Description
JOB TITLE: Securitisation Finance Manager (12 months FTC)
SALARY: as per pay range
HOURS: Full time
LOCATION(S): Edinburgh Princes Exchange
ADDITIONAL LOCATION(S): Newport / Cardiff
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
About this opportunity
You’ll join Group Finance Support (GFS) at Lloyds Banking Group — a 300‑strong community at the heart of financial reporting, control, people and culture initiatives, and strategy delivery.
As part of our Legal Entity and Securitisation team, you’ll play a key role in month‑end financial control, balance sheet substantiation and statutory reporting, while also contributing to an ambitious Finance Transformation programme where new tools and smarter processes are reshaping the future of finance.
This 12‑month Fixed Term Contract/Secondment is a chance to deepen your expertise, take real ownership from day one, support and develop others, and be part of a team where your impact truly matters.
Why Lloyds Banking Group
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.
Day to day responsibilities include:
1. Leading the production of statutory accounts and acting as the key contact for external auditors.
2. Overseeing month‑end close activities, including financial controls, manual journals, and balance sheet reconciliations.
3. Providing assurance over the ledger and drive high‑quality legal entity reporting, including review pack preparation and ownership and review of Group enrichment data.
4. Managing a wide range of stakeholders across Finance, Group Finance Support, operational teams, Company Secretariat and external auditors, tracking progress and ensuring deadlines are met.
5. Identifying and drive process improvements, including deep dives, debriefs and automation opportunities using tools such as Microsoft Office and Integrity (Power Apps desirable).
6. Managing and coaching colleagues, both as line manager and performance manager.
What you’ll need
7. A qualified finance professional with experience in financial services and/or statutory reporting.
8. Strong delivery focus with a track record of driving continuous improvement in a changing environment.
9. Highly organised, detail‑focused, and able to prioritise effectively in a fast‑paced setting.
10. Experienced in leading a team, developing and collaborating with others to produce high‑quality outputs.
11. Strong analytical skills and a genuine desire to challenge and improve processes, systems and ways of working.
12. Confident using Microsoft 365 (especially Excel) and comfortable working with finance systems — or able to learn new tools quickly.
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.
We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:
13. A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
14. An annual performance-related bonus
15. Share schemes including free shares
16. Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
17. 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
18. 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.