Assistant Accountant (12 months FTC)

LegalAndGeneral; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK financial services group is seeking an Assistant Accountant to join their Finance team. This role involves supporting mortgage processes, managing loan cashflows, and ensuring compliance. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented and working towards a finance qualification while contributing to a dynamic business environment.

Benefits

Annual performance-related bonus plan

Generous pension contribution

Life assurance

Healthcare Plan for permanent employees

At least 25 days holiday

Flexible working options

Electric car scheme for permanent employees

Discounts for products and high street stores

Qualifications

• Working towards a recognized finance qualification.
• Strong understanding of financial concepts and accounting principles.
• Experience in the financial services industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supporting mortgage origination and servicing processes.
• Managing the transfer of loans to the Funding Team.
• Performing daily and monthly reconciliations.

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem-solving

Communication

Teamwork

Education

ACCA, ACA, AAT, CIMA or equivalent

Job description

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.

L&G Retail supports the savings, protection and retirement needs of around 14 million people, through our portfolio of retail and workplace businesses.

Our Retail division helps people enjoy a more colourful retirement, both directly and through their employers, including Lifetime Mortgages, Retirement Interest Only Mortgages and financial advice on our range of lending products.

We are the UK's number one individual life insurer, and also provide Group Protection products for employers - all helping people to plan for the unexpected. We support home buying through our Mortgage Club - the UK's largest - and our award-winning Surveying Services team. And our fintech team finds and supports socially useful start-ups and scale-ups working in the workplace, home, insurance and wealth areas.

Joining us means helping create brighter financial futures for all our customers.

Job Description

We're recruiting for an Assistant Accountant to join us. We're offering a competitive base salary. Are you looking to grow your finance career in a dynamic and supportive environment? We're seeking an enthusiastic and detail-oriented Accounts Assistant to join our Finance team. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a fast-paced business where your contributions will make a real impact.

What you'll be doing:

• Supporting mortgage origination and servicing processes across all products
• Managing the transfer of loans to the Funding Team and ensuring compliance with criteria
• Handling loan cashflows including redemptions, optional payments, income, and fees
• Performing daily and monthly reconciliations to ensure financial accuracy
• Reviewing and improving processes and controls in a changing environment
• Assisting with internal and external reporting to meet deadlines
• Supporting purchase ledger and cash management activities
• Contributing to audit preparation and compliance with statutory requirements

Qualifications

Who we're looking for:

• Working towards a recognised finance qualification (ACCA, ACA, AAT, CIMA or equivalent)
• Understanding of financial concepts and accounting principles
• Experience in the financial services industry (preferred but not essential)
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
• Proactive approach to problem-solving and process improvement
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Willingness to support wider business projects and initiatives

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

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.

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