Actuarial Analyst - Financial Reporting

Helping over ten million people around the world manage their savings, retirement plans and life insurance requires a lot of people behind the scenes.  It’s up to us in L&G Group functions – which includes our tech and digital teams, Group Finance, HR, Risk and Corporate Affairs – to provide the essential support services that all areas of the business need, here in the UK and overseas. Simply put, we enable everyone at Legal & General to do what they do best. That means we’re helping to improve our customers’ lives and contributing to the success of the business every day.  

Recruiter: Jordan Russell - jordan.russell@landg.com Internal Closing Date: 31/05/2024

We’re recruiting for an Actuarial Analyst to join the Financial Reporting team in our newly refurbished Hove Office. We’re offering a competitive base salary, great benefits and full actuarial study support as well as the opportunity to get involved with some interesting work.

You will perform, with some guidance, tasks and processes that enable an effective and efficient financial reporting service; which will include providing financial results for all metrics in a timely and efficient manner, as well as providing any supporting analysis and commentary as required. You will also provide regular and reliable updates to management to enable the team to disseminate financial information in an effective and informative manner, ensuring its presentation meets the wide background and experience of the customer base.

What you'll be doing:

• Providing timely financial reporting results, for the appropriate business divisions, for all metrics (including but not limited to IFRS17 and Solvency II), that meet required internal and external standards.
• Supporting the analytical and investigative work carried out by the team.
• Identifying, establishing and maintaining collaborative working relationships with other teams and customers involved in the reporting process to ensure that results are delivered in a smooth, controlled and efficient manner, responding calmly and with pragmatism to unforeseen events.
• Performing, with some guidance, the tasks necessary to enable the development, maintenance and continuous improvement of the team’s financial reporting systems, processes and reporting methodologies to ensure that they are robust and fit for purpose of the ongoing production of financial results.

Who we're looking for:

• A Student Actuary who has made progress through the initial IFoA Exams (with a minimum of x2 successful exam sittings being highly preferable)
• Previous experience within an Actuarial Role (with Life Insurance experience being highly preferable).
• The ability to work to tight deadlines and effectively manage priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to work with minimal guidance and use own initiative as required.
• A personable/approachable demeanour and ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• A flexible approach to work and requirements in a constantly evolving environment.

Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer: 

• The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes  
• Generous pension contribution  
• Life assurance   
• Private medical insurance (permanent employees only) 
• At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday 
• Competitive family leave 
• Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice 
• There are the many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online   
• In 2023, some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart

Legal & General is a leading financial services organisation, named Britain’s Most Admired Company in 2023, for the second year running. Rated top in our sector and top for inspirational leadership, we have a strong heritage and an exciting future.  

We’re one of the world's largest asset managers, homebuilders, pension providers and insurers. Connecting to form a unique business model which drives value for our customers and society. And enabling our people to create impact through work that is meaningful and valued.  

If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming, inclusive culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views, and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.  

We strive to be open, mindful, and inclusive, so are always willing to discussing flexible working arrangements and reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs. It doesn’t matter if you don’t meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead, think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths, potential and connection to our purpose. 

If you’re open to find out more, we'd love to hear from you.