Finance Senior Manager, Transport in Newport, Wales

This role has responsibility for leading Performance Management Reporting and the development of high quality Financial MI across the Transport business. It offers a unique opportunity to work closely with both the Finance Business Partner team and Senior Stakeholders within the business, providing direct support on new product and service initiatives.

The Transport business is at a defining moment, navigating its largest transformation to date as legacy platforms move to the cloud, alongside major industry change driven by electrification and market uncertainty. Finance plays a vital role in supporting this journey, with the Transport Reporting team at the centre of how insight and control enable confident decision‐making!

This Senior Manager role sits within the wider Retail Planning, Reporting & Innovation Team and is focused on delivering and overseeing financial reporting for Transport, providing exposure to performance and commercial drivers, and the opportunity to deepen specialist expertise in transport finance and reporting. Working closely with the Finance Business Partner team and senior stakeholders across the business, you’ll lead a team of 12 and own end‐to‐end financial reporting. You’ll ensure high‐quality, trusted information underpins financial control, while developing deep expertise in transport finance and shaping the insight that helps the business move forward.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead, develop and champion the team to foster a high‐performance culture, encouraging stretch objectives and continuous professional development.
• Support the team in delivering insightful, high‐quality management accounting reporting, maintaining strong financial control, and operating as a specialist management accounting partner across Transport Finance.
• Build and maintain a strong network across Finance, with effective collaboration between teams being critical to success in the role.
• Take ownership of both individual and team objectives, proactively investing in personal development, growing capability, and coaching others to optimise performance.

What we’re looking for:

• A recognised accounting qualification e.g. ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent.
• At least 5 years experience demonstrating strong financial control operating within a financial services reporting environment.
• Demonstrable leadership capability, underpinned by a coaching‐led approach that drives high performance, accountability and continuous development.
• Proven capability to implement and embed multiple change initiatives, supporting teams effectively through periods of transition.
• A strong sense of curiosity, with the confidence to challenge the status quo and continuously find opportunities to improve how things are done.
• A collaborative approach, with the ability to build effective working relationships and partner productively with people across different areas of the business.

And any of these would be great:

• Product Knowledge (HP, Leasing).
• Power tools and AI e.g. PowerBi.

We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. 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. 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.