Rodeo
Get started

Lloyds Banking Group

Finance Manager - Retail Divisional Planning

Bristol
£67k – £74.5k/yr
Posted about 23 hours ago
Sign up to applySee more jobs like this

How your CV stacks up

1Upload CV
2Analyse CV
3Improve CV

Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role

?%

End Date

Wednesday 26 August 2026

Salary Range

£67,023 - £74,470

We support flexible working – click here for more information on flexible working options

Flexible Working Options

  • Flexibility in when hours are worked
  • Hybrid Working
  • Job Share

Job Description Summary

Lead executive insight for the UK's largest Retail Banking business in a highly visible Finance role at the heart of strategic decision-making. You'll shape forecasting, stress testing and executive reporting, partnering with senior leaders to influence key outcomes across the division. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy solving complex problems and want exposure to senior stakeholders, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact while accelerating your career.

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Finance Manager – Retail Divisional Planning

SALARY: As per range

LOCATION: Leeds, Wellington Place

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS: Bristol Harbourside, Cardiff, Halifax Trinity Road

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 one of our office sites.

About this opportunity

An exciting opportunity to join the Retail Divisional Planning team and lead executive insight for the UK's largest Retail Banking business. This role sits at the heart of Retail Finance, supporting consolidated forecasting, stress testing and executive decision-making across the business.

You'll work closely with senior finance leaders to provide meaningful insight on financial performance, helping shape strategic decisions and future outcomes. It's a unique opportunity to gain exposure across a broad range of Retail products while making a visible impact within a high-profile team!

What you’ll be doing:

  • Shape and deliver high-quality executive consolidated planning decks covering the Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet, demonstrating advanced storytelling capability and ensuring accuracy and completeness throughout each forecasting cycle.
  • Co-ordinate and lead Retail Finance stress testing activities, working with a broad range of people across Group, Finance Business Partners, Treasury and senior Finance leadership.
  • Lead and deliver other planning activities including income waterfalls, margin evolution and ad hoc analysis for Divisional Finance Directors and Finance Directors, ensuring appropriate governance and control throughout.
  • Apply a pragmatic approach to problem-solving and deliver effective solutions to support key planning and stress testing activities.
  • Demonstrate strong commercial awareness, sound judgement and a questioning approach while managing multiple partners through planning and stress testing cycles.
  • Continuously improve existing stress testing processes to increase efficiency, enhance outputs and strengthen collaboration across multiple functions.
  • Act as a role model for the Group's culture and leadership behaviours through visible leadership and collaboration.

Reasons to use Rodeo

I’m in my final year doing Economics and I don’t know whether to apply for grad schemes now or do a masters first. What do you think?

Honest answer — it depends on where you want to end up. A lot of top grad schemes (Big 4, civil service, banking) don’t need a masters. Let’s look at the ones you’d be competitive for now, and we can decide if a masters actually adds anything.

Also worth knowing: most autumn 2026 applications are open now. Timing matters more than you think.

Start with a chat, not a search bar

Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.

P

Graduate Consultant — 2026 Scheme

PwC·London, UK
£35,000/yr

Why you're a good match

Strong

Your economics background and your summer at a regional bank line up with what PwC looks for on the consulting scheme. Applications close in four weeks.

See breakdown
Save jobNot relevant
View details

It searches the market for you

Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.

Why you're a good match

You’ve got the grades and the economics background, and your bank internship is exactly the experience this scheme looks for. Apply soon — deadlines close within the month.

See breakdown
Strong

Experience fit

Your summer at the bank plus your econometrics coursework map directly to the day-one responsibilities on this scheme — client modelling, market briefings, and deal support.

See breakdown
Strong

Only hits

No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.

Why join us?

We’re transforming at pace. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to change the way we meet the needs of our 28 million customers. We’re growing, and we’d love you to be part of the journey.

What we’re looking for:

  • Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with 3+ years' as a Finance professional including financial planning, forecasting and analysis within a Financial Services setting.
  • 3+ years' experience preparing and presenting financial insights, management information or executive-level reporting within a complex organisation. Demonstrating strong communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to simplify complex financial information for all levels of the organisation.
  • Strong leadership, taking ownership and leading cross-functional planning, forecasting or stress testing activities and building positive relationships, with capability to influence others and drive forward actions.
  • Aptitude to thrive in a fast-paced environment and under pressure, whilst delivering accurate output, showing ability to prioritise multiple deadlines and maintain high levels of accuracy.
  • Curiosity to learn and grow, enjoying being challenged by new opportunities that arise.

We know that great talent comes from many backgrounds. Whilst this job advert may reference specific years of experience, we recognise that skills are developed in many ways, so if you have relevant, transferable experience, we encourage you to apply.

This is a place for you

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.

Get help with your application

Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.

Get help applying for this job

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:

  • 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

Ready to make an impact? Apply today.

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.

Trusted by 25,000+ job seekers

“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”

Jessica, London

Get help applying for this job

Skills

Financial planning
Forecasting
Stress testing
Executive reporting
Financial analysis
Strategic decision-making
Commercial awareness
Stakeholder management
Data storytelling
Governance
Control
Management information
Financial services
Leadership
Communication

Location

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Sign up to applySee more jobs like this