Finance SME - Security and Business Run (6 month FTC)

End Date Tuesday 07 October 2025 Salary Range £0 - £0 Flexible Working Options Hybrid Working, Job Share Job Description Summary . Job Description JOB TITLE: Finance SME - Security and Business Run (6 month FTC) SALARY: £65,385 - £72,650 LOCATION(S): Bristol HOURS: Full-time WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at leasttwo days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sitesAn opportunity has arisen for a strategic role overseeing the security and financial reporting of LBG applications, critical to maintaining operational integrity and compliance. About this opportunity The FAST Security team is responsible for ensuring the security, compliance, and governance of finance applications across the organisation. Their work is pivotal to maintaining the integrity of financial reporting and safeguarding sensitive data. Day to day, you will : Ensuring the integrity of data as it flows through the application landscape to make certain any operational failures don't result in a material impact on finance data delivered to downstream MI systems. Reducing the risk of operational and control failures by reviewing and understanding monthly operational tasks. Within the small team providing cover for these tasks will also be critical. Working with key partners including application subject matter experts, service engineers and POs to manage the impact and resolution of daily system issues, failures, errors and incidents. Support the Operations and Security teams to implement live fixes and error resolution to ensure SLAs and controls are adhered to. Provide input into impact assessments of inbound and project change to ensure there are no risks to operational or security processes. Builds and maintain relationships whilst inspiring confidence with Finance Risk, Group Audit and External Auditors. Coaches and develops colleagues to develop team capability and increase capacity. Prioritises continuous improvement for the team to increase efficiency and productivity and enhancing of controls. Leads the effective delivery of risk and control activities in team. Responsible for the operation and management of risks associated with own and teams SOX controls. Proving cover for other Managers within the team. Why Lloyds Banking Group Like the modern Britain we serve, we're evolving. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to transform the way we meet the ever-changing needs of our 26 million customers. We're growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too. What you'll need: Ability to demonstrate strict adherence to controls and governance is essential. Excellent written and oral communication. Able to make sound judgments whilst working under pressure. Self/Work Organisation. Seeing work through to deliver tangible results. Strong collaborative working. Experience working to an operational timetable would be preferential and understanding of scheduling batch processing would also be advantageous. Analytically minded. A qualified accountant or equivalent Finance experience is essential. And any experience of these would be really useful: Experience in an operational systems role would be advantageous, especially with application knowledge of MABE4, AAH, FDPP, GDRS or Oracle Fusion. Minimum requirement would be to understand how data flows through these applications. Knowledge of how the UAM processes work for any of these applications would be advantageous. Experience working to an operational timetable would be preferential and understanding of scheduling batch processing would also be advantageous. 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 under-represented 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%• 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 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. With 320 years under our belt, we're used to change, and today is no different. Join us and help drive this change, shaping the future of finance whilst working at pace to deliver for our customers.Here, you'll do the best work of your career. Your impact will be amplified by our scale as you learn and develop, gaining skills for the future.