The Group Finance Division are looking for a Manager to join its Group Costs & Investments team. The team helps the Group achieve its investment targets - keeping spend to budget, looking for ways to increase benefits and improve customer outcomes, and identifying new risks and opportunities as they emerge. It handles all investment requests through the Group Cost Management Committee (GCMC), and is relied upon for its phenomenal insight into the performance of the portfolio.

In addition, the team help find new ways to reduce bureaucracy and simplify the way we do things, and work with some of the most strategic programmes in the Group to craft the future direction of investment.

The work is high profile, with a large number of executive stakeholders and provides a rare opportunity to engage across a variety of levels in the organisation, and on some of the biggest decisions the Group faces. Together, the team look after a portfolio covering hundreds of different initiatives and a total of nearly 3 billion pounds of spend a year.

As is most of the world, the entire team is currently working remotely and this is something we intend to carry on embracing into the future. The hub location of this role is London, but we expect this role to work in a hybrid way, flexing between working from home and the office hub. We recognise that in order to attract the best people we need to be flexible - we know that 'normal' office hours aren't always doable. Whilst we can't accommodate every flexible working request, we are happy to be asked.

Why the Lloyds Banking Group Returners Programme?

If you've taken a career break for at least two years then you're eligible to apply to our award-winning Returners Programme at Lloyds Banking Group.

We're in the middle of a huge transformation to realise our ambition of building the bank of the future, whilst also fulfilling on our commitments to Helping Britain Recover.

If successful we'd put you through a 16 week programme, designed to re-integrate you back into your career and restore the skills and value you possess. After the programme we'd then look to the possibility of you securing a permanent role with us. The programme start date is likely to be end-September 2021.

What's involved?

You can expect to join an open, hard-working and collaborative team right in the centre of key decisions being made by the Group. As part of working with us, you can benefit from:

• Understanding how Group investment decisions are made
• Learning about our strategy and investment portfolio
• Developing technical and strategic capability
• Gaining a helicopter view of the Group
• Building knowledge of Transformation teams and method

So what do we want to see in your style?

Firstly you're big on collaborating, quick to establish and build relationships with key stakeholders and the wider Finance & Group Transformation team.

A good team player who is willing to help others but equally you'll enjoy working independently, and eager to learn new things.

You'll also have a gift for clear communication to deliver consistent messages across your area of influence - sharing your ideas and ensuring you take colleagues along the journey.

And you'll need to be an effective decision-maker who - using your analytical thinking and problem solving abilities to arrive at customer-centric decisions.

What we'll give you in return

We'll help you get up to speed quickly within a supportive environment.

And we'll provide you with challenges that make a difference to real lives, along with the opportunity to work alongside committed people caring about innovating for our customers.

That's why our Returners Programme backs up our dedication to providing genuine equal opportunity and we'd also happily talk about working patterns outside the standard 9-5.

We'll also give you a fixed term contract with a regular salary and access to wider benefits.

Apply today and see where the programme will take you...we'd love to hear from you.