Finance Analyst

Legal & General is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor. We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, aiming to build a better society for the long term by investing our customers’ money in things that make life better for everyone and create value for our shareholders.

Our Group Functions provide the services that all areas of the business need. This requires a talented and diverse team behind the scenes, who enable everyone at L&G to do what they do best. 

Joining us means helping to improve the lives of our customers and contributing to the success of the business every day.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a part-qualified accountant to join the Accounting Operations Team here at L&G in our Central Cardiff Office.

As a Finance Analyst you will provide analytical support and management information to business partners. You will also review and approve daily and monthly Accounting Operations transactions and take responsibility for reconciliations. As well as assisting with the preparation of financial ledgers and trial balances from which statutory financial accounts, tax and other regulatory returns can be produced.

This a hybrid working opportunity, which means that you can work flexibly from both our Cardiff Office and your home, to find a work-life balance that works for you.

What you'll be doing:

• Reviewing and approving journals for posting to the Oracle accounting system as part of statutory financial or regulatory reporting period end close, in accordance with Accounting Operations timetables.
• Taking responsibility for financial or box reconciliations, including the investigation and clearance of outstanding items, as per deadlines mandated in the Accounting Operations timetable, ensuring the reasons for reconciling items are clearly and concisely explained.
• Contributing to the accurate and timely preparation of the monthly financial / management accounts, related revenue, balance sheet, tax or other regulatory returns in accordance with Accounting Operations timetables.
• Assisting and delivering analytical support and management information to various business units, as well as ad hoc requests from Accounting Operations management.
• Adhering to robust financial controls in compliance with Group Standards, statutory and regulatory requirements and the risk and control framework. Including maintaining procedure notes and ensuring they are up to date and fit for purpose. 
• Assisting internal or external auditors as and when required.
• Taking Responsibility for identifying and resolving issues and errors found in Accounting Operations processes, as well as identifying opportunities for process improvement, adding and maintaining them on the continuous improvement log and progressing them through to execution.
• Assisting with the maintenance, development and integration of relevant systems and supporting the team with projects, in particular testing, as and when required.
• Ensuring that the appropriate Finance MI, processes and systems are in place to provide support to the product divisions so that customers are treated fairly in line with Legal & General’s Customer Experience and TCF policy.

Who we're looking for:

• Part-Qualified/Student Accountant who is actively studying towards ACA, ACCA or CIMA Qualification (or equivalent) OR equivalently qualified by demonstrable, relevant experience within a Finance Environment
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel and experience using PowerPoint and Word is required.
• Experience of working on a core accounting system and performing ledger postings and reconciliations.
• Experience of using, extracting and reporting data from accounting and other office-based administration systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively interact with stakeholders across the business, as well as having the ability to actively listen to others and challenge to ensure understanding of their viewpoint is correct.
• Proactively seeks solutions to problems and escalates concerns/challenges accordingly.
• Clarifies objectives, aims and timescales to deliver the required outcome. So they can prioritise workloads effectively and obtain relevant information to assist in decision-making.
• Ability to build and develop strong relationships with peers and within the Accounting Ops leadership team, as well as acting as a valued business partner to other parts of the business.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team, while planning and prioritising tasks.
• Attention to detail and accuracy is a must, with a constant commitment to producing high-quality work.

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.