Retail Change Technical Analyst

We are a hard-working team of finance change professionals and software developers, embedding bank-wide changes within Retail Finance in a controlled and clear manner, and delivering optimised financial modelling solutions. We engage with colleagues across Retail Finance to generate positive, data driven improvements to the technical landscape and tools used. We are engaged in the end-to-end process, from analysing the issues to providing solutions and training users on the new technology., We are seeking a Technical Business Analyst to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for analysing financial forecasting models built predominantly in Excel. They will collaborate with business Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to develop comprehensive scopes and technical specifications for optimising these models, rebuilding them predominantly in Python

Day to day, you will:

• Analyse and understand existing financial forecasting models built in Excel.


• Collaborate with business SMEs to gather requirements and understand business processes.


• Document and deconstruct existing models to identify key components and logic.


• Develop detailed scopes and technical specifications for rebuilding models in Python.


• Work closely with development teams to ensure accurate implementation of specifications.


• Support testing and validation of new models to ensure accuracy and reliability.


• Deliver training and support to end-users on new models and tools.


Why Lloyds Banking Group

From building a truly sustainable business to creating a place where people love to work, we need colleagues who are up for the challenge of our bold ambitions. Who are excited to push boundaries and make change happen. Together, we can grow with purpose.


• Proven experience as a Business Analyst, preferably in a financial environment.


• Proficiency in Excel and VBA within a financial modelling context.


• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.


• Detail-oriented with a strong focus on accuracy.


And any experience of these would be really useful:


• Knowledge of Python and Power Query is not required but would be useful. Previous knowledge of other programming languages would also be useful.


• Knowledge of financial forecasting and budgeting processes., Disability Confident

About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

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


• 28 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top


• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies