Head of Audit, Finance and Sustainability

As a Head of Audit for Finance and Sustainability, you'll Lead the development & implementation of the audit response across the Group Finance, Group Corporate Affairs and Sustainability areas of the Group. Providing professional, independent and outcome focused assurance, influencing the effectiveness of the overall control environment. Group Finance is undertaking an exciting strategic transformation journey, looking to implement a new ledger and using new tooling to support reporting and partner the business areas. You'll apply deep business insights and understanding of key risks relevant to business strategy to influence management's decisions with credibility and drive new ideas to deliver impactful audit reports. You will proactively identify areas to add strategic and sustainable value for the organisation and for our customers. You'll build trust, respect and confidence among colleagues across the function to foster strong relationships and higher levels of collaboration, including management of the Finance and Environment Sustainability Community of Interest., We're looking for team players - Who trust each other, act as one team to achieve the best outcomes and make a positive difference to the Group and its customers. We want colleagues who are bold and take action - Confidently innovate, share exceptional insights, deliver difficult messages and drive action that leaves a legacy of significantly improved governance, risk management and control.,

• Take responsibility for performing the risk assessment of the organisation and risks within their remit and collaborate effectively with other experts in Group Audit to develop and execute an integrated, risk-based audit plan.
• Make authoritative technical recommendations as required that have a significant short-term and long-term impact on the business.
• Manage relationships with stakeholders including senior executives and work collaboratively with colleagues across the function, First and Second Lines of Defence
• Monitor and risk assess business processes and activities and escalate any concerns through leadership team as appropriate.
• Share insight and challenge business leadership on control arrangements, risks related to strategic change, business priorities, regulatory, legal and policy compliance.
• Promote and role model the Group's values to drive cultural transformation.
• Identify and manage talent, expertise, qualifications and progressions of colleagues within the teams required to meet the Group objectives.
• Act as a career coach, performance and pastoral (line) manager to a number of colleagues within the pool.
• Proactively identify and address personal development opportunities and create a positive learning culture based on effective coaching.
• Provide timely, direct and effective feedback that contributes to the delivery of a high-performance function.
Capabilities you'll need Leading Communities Leading and taking ownership for delivery, and championing colleagues' growth and development.
• Community Building: Motivates and inspires a large group of colleagues of similar interests, or expertise around a common goal. Builds a sense of belonging regardless of location and inspires peers to do the same.
• Safety & Trust Building: Leads a strong network inside and outside of the Bank to ensure a cohesive and inclusive workforce. Discusses openly about vulnerabilities, asks colleagues and others for help and encourages a 'fail fast' attitude to course correct.
• Prioritisation & Delegation: Instils trust to motivate independent working and empowers colleagues to shape and drive their own portfolios, coaching as required. Delegates work across multiple Portfolio Leads, setting clear expectations on priorities and staying informed on progress without micro-managing.
• Performance & Goal Management: Coaches for performance, guiding colleagues to take ownership of performance and development by understanding and helping to articulate motives and career aspirations. Makes work feel meaningful, scraping or re purposing pointless or mundane work. Proactively manages under performance and role models what motivation looks like e.g., energetic, and enjoyable.
• Coaching & Feedback: Acts as a trusted advisor to a network of colleagues and professionals internally and externally. Provides insightful, motivating, and strategic thoughts and ideas and leads people to the solution rather than 'telling.
Audit Delivery The ability to deliver risk and control assurance activity that is timely, impactful, insightful and valued by stakeholders. Business Strategy

The ability to understand and interpret Group and Business Unit Strategy and connect audit delivery and business monitoring insights to such strategies at the Macro level. Data Literacy The ability to analyse, understand and communicate data as information, and to use data to drive effective audit outcomes. Managing Self Prioritising your work and that of others effectively to ensure timely and value-added delivery. Understanding the critical path for delivery and removing obstacles; planning and preparing to ensure resources are used efficiently and effectively. Taking ownership for personal development and growth, and accountability for one's work and behaviours. Ability to understand and handle different situations, roles and colleagues with adaptability. Capabilities linked to your work Extensive experience of leading and collaborating with audit teams and delivering portfolio of complex audits such as; Financial Control, Finance business partnering (covering Consumer, Commercial Banking and Insurance Finance), Financial & Regulatory reporting, Group Corporate Affairs and Sustainable Business. As well as knowledge of micro and macroeconomics that are impacting the group and the external environment as we deliver our transformation strategy. Able to connect the dots between enabling activities across Financial and Non-Financial risks, in particular working with business facing audit communities on integrated/end to end audits. Experience of consolidating insights and identifying thematic messages as well as influencing management on strategic direction. Able to bring outside strategies, perspectives and challenges to life. The ability to analyse, understand and communicate data as information, and to use data to drive effective audit outcomes.

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.

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. 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 Audit team, get in touch. We'd love to hear from you.