SPV Product Control Manager (6 month FTC) in Edinburgh

This unique 6‐month Fixed Term Contract sits within Central Finance at Lloyds Banking Group, as part of the CF Transactions, GCT and Investments team — a trusted, value‐adding partner to the business. Based within the Treasury Markets area, the role supports the SPV desk, which plays a critical role in managing the Group’s balance sheet and capital structure in line with strategic and regulatory requirements. The role oversees month‐end financial control and regular P&L reporting, leading a small team and working closely across Treasury and Finance to deliver high‐impact outcomes!

What you’ll be doing:

• Provide senior leadership to the SPV Product Control team, setting clear direction, priorities and standards for delivery, risk management and conduct.
• Hold end‐to‐end accountability for SPV financial control and reporting, ensuring timely, accurate and compliant outputs under IFRS, internal policy and regulation.
• Lead and oversee monthly, quarterly and year‐end SPV P&L and balance sheet reporting, identifying issues early and resolving them decisively.
• Apply strong judgement and challenge across SPV accounting positions, cash flows, reserves and estimates to ensure robustness under audit scrutiny.
• Set and maintain a strong SPV control environment, with accountability for SOX controls, reconciliations, governance attestations and risk assessments.
• Sponsor and oversee change impacting SPVs, ensuring accounting, systems and controls are robustly designed from inception.
• Own senior relationships with external auditors, leading audit cycles, managing findings and ensuring actions are embedded sustainably.

What we’re looking for:

• A qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA etc) with 3 years or more experience, ideally with financial services sector and line management experience.
• 3 years or more experience of building and establishing positive relationships with key customers. Forming and talking through clear and tailored communications at all levels of the organisation to influence and drive forward actions at pace.
• 3 years or more competent use of Finance Systems and software, including Microsoft 365, specifically Excel.
• 2 years or more leadership experience, demonstrating taking ownership and leading through others along with responsibility for individual work.
• 2+ years’ experience being highly organised, demonstrating a keen attention to detail and the ability to prioritise effectively in a fast-paced environment.

And any of these would be great:

• A real excitement for collaboration and teamwork.
• Eager to develop with a natural curiosity and passion to contribute to the success of the function.
• An aspiration to improve existing processes, systems, and procedures through continuously challenging what we do and how we do it.

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.

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 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

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.