Lloyds Banking Group
Senior Finance Business Partner - Group Executive Functions

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Monday 17 August 2026
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£85,493 - £100,580
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An excellent opportunity has arisen for Senior Finance Business Partner for Finance BAU. The role manages a team of 3 direct reports, sits within the Group Cost & Investment team and is responsible for partnering the Divisional Finance Directorates, with a total annual spend of c.£240m.
This role provides challenge and insight and the need to demonstrate an un-questionable appetite to understand the Divisional Finance areas they support. Using knowledge of the cost drivers, they clearly and concisely articulate the story behind monthly results to senior customers, drive planning and forecasting activity and provide challenge and analysis to support the accuracy and robustness of the Finance BAU plans.
Job Description
JOB TITLE: Senior Finance Business Partner – Group Executive Functions
SALARY: As per range
LOCATION(S): Edinburgh New Uberior House, Bristol Harbourside
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 excellent opportunity has arisen for Senior Finance Business Partner for Finance Business as Usual (BAU). The role manages a team of 3 direct reports, sits within the Group Cost & Investment team and is responsible for partnering the Divisional Finance Directorates, with a total annual spend of c.£240m!
This role provides challenge and insight and the need to demonstrate an un-questionable appetite to understand the Divisional Finance areas they support. Using knowledge of the cost drivers, they clearly and concisely articulate the story behind monthly results to senior customers, drive planning and forecasting activity and provide challenge and analysis to support the accuracy and robustness of the Finance BAU plans.
What you'll be doing:
- Lead Finance Business Partnering activities including but not limited to:
- Provide high quality partnering support to the Divisional Finance teams day to day.
- Present Management Reports to senior partners, including the Group Cost & Investment Director, ensuring that results and issues are well understood and explained in a way that is relevant.
- Identify and assess any risks to the cost profile across Finance BAU and work collaboratively with DFD areas to ensure actions are in place to mitigate.
- Build solid relationships with the Divisional Finance reps to develop a robust ‘no surprises’ culture.
- Work with divisional Finance teams in understanding Investment related benefits, with oversight and independent review of SI benefit validation & reporting.
- Financial governance & oversight including SOX and balance sheet control.
- Become fully engaged on relevant Signature and Essential Actions. Ensure divisional Finance areas are interlocked on all investment/project benefits.
- Provide guidance and support to direct reports, identifying development needs through regular check-ins and coaching them to be their best at work.
- Provide active engagement with the Centre of Excellence to ensure an excellent flow of communication and standards of inputs/outputs.
- Embed the Lloyds Banking Group culture and vision through visible leadership, being a role model for the Group’s leadership behaviours.
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What We’re Looking For:
- Fully qualified e.g. ACCA.
- 5 plus years post qualified gaining deep financial experience, with an understanding of core financial principles and controls, including capitalisation and cost management.
- 5 plus years gaining strong business partnering capability, with the ability to work constructively with a range of colleagues across divisions and teams.
- 5 plus years people leadership experience with a strong track record of line managing teams, setting clear priorities and direction and coaching and developing people to deliver high performance in a dynamic environment.
- Proven ability to engage in constructive challenge, both with and from the Business, to support robust decision‑making.
- Proven ability to apply judgement to resolve issues, raising when needed and working collaboratively with colleagues to reach the right outcome for the Group.
- Build effective working relationships across Finance, Technology and Business Management teams to support delivery.
- Demonstrate being comfortable managing urgent requests and changing priorities, adapting focus as needed while maintaining delivery of core activities.
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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.


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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
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