Financial Reporting Oversight Manager

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 looking for a Financial Reporting Oversight Manager to join our Dublin office and help strengthen financial governance across the L&G Asset Management Public Market fund ranges. This leadership role will focus on maintaining the integrity, accuracy and robustness of fund financial statements while promoting high standards of control, review and continuous improvement.

Working closely with external administrators, auditors and internal stakeholders, you’ll provide trusted technical accounting expertise and create an environment in which your team can perform at its best. The role reports to the Head of Fund Finance, Public Markets

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading the financial reporting function across the L&G Asset Management Public Market fund ranges
• Reviewing and constructively challenging fund financial statements produced by third-party administrators
• Ensuring financial reporting is complete, accurate and aligned with relevant accounting standards, regulatory frameworks and internal policies
• Providing technical accounting oversight across FRS 102, IFRS, UK GAAP, UK SORP and Lux GAAP
• Partnering with auditors and internal stakeholders to support audits and strengthen fund financial statement governance
• Driving continuous improvement across oversight frameworks, processes and review methodologies
• Overseeing third-party service provider performance and supporting the effective resolution of financial reporting issues
• Managing, supporting and developing Financial Reporting Supervisors and Analysts while promoting consistently high standards

Who we’re looking for:

• A qualified accountant with strong technical accounting expertise, including IFRS
• A detailed understanding of fund financial statement controls, governance and audit processes
• Experience working within Public Markets and in fund financial control, audit or technical accounting roles
• Experience reviewing and constructively challenging outputs produced by third-party administrators
• Knowledge of net asset value calculations and share class distribution calculations
• Detailed knowledge of relevant regulatory frameworks, including UCITS and AIFMD Regulations
• Experience building effective relationships with fund administrators, fund boards and committees, auditors and trustees or depositaries
• An inclusive and collaborative leadership style, with sound judgement and experience supporting or developing colleagues

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:

• Base salary range: €83,000 - €103,000 per annum
• 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

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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.