Finance Manager, Analysis & Insight

Team overview:

Retail Finance & Data Management (RF&DM) provides decision support, reporting and performance management to Lloyds Banking Group Retail businesses, alongside unified data management & development services for the whole of the Finance function. Within the RF&DM family, we in Analysis & Insight are a team of around 80 finance colleagues providing the analytical and planning capability that supports all Retail businesses, from income-generating products to the full cost base (branches, customer services and other functional areas).

As the bank embarks on a new and exciting growth strategy, Analysis & Insight plays a meaningful role in analysing, articulating and challenging business plans over their lifecycle from idea through to implementation. To do that we need talented, curious colleagues to deliver excellent analytical support to our businesses. We believe we can best support our businesses by drawing on a wide range of views and perspectives and are therefore keen to build a diverse team that supports our colleagues' different and changing needs. We offer challenging roles in a number of UK locations, and this might be just the thing you've been looking for.

Those of you who join us will have a real opportunity to influence the bank of the future, as well as supporting existing businesses deliver their objectives.

Sound exciting? Keep reading…!

The role:

We have a number of vacancies across several businesses and you could be working against a backdrop of varied strategic questions, for example:

• Managing liabilities businesses in a high interest rate environment, including understanding how and why customers move their savings between providers and pricing/designing products accordingly
• Understanding the cost to serve our customers as their needs and behaviours change over time so that we can target better customer journeys and improvement in efficiency
• Developing new cross-product propositions for mass affluent customers, a segment historically under-served by major banks.
• Strengthening our Transport business through the recent acquisition of Tusker, a vehicle management and leasing company focused on electric and low emissions vehicles which supports the Groups sustainability ambitions and 2030 Transport target
• Optimising our customer channels (branch, telephony, digital and intermediary) to best anticipate and meet customer needs
• Allocating scarce resources (for example people and capital) where they can best be used

The agenda of each team is broad. You could be developing business plans and forecasts, undertaking deep dives into performance issues, influencing and shaping the sustainability agenda, or answering other ad hoc business questions. You'll gain a deep understanding of your team's business and will interact directly with and influence business partners and often colleagues in the business.

We're looking for people who love to solve problems - people who are bold, creative, and naturally curious will thrive. Taking ownership and working collaboratively are capabilities that we value highly as are commerciality and effective communication. You'll have excellent numeracy, analytical skills, and an understanding of financials and their associated drivers. You're very likely to have a formal financial qualification (or be proactively working towards one), and if not then you'll need strong finance experience.

We believe that broadening and deepening our team's skills and experience benefits both us and our colleagues, and so champion the continuous development of every member of the team. Our rotation policy supports the growth of new skills and building of new knowledge, so you'll have the opportunity to move into other teams in due course. We also have other development streams that develop skills that we'll need in the future, such as data exploitation and use of emerging technology alongside soft skills.

There is a thriving RF&DM community that operates around our hubs, and everyone can get involved in our People agenda. That will extend your LBG network and give you a chance to make a difference to the wider team.

The team is based in several UK hubs, and we're used to working in multi-location teams. As such choice of hub really doesn't matter to us - we want to recruit the best people and don't want location to be a limiting factor. We have a hybrid working style, and you'll find us in the office around two days a week.

Job Share opportunity

As a function we are committed to the principles of agile working, and we'd be particularly keen to receive applications from candidates interested in working the role as a job share.

If you have an existing job share partner, your application will be considered jointly - you will still need to submit individual applications, but you should make it clear that you are applying on this basis. If selected for an interview this will be on a joint basis.

If you don't have an existing job share partner, please feel free to apply and we will try and find a suitable partner from other applicants. If you are an internal LBG candidate you can visit the Group's job share SharePoint page for further information about the benefits and key characteristics of a successful job share partnerships, a self-assessment form to assess whether job sharing is right for you and guidance on how to approach the recruitment process successfully on a job share basis.

To Recap:

You already have:

• Strong financial experience suited to requirements of the role.
• A high degree of numeracy and ability to understand and process complex data into a clear succinct story
• Ability to influence senior colleagues, including preparation and delivery of high quality analytical insight

Skills to develop:

• Analysis of financial and non-financial information to drive insight into current and future business trends
• Storytelling capability, both in terms of document production and delivery
• Deep technical knowledge of one of the Retail products or functions… with an overview of the wider Consumer Lending and Consumer Relationship businesses
• How to advise, challenge and influence colleagues that are often more senior than you
• Opportunities to use your natural curiosity to innovate in the service that we deliver

Here's what we can we offer you in return...

Whatever your aspiration, you can also expect excellent benefits, personal development and a career that's enriching and full of opportunity.

You'll also receive a package that includes...

• Discretionary bonus
• Private Medical Insurance
• Pension, where we'll give up to a max of 15%
• Share plans
• 30 days holiday (plus Public)

You'll learn new skills and be given opportunities to grow and develop to help you achieve a rewarding and fulfilling career. We're a very supportive team who care about your wellbeing.

We're committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve, and to building an inclusive environment where all our colleagues can be themselves and succeed on merit.

Are you interested in joining us? Apply today, we'd love to hear from you.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Together we'll make it possible!