Assistant Finance Manager – Expenses

Legal & General is one of Europe’s largest asset managers, providing clients and partners with complex, responsible investment solutions, across public and private markets. As a global investor, we are present where our clients most need us – from Hong Kong and Singapore, to Chicago and major European financial hubs.

Created by combining our investment management (LGIM) and asset origination (LGC) capabilities, our Asset Management division works with our Institutional Retirement and Retail divisions to benefit our clients and customers – which include individual savers, pension scheme members and global institutions – and deliver enhanced shareholder returns.

Joining us means becoming part of a market-leading team, with capabilities across the full spectrum of asset classes, with an enduring commitment to responsible investment and creating long-term, sustainable value for our clients and partners.

We are hiring an Assistant Finance Manager to join the Finance Team of our Asset Management Division. In this role you’ll play a key part in managing operational expense processes, supporting activities in the UK as well as international subsidiaries in the US, Europe and Asia.

You will also proactively engage with business partners, management and other stakeholders to provide analysis on expense activities and trends, as well as supporting the expense activities of the international entities, including payroll and taxes.

The role involves a busy month end period which will require strong time management skills and the ability to work effectively under pressure. 

This is a hybrid working opportunity which will allow you to work from both our Central Cardiff Office, as well as your home to get that work-life balance we all desire.

What you'll be doing:

• Preparing and posting expense accruals and journals for centralised Asset Management expenses and liaising with other members of the Finance team to ensure that the journals are booked on a timely basis.
• Continually reviewing and amending existing reporting processes and outputs to optimise the effectiveness and efficiency of reporting.
• Managing the provision of timely, accurate and informative management reporting to internal customers and stakeholders relating to headcount and employee costs, providing insight around emerging trends to facilitate optimal business performance.
• Processing payments for Asset Management subsidiaries, including the preparation and review of related journals and the maintenance of payment logs. 
• Providing detailed expense analysis to include insight into monthly variances.
• Assisting in the provision of responses to queries from stakeholders across the L&G Group, ensuring they are delivered in accordance with the requested specifications and deadlines.
• Processing and accounting for payroll and taxes.
• Engaging with Group Tax for VAT, Corporation Tax, Payroll Taxes and Transfer Pricing.

Who we're looking for:

• Qualified Accountant (under ACCA, CIMA, ACA etc.)
• An understanding of accounting processes and principles
• Good IT skills – specifically MS Excel
• Experience in working with accounting systems (with SUN and Oracle experience desirable)
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to write clear reports and documents
• A good team player, with high levels of resilience
• Must be delivery focused and demonstrate the ability to meet deadlines and demonstrate a high attention to detail
• Experience of working within a UK financial services organisation

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
• 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 group and major global investor, 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 aim to build a better society for the long term by investing our customers’ money in things that make life better for everyone.

If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming 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.

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