Assistant Manager - Retail Financial Control And Reporting

End Date Thursday 14 September 2023 Salary Range £41,292 - £45,880
Agile Working Options Flexible / Variable Hours, Other Agile Working Arrangements / Open to Discussion Job Description Summary .Assistant manager - Securitisation Financial Control and Reporting Job Description SALARY: £41,292 – 45,880 LOCATION(S): Cardiff, Bristol 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 one of our office sites.
This role sits within the Retail Financial Control & Reporting team in Group Finance Support (GFS), who are responsible for the financial control and reporting of subsidiary legal entities within Lloyds Banking Group.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and hardworking candidate to support financial control and reporting activities for a number of entities within the Lloyds Banking Group Securitisation portfolio,.
What you’ll be doing:

• Producing the statutory accounts for Securitisation entities, including supporting the external audit process;
• Preparation of accounting papers for the auditors to support accounting judgements and treatment;
• Performing the month end process, including preparation and posting of manual journals, the monthly balance sheet reconciliation and substantiation process, including Integrity certification and supporting the assurance of the ledger at month end;
• Supporting resolution of control issues or balance sheet breaks;
• Ensuring that a legal entity lens is applied to financial control activity and production of the monthly LEFC process
• Preparation of GDRS enrichment data;
• Collaborating closely with a large number of internal teams including stakeholders in other GFS teams, Group Tax, Company Secretariat and external auditors and other third parties;
• Developing personal capabilities using existing formal and informal training opportunities;
• Proactively identifying improvements to existing processes, systems and procedures, including participating in debrief meetings and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

We’re on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we’re shaping finance for good. We’re focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone. Including you!
What you need:

• A qualified or part-qualified accountant, with experience of either financial control, or statutory reporting;
• Good communication skills and the ability to explain accounting concepts to non-specialists;
• A desire to improve existing processes, systems, and procedures through continuously challenging what we do and how we do it.
• Highly organised with a keen attention to detail and the ability to prioritise effectively in a fast-paced environment;
• Competent user of Finance Systems and software
• Experience working within a COE or shared service Finance function, within a large complex organisation.

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 underrepresented 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%
• A discretionary annual performance related bonus scheme
• 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

If you’re excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch. We’d love to hear from you. 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.