JOB TITLE: Senior Manager - Accounting Policy SALARY: £93,908 - £121,528 LOCATION(S): London/Bristol 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. If you like problem solving and are a strong technical accountant, this is the role for you! About this opportunity This is a key role within the External Reporting and Accounting Policy team dealing with accounting and disclosure matters affecting Lloyds' reporting. The role is intellectually stimulating and requires regular contact and consultation with divisional finance teams, the auditors and other Group teams. It will give you the opportunity to understand the businesses throughout the Group, continue to develop your technical accounting knowledge and contribute by providing advice that both follows accounting standards and recognises the commercial aims of the business. Responsibilities: Provide high quality technical advice on a wide range of ad hoc queries and proposed corporate transactions. Involvement with the preparation of the Group's annual report and accounts and other documentation published externally; Supporting Group Corporate Treasury on our debt issuance programmes; Ensuring that the Group's accounting policies are up-to-date and reflect prevailing practice; Helping others improve their accounting knowledge through both formal and ad hoc training; and Ensuring, through horizon scanning, that we're aware of proposed changes to the accounting standards. Why Lloyds Banking Group We're on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we're shaping finance for good. We're focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone. Including you. What you'll need: You'll have a professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent) with a number of years of post-qualification experience A strong understanding of IFRS and have the ability to explain complex accounting matters both verbally and in writing to technical accountants, including the auditors, and non-specialists. You'll think laterally around issues and propose innovative solutions. Building effective, collaborative working relationships with key contacts in both finance and the business will be key given the breadth of the role. As a member of a small senior team, you'll be able to work independently and judge when matters need to be raised. And any experience of these would be really useful: Liaising with business teams persuasively and collegiately Dealing with time pressures in a relaxed and thoughtful Providing technical and commercial advice to assist audit or consulting clients 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 If you're excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch. We'd love to hear from you.