Lloyds External Reporting & Advisory Assistant Manager

JOB TITLE: Lloyds Living External Reporting & Advisory Assistant Manager

LOCATION(S): Edinburgh

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 Edinburgh office. Colleagues with disabilities can be supported with workplace adjustments including hybrid working expectations in line with our Flexibility Works policy.

We have an opportunity for an experienced Finance colleague to join us at our Princess Exchange office in Edinburgh to join our Lloyds Living External Reporting & Advisory team.

As a part or fully qualified accountant you will join to support the delivery of internal and external reporting requirements for our Lloyds Living division. We are looking for an enthusiastic candidate who leverages new technology to improve processes and brings their insight to help shape our future ways of working.

Day to day you'll be:

• Identifying shortcomings in existing processes, systems and procedures, then using established change management programmes to deliver prescribed outcomes and/or provide support services.
• Working independently to process complex data using established procedures and testing new procedures to see if they might represent improvements over existing methods.
• Organising and preparing complex documents by using multiple applications (such as Power Apps), while also gathering and summarising data for special reports.
• Completing financial control procedures and interrogating the reported monthly figures.
• Tracking progress and reporting variances to more senior colleagues while working within established finance systems.
• Performing independent research on emerging accounting standards and presenting findings to senior colleagues.

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.

• You'll be a Part Qualified or Fully Qualified Accountant.
• Experience of either financial control, statutory or regulatory reporting.
• Experience of working within a fast-paced environment.

• Experience of Financial Reporting within Residential Property market.

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 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.

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 provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need.

• 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