Finance Manager

Lloyds Bank plc; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading bank in a pivotal finance role where you'll oversee financial controls within the Group Finance Support team. This position requires a Bachelor's degree and a professional qualification, along with strong analytical and communication skills. You'll manage a dynamic team, driving process improvements while ensuring compliance and collaboration across divisions. Lloyds Bank provides a hybrid working environment, generous benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution of up to 15%

Annual performance-related bonus

Share schemes including free shares

Discounted shopping

30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

Wellbeing initiatives

Generous parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Hands-on commercial experience in a finance role, preferably in the insurance sector.
• Strong technical proficiency in financial software.
• Ability to interpret complex financial data.

Responsibilities

• Manage the team to deliver well-controlled month-end close.
• Implement processes for faster value delivery.
• Foster innovation and promote use of technology.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Communication

Attention to Detail

Proactivity & Growth

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Oracle

Job description

time left to apply End Date: July 16, 2025 (8 days left to apply)

End Date

Tuesday 15 July 2025

Salary Range

£65,385 - £72,650

We support flexible working – click here for more information on flexible working options

Flexible Working Options

Flexibility in when hours are worked, Hybrid Working, Job Share

Job Description Summary

You'll join us in Group Finance Support (GFS), a team of c350 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 Group Finance Support, 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 Insurance, Pensions and Investment (IP&I) Division supporting reporting across Insurance Life and Non-Life Entities.

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

Job Description

Why Lloyds Banking Group

If you think all banks are the same, you’d be wrong. We’re an innovative, fast-changing business that’s shaping finance as a force for good. A bank that’s empowering its people to innovate, explore possibilities and grow with purpose.

Day to day responsibilities

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

• Lead Financial Control:Manage team to deliver timely, well-controlled month-end close. Oversee finance controls, settlements, and processes aligned with Group strategy, ensuring value for users and customers. Review outputs critically and challenge assumptions where needed.

• Drive Delivery at Pace:Implement processes that break down work for faster, incremental value delivery. Apply a problem-solving mindset and challenge existing practices.

• Manage Performance:Conduct regular check-ins, update objectives, set development goals and 90-day plans. Provide coaching and support to enhance team performance.

• Foster Innovation:Promote use of technology and innovation to streamline processes. Identify opportunities to reinvest time for greater impact and support change adoption.

• Ensure Governance & Risk Management:Adhere to the Financial Control Framework. Proactively raise and resolve risks and issues, taking ownership to mitigate impacts.

• Collaborate & Communicate: Work closely with Insurance, Pensions & Investment Finance (IP&IF) and other teams to integrate financial processes with broader change initiatives.

What you’ll need

Education:

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

Technical skills & experience:

• Finance experience:Established, hands-on, commercial experience in a related finance role, preferably within the insurance finance sector.

• Strong technical proficiency: Technical skills in financial software and Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and Oracle.

Behavioural skills:

• Analytical Thinking:Strong ability to interpret complex financial data and solve problems.

• Communication:Excellent interpersonal skills; effective at building relationships across all levels.

• Attention to Detail:Committed to accuracy and thoroughness in financial reporting.

• Proactivity & Growth:Self-motivated, organised, and eager to drive improvement and learn new skills.

• Integrity:Upholds high ethical standards, 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.

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

Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow and thrive? Apply today and find out more.

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.

We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.

About Us

With 320 years under our belt, we're used to change, and today is no different. Join us and help drive this change, shaping the future of finance whilst working at pace to deliver for our customers.

Here, you'll do the best work of your career. Your impact will be amplified by our scale as you learn and develop, gaining skills for the future.

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