Junior Operations Analyst

Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor.

We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, and strive to build a better society, while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders.

We are one of the world’s largest asset managers and provide powerful asset origination capabilities. Together, these underpin our retirement and protection solutions: we are an international player in pension risk transfer, in UK and US life insurance, and in UK workplace pensions and retirement income.

L&G Institutional Retirement looks after around 700,000 institutional customers who have their retirement benefits secured with us. Operating continuously in the UK market from our entrance in 1987, we are the UK’s longest-running insurer.

Our Institutional Retirement division provides pension risk transfer (PRT) solutions for UK and US defined benefit (DB) schemes, and reinsurance solutions from our global hub in Bermuda. We work with companies, DB pension schemes and their advisors to help them secure and protect scheme members’ retirement benefits.

Joining us means you’ll support customers’ financial security in retirement; help companies to settle their pension liabilities and focus on growing their businesses; and enable investment for the long term to back our pension promises.

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Junior Operations Analyst to join our team. This role is crucial in ensuring compliance with contractual requirements and maintaining high standards in our operations. If you are proactive, self-motivated, and have a positive attitude, we would love to hear from you.

What you'll be doing:

• Managing Modelled and Live Reinsurance Contracts in line with Reinsurance Benefit Specifications
• Providing support to clients both internally and externally to resolve enquiries in accordance with relevant SLAs
• Supporting in the testing and documenting of all processes to ensure appropriateness and consistency
• Following agreed processes and filing conventions to maintain a full audit trail of all benefit and data items
• Ensuring all internal customers and relevant third parties are updated timely on key information impacting their processing
• Collaborating with team members to meet tight deadlines while maintaining diligence and accuracy
• Proactively identifying areas for improvement and suggesting solutions
• Participating in training and development opportunities to enhance skills and knowledge

Who we're looking for:

• Maths and English GCSE highly desired, or demonstrated aptitude in numeracy and literacy
• Experience of using Microsoft Office programmes
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal
• Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise effectively to meet competing demands
• Ability to work under pressure while maintaining a high degree of diligence and accuracy
• Proactive and self-motivated with a positive attitude
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment

Join us and be part of a dynamic team where your contributions will make a significant impact. Apply today!

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
• Healthcare Plan (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 (permanent employees only)
• 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