Senior Finance Analyst

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 to join us. We’re offering a competitive base salary. 

We are seeking a Senior Finance Analyst to join a growing Private Markets reporting team within a wider Asset Management Financial Reporting function. This newly created role reflects continued expansion following recent acquisition activity and sustained organic growth, offering an excellent opportunity to contribute to a high-performing and collaborative team. You will play a key role in delivering accurate, timely financial reporting while gaining exposure to a broad range of entities and financial data in a dynamic environment.

What you'll be doing:

• Supporting month-end processes including preparing accounting journals, accruals and foreign currency adjustments across multiple entities 
• Producing monthly reporting packs and analysing performance drivers across the business 
• Reviewing management accounts and financial information provided by third parties
• Completing balance sheet reconciliations and investigating unexpected variances with relevant teams 
• Assisting with consolidation activities for group reporting requirements
• Collaborating with internal teams, clients and outsource providers to provide financial insights and context 
• Supporting tax reporting by working with corporation tax and VAT specialists and preparing draft tax computations 
• Assisting in preparing statutory accounts and responding to auditor and stakeholder queries within agreed deadlines

Who we’re looking for:

• Progressing towards an ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification 
• Demonstrating strong Excel and broader IT skills 
• Showing experience of working with multiple accounting systems 
• Communicating clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing 
• Taking a proactive and organised approach to managing workloads and meeting deadlines
• Applying sound accounting knowledge within a strong financial control environment 
• Building collaborative relationships across finance and wider business teams 
• Demonstrating problem-solving ability and a willingness to take ownership of tasks

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:

• Salary bracket to be included for EU only roles due to EU Pay Transparency Directive (excludes UK)
• 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, term-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.