Management Accountant

Humanity is facing fundamental challenges, with the future of our planet hanging in the balance. As the principal investment arm of the Legal & General Group, our aim at Legal & General Capital is to generate long-term shareholder value, while helping build a better society. We seek opportunities to invest in sectors most in need of investment and innovation, such as residential housing, large-scale urban regeneration and future cities. We’re backing investment in infrastructure and clean energy, and in start-up businesses to drive innovation and growth across the UK. We’re building partnerships between the public sector and institutional investors to accelerate housing delivery, create jobs, support local businesses and transform communities. This helps to create new asset classes for Legal & General’s varied investment requirements, our partners and the wider marketplace. 

Your role at a glance

Legal & General Suburban Build to Rent is recruiting for a Management Accountant reporting to the Financial Controller and supporting the whole Finance function.  Responsibilities will include support in month end reporting of financial results to the Group through relevant IT systems, HMRC returns, assistance with setting up corporate structure, banking services and finance IT projects. Supporting the Finance Team in the development and maintenance of budget trackers for schemes, the wider management of the SBTR operational overheads budget and forecast, appropriate controls and finance operations to enable effective support of the business.

L&G Suburban BTR (Build to Rent) is a new wholly owned subsidiary of Legal & General, tasked with bringing much needed institutional capital to the nascent UK BTR family housing sector. 

What you'll be doing

• Support the production of monthly management accounts, reports and ad hoc financial analysis for relevant business areas, ensuring that all financial transactions are properly recorded in the accounting system, filed and reported, contributing to the team’s financial control objectives and deadlines.
• Develop relationships across SBTR and LGC, acting as a point of contact for their financial reporting, forecasting and budget control queries and analysis. 
• Develop, manage, and maintain budget trackers for both forward funding and direct delivery schemes, and the wider management of the SBTR operational overheads budget and forecast. This will involve working with the scheme investment/development managers and SBTR operational overhead budget owners to ensure that projects are tracking to budget and are being accurately reported.
• Supporting audit processes in relevant areas by resolving year-end queries and liaise with external personnel as required to ensure proper compliance with regulations and delivering in line with the audit timetable. 
• Oversee day-to-day operational finance activities including accounts receivable, accounts payable, maintenance of fixed asset register, review of journals and payment run. Monthly VAT/CIS returns. Manage the completion of bank and balance sheet reconciliations. 
• To ensure that Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) is considered throughout the product lifecycle, to enable the development of products that meet customers’ needs at an appropriate cost and which promote Legal & General’s image as a firm where the fair treatment of customers is central to the corporate culture.
   

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA), working towards accounting qualification or by relevant experience in accounting roles
• An understanding of the corporate environment and ability to work to deadlines 
• Previous experience of working in Finance Department and with accounting systems, in particular real estate accounting software COINS desirable
• Excellent numeracy, double entry and Microsoft Excel skills
• Attention to detail
• Commercially minded; a drive to deliver better financial solutions.
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Relevant work experience in real estate or infrastructure desirable, preferably with a residential/ housing focus.
• Flexibility and ability to work in a start-up environment.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships across team and departments.
   

When you commit to Legal & General, we’ll commit to you too. That means we’ll recognise and reward your hard work, your performance and your contribution.

If you join us, you’ll get access to some great benefits, including private medical insurance, at least 25 days holiday (excluding bank holidays), a generous pension scheme, life assurance, and Income Protection. You can participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice. We’re also proud to offer competitive family leave. 

You’ll have the opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes. And then there are the many discounts we offer that you can take advantage of – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online offerings. 

The brand with the brolly is choosing today to change tomorrow.

Since 1836, we’ve grown to become one of the world's largest asset managers, homebuilders, pension providers and insurance brands. 

We’re all here to improve the lives of our customers, build a better society for the long term, and create value for our shareholders - helping to shape a better future for society and the planet.

We need people who share our ambitions, agility and entrepreneurial spirit to help us do it.

At L&G, you’ll find a balance that helps you be your best. Empowered by hybrid working, we’re supported by technology and workplaces that enable us to work effectively wherever we are. We come together in offices to collaborate and connect, and use time at home for individual, focused activities. And, when we achieve great things, we celebrate our success and reward strong performance.

Today, there’s over 10,000 of us, working towards our mission, with plenty of opportunities to grow your career as we grow L&G. Will you join us?

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We don’t just talk about it, we actively promote diversity and equitable opportunities for all. That means our employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or protected veteran status. In fact, we embrace every dimension of diversity to reflect the customers and communities we serve.

We think it’s important to create an inclusive environment where we can all belong, contribute and drive progress, where you can develop and grow, and be empowered. We want you to use your voice to help us build a better tomorrow.

We all work differently, and have different needs, which is why. we’re always open to discussing flexible working arrangements. Likewise, we’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs during our recruiting process.

So whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever your story, we'd love to hear from you.