Finance Administrator - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - Lloyds Banking Group

Lloyds Banking Group

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

End Date

Sunday 28 May 2023

Salary Range

£21,285 - £23,650

Agile Working Options

Hybrid Working

Job Description Summary

This role forms part of the I&E Operations Team in Accounting Operations and you'll play an active part in delivering a range of simple finance processes to provide outputs which satisfy customer needs and requirements, adhering to timelines.

This will mean getting exposure to tasks outside of your core role.

Job Description:

At Lloyds Banking Group, we have a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper and to become the best bank for our customers.

What we do makes a genuine difference to families, businesses, and communities, and we're playing a central role in crafting a growing UK economy.

Finance is key to that success by securing and building the financial strength and performance of the Bank. It will be obvious in this role how you directly bring this purpose to life

Accounting Operations (AO) sits within Group Finance Support and is a shared service centre with our colleagues supporting the delivery of payments and reconciliations activities.

Amongst other things, we ensure supplier and colleague expenses are paid accurately, customer card payments are allocated to their account and all associated ledger reconciliations and journals are performed in line with LBG and accounting standards.

Within AO, you'll provide accounting advice and mentorship on the treatment of transactions, working within our robust process control framework.

You'll also respond to ad hoc requests from your business customers, support change initiatives and join us in delivering efficiencies by leading a culture of continuous improvement.

The main responsibilities of this role will be:

Supporting colleagues with the reconciliation of bank and general ledger accounts.
Processing Invoices, Expenses and journals in core Finance systems and supporting with any queries that arise from this.
Ensuring service levels are met and tasks are completed on time and to our high standards.
Support on change initiatives to ensure AO continues to deliver excellent service to our customers.
Supporting with customer management
Supports development of personal capabilities by pursuing existing formal and informal training opportunities.
We're always looking to improve processes so a keen eye for improvement will be an outstanding skill to bring to our business.

Within Accounting Operations, you'll gain a wide range of knowledge due to the number of processes we're involved in. We work as a team and always support each other; an excellent teammate will be vital to the success of our team

The desired capabilities for this role are:

Attention to detail
Data Processing
Finance/Accounts Payable Experience
Customer Management
Data Analysis
Good Organizational & Communication Skills
Curious about processes and able to understand the impact to the wider Group of their core activity

LBG is an equal opportunity employer and deeply value diversity within our organisation.

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.