Assistant Manager - Investment Financial Control (FTC)

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JOB TITLE: Assistant Manager, Investment - Financial Control (FTC)

LOCATION(S): Bristol

SALARY: £42,120 - £46,800

HOURS: Full time

WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in our Bristol office

About this opportunity

Sitting within Central Finance, this role is essential to the Financial Control for our Places Investment initiative and supports a Business Partner who is Group Finance's front line into the business. Financial Control is fundamental to ensuring that we account for our Investment costs accurately, we are interlocked on the impact our Investment Initiatives will have on the Group's cost base and we are able to provide insight into the business on Risks and Opportunities to support key decision making.

Day to day you'll be:

• Managing the financial control for the Group's branch strategy; focussed on delivering month end by making sure in month activity has been reflected accurately in the Project and General Ledger.
• Providing oversight of the balance sheet to ensure accruals and provisions are sufficient and supported.
• Working closely with the Finance Business Partner to support forward forecasting and management of risks and opportunities.
• Drafting reporting to provide analysis and insight for the Finance Business Partner and Programme Contacts.
• Co-ordinating and delivering quarterly reporting to Tax and Group Cost Management.
• Collaborating across team to deliver Process Improvements.

About us

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.

What you'll need

• You will be have or be studying for an accountancy qualification (ACCA, CIMA, ACA).
• Be able to handle data and combine data from multiple sources - manipulating it in Excel through the use of pivot tables, SUMIFS and VLOOKUPs.
• Be able to work collaboratively and enjoy collaborating with stakeholders from different areas.
• Be curious - do not accept the status quo. Challenge the way we currently do things and look for ways we can improve them.
• Familiarity with SAP Accounting Software would be preferable but not essential.

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, and build 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 bonus award, subject to Group performance
• 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.

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.