Finance Assistant Manager (12 Month FTC) in Bristol

**Salary Range** £44,901 - £49,890

**Location(s):** Bristol

**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 our Bristol office.

**About this opportunity** This role sits within the Insurance Financial Control team in Central Finance, 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 enthusiastic and hardworking candidate to support our team, positively challenging current processes and encouraging a growth mindset across the team.

**What you’ll be doing:** Your role will be varied, and no two days will look quite the same; but some of your key priorities in this role include:

• Active involvement in financial control activity to support Insurance Entity and Group Reporting: Taking ownership of tasks and deliverables to support timely and controlled Month End close activity. Demonstrate diligence in preparation and review of work, not being afraid to challenge or question inputs or outputs.
• Delivery at Pace: Implementing processes that break down work to deliver value more quickly and frequently. Embracing a problem-solving mentality with the curiosity to explore and challenge existing processes.
• Innovation: Challenge the status quo to improve the way we do things. Embrace culture of continuous learning. Find opportunities for innovation and technology to improve processes; identifying how time can be reinvested in value add with the ability to embrace change.
• Governance and Risk: Prompt escalation of risks and issues providing support to manager to mitigate the impacts of risks. Demonstrate resilience and take ownership and accountability when issues occur. Challenge what and why and show curiosity about the end to end and wider context.
• Collaboration and Communication: Proactive engagement with Insurance, Pensions and Investment Finance (IP&IF) and other collaborators across the Group to ensure seamless integration of financial processes with the broader change management initiatives.

**What we’re looking for:** We welcome candidates from a diverse group of backgrounds, and we celebrate diversity in thought and experience. As a minimum, to be considered for this role, we’d need to see the below in your CV:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g. Finance or Accounting) or a professional accounting qualification either part or fully qualified (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA).
• Minimum 2 years of finance experience: Established experience in a related finance role, preferably within the insurance finance sector would be beneficial.
• Strong technical proficiency: Strong technical competence, particularly in financial software and Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and Oracle.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills: Capable of interpreting complex financial data.
• Communication skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, adept at building relationships with collaborators at all levels.
• Diligence: Strong attention to detail and a dedication to accuracy in financial reporting.
• Pro-activeness & continuous improvement: Self-motivated, organised and proactive in finding opportunities for improvement and driving change. A willingness to learn new skills is essential in the role.
• Integrity: High ethical standards and a commitment to maintaining confidentiality and integrity in all financial matters.

**And any of these would be great:** Experience of Power BI, Power Automate, Python, GCP, R, Co-pilot.

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** 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 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
• 28 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Like what you hear? Join us!

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'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.