexity into compelling narratives that drive cost and operational efficiency.

• Cost management: Build understanding of the relationship between BAU and investment, support business case development with great storytelling and multi‑team collaboration.

• Cost Transfer Charging: Understanding how the estate is utilised by LBG and own cost driver inputs to charge for the spaces they use.

• External scanning and benchmarking: Monitor external trends, regulation, and industry practice related to property spend including productivity measures.

• Group values: Role model Group values, fostering collaboration and continuous improvement within the team.

• People and self‑development: Take ownership of personal growth and support capability development within the team. Advocate for AI adoption. Actively seek and provide feedback and respond accordingly.

Why Lloyds Banking Group

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

• Advanced insight capability: MI design, KPI setting, trend analysis, and storytelling through data (Power BI/Tableau/Excel). Strong curiosity and structured thinking to break down complexity and see the bigger picture.

• Experience of Cost Management, with an understanding of BAU and Project Investment Accounting and Cost Transfer Charging (indirect costs).

• Planning: You're able to plan & prioritise based on multiple sources of data and information, with an eye for accuracy.

• Storytelling – synthesise complex information into clear recommendations. Articulate and experienced in supporting report writing and crafting presentations, with confidence in communicating to leadership level.

• Reengineering using AI – involved in using emerging technology to reimagine processes and ways of working.

• Self‑motivation is key – proactive in identifying issues and opportunities and taking ownership of personal development.

• Stakeholder management – ability to coordinate activity across multiple teams and find solutions, not problems.

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

• 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top

• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Want to do amazing work, that's interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey.