Senior Finance Analyst - Expenses

Company Description

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. 

Our global asset management business provides our clients and partners with complex, responsible investment solutions, working internationally across public and private markets. 

Who we are 

We are one of Europe’s largest asset managers and a major global investor across public and private markets.

Asset Management is a critical driver of our Group strategy. The business aims to work synergistically with our Institutional Retirement and Retail divisions to benefit our clients and customers, and deliver enhanced shareholder returns.  

Our investment philosophy and processes are focused on creating value over the long term. We believe that incorporating financially material sustainability criteria, when relevant to our clients, can create value and drive positive change. 

Job Description

We’re recruiting for a Senior Finance Analyst - Expenses to join us. We’re offering a competitive base salary. 

We’re looking for a Senior Finance Analyst to join our Asset Management Finance team in Cardiff. This is a broad and varied opportunity supporting expense management, reporting and financial control across international operations.

You’ll play an important role in month-end delivery while working with colleagues and stakeholders across the UK and Europe. The role has a particular European focus and supports distribution teams and subsidiaries, including activity connected with Germany, the Netherlands and Ireland. 

You do not need to meet every desirable criterion to apply. If you have a sound accounting foundation, strong Excel skills and the confidence to work with different stakeholders, we would welcome your application.

What you’ll be doing:

• Preparing and posting month-end journals, accruals, payroll entries and cost allocations
• Producing reports and delivering clear financial information in stakeholder meetings
• Managing intercompany invoices, fund recharges, journals and reconciliations
• Preparing VAT packs and supporting finance and tax queries for European entities
• Completing balance-sheet reconciliations and resolving aged or open items
• Processing client, employee and intercompany payments with a clear audit trail
• Maintaining accurate headcount and cost-centre information within finance systems
• Improving processes, controls and ways of working across the finance function

Who we’re looking for:

• AAT qualification or progress towards a recognised accounting qualification
• A good understanding of accounting processes and principles
• Strong Excel skills, including practical experience with lookup and advanced functions
• Experience contributing to month-end activity and working to financial deadlines
• Clear communication skills and the ability to explain financial information effectively
• Confidence building relationships with stakeholders, colleagues and auditors
• A collaborative approach, strong attention to detail and personal resilience
• Accounting systems or financial services experience would be helpful but is not essential

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 many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
• We’re creating net‑zero carbon workplaces by 2030 by investing in our sustainable, modern offices across the UK, all designed to bring people together and elevate the in‑person experience

Qualifications

Additional Information

At L&G, we believe it's possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all. 

If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming, inclusive 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 care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part-time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand, we accommodate requests when we can. 

It doesn’t matter if you don’t meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead, think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths, potential and connection to our purpose.