Expense Accountant Group Protection (12 months maternity cover)

LegalAndGeneral; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance and financial services company in the UK seeks an Expense Accountant for a 12-month maternity cover. The role involves producing financial reports, managing expense data, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Ideal candidates are part-qualified accountants with strong analytical skills and a good understanding of UK life insurance. The company offers a competitive base salary and attractive benefits, including performance bonuses and a supportive work culture that values flexibility.

Benefits

Performance-related bonus plan

Generous pension contribution

Life assurance

Healthcare Plan

At least 25 days holiday

Competitive family leave

Electric car scheme

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Part-qualified accountant with strong analytical skills.
• Good understanding of financial services and UK life insurance regulations.
• Experience with financial planning forecasting and expense tracking.

Responsibilities

• Producing monthly and quarterly reports for decision-making.
• Managing reconciliation and analysis of Insurance data.
• Supporting development and tracking of business cases.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Good understanding of UK life insurance regulations

Experience with financial planning forecasting

Advanced skills in spreadsheets

Ability to communicate clearly

Strong judgement in fast-paced environments

Collaborative mindset

Commitment to ethical standards

Education

Part-qualified accountant

Job description

Were recruiting for a Expense Accountant – Group Protection (12 months maternity cover) to join us. Were offering a competitive base salary.

Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic finance environment? Were looking for an Expense Analyst to join our Group Protection Finance team where you’ll play a key role in helping us meet our financial targets through insightful analysis and proactive financial support. This is a great opportunity to work collaboratively across the business, influence decision‑making and grow your career in a supportive and inclusive workplace.

What you’ll be doing :

• Producing monthly and quarterly reports to support senior management decision‑making
• Managing reconciliation and analysis of Insurance MER data and expense forecasts
• Supporting the development and tracking of business cases and investment portfolios
• Monitoring monthly spend and processing accruals across cost centres
• Providing accurate and timely information for quarterly forecasts
• Maintaining financial controls and ensuring compliance with audit requirements
• Assisting managers and executives in understanding financial perspectives
• Supporting fair customer outcomes through effective finance processes and systems

Qualifications :

• Ideally part-qualified accountant with strong analytical skills
• Good understanding of financial services and UK life insurance regulations
• Experience with financial planning forecasting and expense tracking
• Advanced skills in spreadsheets, databases and financial modelling tools
• Ability to communicate clearly and influence across all levels
• Strong judgement and analytical thinking in a fast‑paced environment
• Collaborative mindset with flexibility to adapt to change
• Commit‑ment to ethical standards and customer fairness

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 :

Benefits :

• 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
• 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 its 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.

Remote Work

No

Employment Type

Full‑time

Key Skills

Accounting Tally, Group Internal Audit, General Ledger Accounting, External Audit, Microsoft Excel, PMP, Financial Accounting, Financial Analysis, Payroll, Financial Reconciliation, Financial statement, Accounting and Finance, ACCA, CPA, Financial Reporting

Experience

years

Vacancy

1