Finance Manager (12 month FTC)

TITLE: Finance Manager - Retail Transport Financial Reporting & Control (12 month FTC)

SALARY: £67,000 - £74,400

LOCATION: 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 our Bristol office

You'll join us in the Central Finance Control and Reporting team, a team of c210 colleagues. This role sits within the Retail Financial Control and Reporting team in Central Finance, partnering with Retail Transport, you'll help maintain a strong control environment that ensures confidence in reporting. You'll also play an active role in the 15-person Transport team, with direct line management responsibility for 3 colleagues.

Day to day responsibilities

Your role will be varied, and no two days will look quite the same; some of your key priorities include:

• Lead and manage a team of 3 in Retail Transport Reporting & Control, ensuring timely, accurate daily, monthly, and quarterly reporting and strong financial controls.
• Lead delivery of key Transport subsidiaries statutory accounts, working closely with Retail partners and external auditors on financial accounting matters.
• Embed robust risk management and maintain a high-quality, 'no-surprises' control environment, resolving issues quickly through effective collaboration.
• Champion continuous improvement, focusing on data quality and automation.
• Build strong partnerships to deliver accurate, insightful reporting for Group and subsidiary needs.
• Act as SME, supporting transformation and change initiatives in collaboration with Platform teams.
• Foster a development-focused culture, promoting continuous learning and contributing to wider team growth helping ensure Central Finance is well placed to deliver now and for the future.

What you'll need

Education: Professional finance qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with post qualification experience in both financial control and statutory reporting.

Technical skills & experience: Knowledge and experience of Group reporting & control systems or other external financial software; together with an understanding of latest key (IFRS) accounting standards. Leading delivery of statutory accounts including understanding of Legal Entities. Strong experience in financial control and risk reporting. For internal candidates this would include LBG RSCA and SOX framework; with an awareness of the key risks facing LBG Finance.

Behavioural skills: Passion for financial control and statutory reporting with drive, energy and a growth mindset, leading by example demonstrating our values and behaviours. Experience in leading, coaching and mentoring colleagues to perform at their best. Excellent communicator, able to influence and articulate complex issues at all levels, building strong collaborative diverse working relationships across different parts of the Group. Strategic problem solver, with a passion for creating and driving future transformation and continuous improvement within Finance.

And any experience of these would be really useful: Power app suite and/or automation tools. Experience with Oracle or SAP

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes: You'll be pivotal in shaping the financial strategy and success of our insurance business, with opportunities for continuous learning and career development within a dynamic and supportive environment. Work with a diverse team that values collaboration and innovation. 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

About working for us

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.

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