Finance Manager

LLOYDS BANKING GROUP; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

LLOYDS BANKING GROUP is seeking a Financial Control Lead responsible for managing teams, ensuring governance, and delivering timely financial reporting. This role requires a Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting and involves collaborative work with various teams to implement effective financial processes and foster innovation in finance. The company supports flexible working arrangements and champions diversity and inclusion efforts.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution of up to 15%

Annual performance-related bonus

Share schemes including free shares

30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top

Wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in a finance role, preferably in insurance.
• Strong proficiency in financial software, especially Excel and Oracle.

Responsibilities

• Oversee month-end close and finance controls.
• Promote technology use to streamline processes.
• Conduct regular performance check-ins.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Communication

Attention to Detail

Proactivity & Growth

Integrity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

Professional accounting qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Tools

Power BI

Power Automate

Python

GCP

R

Job description

End date Tuesday 15 July 2025

Salary range £65,385 - £72,650

We support flexible working

Learn more about flexible working.

Agile Working Options Job Share; Flexibility in when hours are worked; Hybrid Working

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.