Cash Accountant

We are Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM), the asset-management arm of Legal & General Group. Our purpose is to create a better future through responsible investing. We strive to achieve this through a strong sense of partnership with our clients, working together to achieve positive long-term outcomes. We draw on industry-leading expertise to innovate constantly across public and private assets, index and active strategies. And we are a responsible investor, rising to the challenges of a rapidly changing world. 

We are truly international, present where our clients need us. Our teams around the world are highly dedicated, professional and collaborative and we draw strength from our diversity of talent. We are clear on what we stand for and our commitment to inclusivity anchors our behaviours. 

We’re recruiting for a Cash Accountant to join our LGIM Team in Cardiff. 

The role holder is responsible for undertaking key control activities to help to ensure that the LGIM (Legal and General Investment Management) Finance function continues to maintain a robust financial control framework. Specific activities will include day-to-day management and control of corporate cashbooks and other balance sheet accounts

What you'll be doing:

• Reconciling between the Custodian cash portal and our internal Scope system. Investigating and reporting any cash breaks to internal teams for resolution.
• Calculating the daily liquidity to enable the Global trading team to decide which brokers to place deposits with and ensuring the remaining balance is within an acceptable tolerance.
• Reconciling all weekly dealt trades on a weekly and monthly basis and all daily trades on a daily basis.
• Ensuring appropriate journals are posted in the Sun financial reporting ledgers
• Ensure appropriate controls are in place for all functions within the team and supporting documentation is up-to-date.
• Ensuring that monthly Management Information schedule is up to date.
• Continually seek to understand and satisfy our clients (whether internal or external) requirements. Develop procedures, processes and systems to support these requirements
• To assist with any new developments/projects to improve efficiency/ productivity and raise the profile of the Cash Accounting team.

Who we're looking for:

• The applicant ideally should be studying ACA, ACCA or CIMA with significant “on the job” accounting experience.
• LGIM Knowledge – A knowledge of the LGIM business and its products would be a plus.
• Accountancy Knowledge – The application of key accounting principles including double entry bookkeeping and the concept of accruals is key to the role. The jobholder must therefore either be working towards an appropriate accountancy qualification or have significant on-the-job experience with a Finance 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.