Finance Analyst - 12 month Fixed Term Contract

Lloyds Banking Group; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A major financial services provider in Edinburgh is seeking a Finance Analyst for a 12-month fixed term contract. The role supports financial control and reporting of trading activities. Ideal candidates will hold an accountancy degree and wish to pursue ACCA qualification. The position offers a hybrid work model and includes a competitive benefits package.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution of up to 15%

Annual performance-related bonus

Share schemes including free shares

Discounted shopping benefits

24 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Graduated with an accountancy degree or close to completing professional qualification.
• Desire to study towards ACCA qualification.
• Experience with Microsoft Power Automate, Query, and BI tools.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review daily and monthly P&L reporting.
• Investigate and resolve P&L variances.
• Support month-end close process.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives.
• Preparation of financial analysis and commentary.

Skills

Microsoft Power Automate

Query

BI tools

Questioning mindset

Stakeholder management

Team collaboration

Education

Accountancy degree

Professional qualification (ACCA)

Job description

Job Details

• JOB TITLE: Finance Analyst
• SALARY: £29,460
• LOCATION(S): Edinburgh
• HOURS: Full-time - 12-month fixed term contract.
• 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

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 Group Finance Support (GFS), a team of c300 colleagues within the Finance Division, providing centralised support and expertise to the rest of Finance and the Business. This role is a 12-month fixed term contract supporting the CB Financial Control team in Group Finance Support responsible for the financial control activity, reconciliation and basis of substantiation of data on a monthly basis.

The role is in the Financial Control team which is responsible for product control within the Transactions, GCT and Investments team

We're looking for someone who has graduated from university with an accountancy degree and with a long-term aim of becoming a qualified accountant. You should also be an enthusiastic and hardworking candidate who has a passion for learning, especially on the Microsoft Power Automate, Query and BI tools.

As a Finance Analyst in Product Control, you will play a key role in supporting the financial control and reporting of trading activities. You'll be responsible for:

• Preparing and reviewing daily and monthly P&L and balance sheet reporting for assigned trading desks.
• Investigating and resolving P&L variances, working closely with Front Office, Risk, and Finance teams.
• Supporting the month-end close process, including journal entries and reconciliations.
• Contributing to process improvement initiatives and supporting audit and regulatory deliverables.
• Preparation of analysis and in-depth commentary and in-depth P&L commentary tied to market / product /coverage context and balance sheet reconciliation and commentary etc.

What you'll need

• An accountancy degree or only a max of six exams left to compete as part of your professional qualification
• Desire to study towards ACCA qualification
• Experience of Microsoft Power Automate, Query and BI tools.
• Questioning mindset;
• Stakeholder management
• Great Teammate.

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.

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
• 24 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.

About working for us

We're disability confident. So if you'd like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

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
• 24 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.