Financial Reporting Analyst

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’re recruiting for a Financial Reporting Analyst to join us. We’re offering a competitive salary, great benefits and the opportunity to work within our Private Markets Central Financial Reporting team.

In this role you will produce the monthly and quarterly reporting data to support other finance teams and to produce the consolidated results for the LGC legal entity for Group reporting and audit purposes.

You will also support the Private Markets Manager in delivering their financial reporting obligations to L&G Group's internal and external reporting deadlines, including consolidation of various sub-entities. 

You will develop a deep knowledge of the Private Markets business and investment strategies and develop a close working relationship with the wider Asset Management Finance teams. 

What you'll be doing:

• Supporting on the delivery of monthly and quarterly postings for various entities under Asset Management's control into the ledger and the Group's consolidation tool. 
• Assisting ex-LGC subsidiary entities with their submissions into the L&G Group consolidation, and assisting other L&G Finance teams with the Private Markets financial information.
• Preparing reconciliations and other control documentation in line with group requirements.
• Quarterly consolidation and validation of the ex-LGC results into the group’s internal and external reporting.
• Preparing holding company monthly reporting submissions.
• Liaising with the wider Asset Management finance and investment teams to reconcile differences between the local and consolidated group numbers.  
• Producing IFRS statutory accounts for the Private Markets underlying legal entities and associated public submissions, including acting as the day-to-day point of contact with the Group’s auditors.
• Contributing to the maintenance of standardised financial control processes and procedures to ensure a strong, robust financial governance framework, including maintaining control documentation and process notes.
• Acting as a resource to the wider Private Markets team, including assisting the Direct Investment team with technical accounting support as and when required.

Who we're looking for:

• Qualified Accountant (preferably ACA or CIMA)
• Strong accounting knowledge/experience 
• Financial Reporting experience
• Experience of working with financial controls (including control documentation)
• Strong Data Analysis skills
• High attention to detail 
• Strong communication skills (both written and verbal)

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
• A company car allowance
• Life assurance  
• Private medical insurance
• At least 30 days holiday, plus public holidays. 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
• Recommend L&G as a wonderful place to work and earn referral money if someone you know joins us
• Access to hundreds of discounts, both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online  
• Flexible working options, including recently redesigned and award-winning offices which 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.