Finance Analyst - Tax

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’re recruiting for a Finance Analyst to join the Tax Operations function in our vibrant Cardiff Office.

In this role you will assist with the analysis and reporting of financial data for Tax purposes and also provide support to users across L&G in relation to any Tax data related queries. You will also work collaboratively as part of a wider Group Cost Management function, providing analysis of expense data and finance support for the Group division as required.

What you'll be doing:

• Taking responsibility for the collation and coordination of data relating to funds tax, corporation tax, employment tax and VAT reporting that is submitted to HMRC and other Tax authorities.
• Working collaboratively with the Group Tax team to ensure Tax methodologies and rules are clearly understood and applied correctly to ensure accurate delivery of the Tax Operations processes. This will include providing guidance and support to the L&G Group, as required, for any Tax Operations related queries.
• Delivering analytical support, management information and transaction reports relating to Tax related activities, as well as ad hoc requests from the Group Tax team to aid decision making.
• Undertaking a range of other work with the wider cost management function to assist with month end and quarterly deliverables such as posting journals, reconciliations, and cost data analysis in line with business requirements, as and when required.
• Working within a strong control framework, assisting with updating processes, user guides, process control frameworks, RACI and process maps.
• Identifying opportunities for process improvement, adding, and maintaining them on the continuous improvement log and processing them through to execution.

Who we're looking for:

• A part-qualified Accountant or a Finance Professional who is qualified by experience in a tax / analytical based finance role.
• Good Excel Skills - with with the ability to gather data from several complex systems, ensuring accuracy and completeness of data.
• Further technical IT proficiency is highly preferrable (e.g. Power BI, Tableau skills etc.)
• A general understanding of Tax principles.
• A general understanding of the financial service sector, and its key regulators is desirable but not essential.
• Strong communication skills - both written and verbal. 
• Ability to work effectively both in silo and as part of a wider team, cross team 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
• 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.