Finance Manager - Homes Analysis & Insight

Lloyds Banking Group; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 15%

Annual bonus

Share schemes including free shares

Discounted shopping

30 days holiday + bank holidays

Wellbeing initiatives and parental/leа

Job summary

Lloyds Banking Group is seeking a Finance Manager for Homes Analysis & Insight in a hybrid role, based from Bristol Harbourside with additional locations in Leeds, Cardiff and Halifax. You will work with senior finance leaders to transform financial data into actionable insight to shape strategic decisions and disclosures.

The role requires a qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with 3+ years' experience in financial planning, forecasting and analysis, and a proven ability to communicate complex

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant ACA/ACCA/CIMA with 3+ years in financial services including FP&A.
• 3+ years' experience preparing and presenting financial insights for a complex organisation.
• Strong analytical, communication and storytelling skills with ability to simplify financial data for all levels.

Responsibilities

• Turn financial information into actionable insight to improve product performance.
• Own Homes external reporting with rigorous data controls and commentary for disclosures.
• Support hedging activity with Treasury and assess impact on product margins for decision making.
• Provide financial and product expertise to capital optimisation initiatives.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships across Finance and the Business to deliver strategic outcomes.

Skills

Analytical skills

Financial analysis

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Collaboration

Curiosity to learn

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)

Job description

Finance Manager - Homes Analysis & Insight

JOB TITLE: Finance Manager - Homes Analysis & Insight

LOCATION: Bristol Harbourside

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS: Leeds Wellington Place, Cardiff, Halifax Trinity Road

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

An exciting opportunity to join the Homes Partnering Analysis & Insight team, delivering executive insight for the UK's largest Mortgage Book.

You'll work closely with senior finance leaders and the business to provide meaningful insight on financial performance, helping shape strategic decisions and future outcomes. It's a unique opportunity to gain exposure across a product at the heart of the group core, while making a visible impact within a high-profile team!

What you'll be doing:

• Turn financial information and analysis into actionable insight, driving improved understanding of product performance, challenging assumptions and facilitating more informed decision making.
• Own the Homes external reporting process; applying rigorous controls to data collation and producing clear, insightful commentary to support quarterly disclosure and market updates.
• Partner with the Group Corporate Treasury team to support delivery of hedging activity, providing clear assessment and articulation of the impact of this on product margins, driving effective business decision making.
• Provide financial and product expertise, insight and constructive challenge to support the assessment, prioritisation and delivery of capital optimisation initiatives.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships, collaborating across Finance and the Business whilst providing constructive challenge to deliver outcomes aligned to strategic goals.

We're transforming at pace. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to change the way we meet the needs of our 28 million customers. We're growing, and we'd love you to be part of the journey.

What we're looking for:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with 3+ years' as a Finance professional including financial planning, forecasting and analysis within a Financial Services setting.
• 3+ years' experience preparing and presenting financial insights, management information or executive-level reporting within a complex organisation.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial data, identify key trends and turn analysis into meaningful insight.
• Demonstrating strong communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to simplify complex financial information for all levels of the organisation.
• Aptitude to thrive in a fast-paced environment and under pressure, whilst delivering accurate output, showing ability to prioritise multiple deadlines and maintain high levels of accuracy.
• An effective collaborator, able to build trusted relationships working alongside Finance and Business colleagues to achieve shared goals.
• Curiosity to learn and grow, enjoying being challenged by new opportunities that arise.

We know that great talent comes from many backgrounds. Whilst this job advert may reference specific years of experience, we recognise that skills are developed in many ways, so if you have relevant, transferable experience, we encourage you to apply.

This is a place for you

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