SOX Assurance Assistant Manager - Finance Chief Control Office

This role presents a great opportunity to play an integral role in the delivery of the Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) assurance testing programme and contribute towards the management of Financial Reporting risk across the Group. You'll develop an understanding of the risks and controls within key end-to-end processes across the Group and learn how data flows all the way from product origination (e.g. a customer taking out a personal loan online) through to financial reporting of associated balances, income, costs and impairment and ultimately the disclosures in the Financial Statements in the Annual Report and Accounts. Key to success in this role is the ability to plan your workload to meet team priorities, strong communication and influencing skills, a continuous improvement approach and proven capability in control identification and assessment. Day to day you'll be;

• Responsible for the delivery of independent assurance assessments, primarily Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) control design and operating effectiveness testing across a wide variety of processes and teams on behalf of the Divisional / Functional Business Partners.
• Planning, prioritisation and organisation of allocated testing to meet delivery deadlines.
• Manipulating, analysing and interpreting multiple data sources to reach testing conclusions, sharing insights identified.
• Provide insightful information and guidance to Stakeholders to help mitigate risk and improve the control environment.
  
  A background or professional qualification in accountancy, external/internal audit, assurance risk management or compliance with skills in the identification and mitigation of financial / prudential / regulatory reporting;
• Passion for collaboration and skill in managing multiple priorities to contribute effectively to team outputs
• Adept in the evaluation of multiple data sources to reach control assessments and able to clearly communicate outcomes;
• Drive to be part of a diverse high performing team, focussed on your own and team development.
And any experience of these would be really useful
• A strong process improvement focus, ideally with experience in the use of automated tools to deliver assurance testing.
  
  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., 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.

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, and build 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 bonus award, subject to Group performance
• 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