Retail Change Technical Analyst

at  Lloyds Banking Group

End Date
Friday 13 September 2024
Salary Range
£0 - £0
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Hybrid Working, Job Share
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Job Description
JOB TITLE: Retail Change Technical Analyst

SALARY: £42,120 - £51,480

LOCATION(S): Halifax, Cardiff, Leeds
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
This role provides a perfect opportunity to bring positive change to Retail Finance and the wider business.
About this opportunity
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.

What you’ll need:

• 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.

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
• 28 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.
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

Please refer the Job description for details