Finance Manager, Group Functions, Planning and Analysis in Edinburgh

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Job Description Summary: Lead planning, forecasting and performance insight for Group Functions within the Group Cost & Investment CoE, enabling Finance and Business Stakeholders to drive informed decision-making.

About this opportunity: We're part of the Group Cost & Investment Finance Division and the role sits within a Centre of Excellence (CoE) within Group Cost Management, reporting to the Senior Finance Manager for Group Functions Planning and Analysis. The CoE provides a service dedicated to enabling and serving Finance Business Partners, made up of three teams: the Planning and Analysis (P&A) team, the Reporting and Controls (R&C) team, and the Performance Improvement (PI) team.

We’re looking for someone who can:

• Lead on the production and development of insightful reporting and MI packs for e.g. Flash, month end and planning rounds.
• Lead on the production of forecasting and strategic 4-year plans, working closely with our Finance Business Partners to provide the relevant insight and analysis to assist them to have the right conversations with their respective business areas.
• Review, investigate and challenge material exceptions and provide high quality commentary.
• Creation of scenario modelling and analysis for FBPs to support in other ad hoc analysis. Exercising robust controls and review processes to ensure the information provided is of a high standard.

Team Support: Actively assist and empower junior colleagues to assist in the creation of a successful and engaged team to achieve objectives and deliver with impact. Review and oversight of junior colleagues’ outputs, and timely escalation to appropriate management for issue resolution. Continuously promote and embed a process improvement culture within the team. Embody the Lloyds values of People First, Bold, Inclusive, Trust and Sustainable.

Stakeholder Management: Represent Group Cost Management across all key stakeholders, including the Costs CoE teams, Finance Business Partners, Cost Distributions and Group Planning and Reporting teams. Build and maintain regular contact and strong working relationships with key stakeholders. Provide insightful information, guidance and advice to influence and aid stakeholder decisions.

Working in the Group Cost & Investment team provides a fantastic opportunity to develop an understanding of the overall Divisional P&L, how this business operates and what influences the financial results, as well as gain exposure across the wider organisation. You'll primarily be focussing on end-to-end cost management for the Group Functions areas.

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:

• Finance professional, with a track record of personal growth and achievement.
• Technical experience includes Financial Control specific accountabilities i.e. Month End Reporting, Planning / Forecasting, Analytical Review and Reconciliations & Control.
• Fantastic stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build and maintain a cross functional network.
• Curiosity and enthusiasm to understand, challenge, influence and agree actions in relation to business financial performance.
• Good team working ethos and ability to motivate those around you.
• Ability to inspire continuous improvement in our systems and processes.
• Understanding of Oracle and/or Finance Systems and Software.
• Understanding of, and agreement to, LBG's vision and values.

About working for us: Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building 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.