Finance Manager - BP

Legal & General; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in the UK is seeking a Finance Manager to join their Asset Management Finance team. This high-impact role involves acting as a Finance Business Partner to the COO, focusing on financial management and operational efficiency. The ideal candidate will possess strong financial acumen, a relevant finance degree, and qualifications such as ACA, CIMA, or ACCA. This position offers competitive compensation and a range of benefits including bonuses and generous leave policies.

Benefits

Annual performance-related bonus

Generous pension contribution

Life assurance

Healthcare plan

At least 25 days holiday plus public holidays

Competitive family leave

Electric car scheme

Discounts on products and services

Redesigned office spaces for wellbeing

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in financial planning and analysis.
• Understanding of the asset management industry is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Primary finance contact for COO functions and leadership teams.
• Deliver financial insight and challenge for decisions.
• Develop and maintain financial models for planning and analysis.
• Model custody fee costs and automate initiatives.
• Identify and implement cost optimisation actions.
• Monitor and report on cost-saving measures.
• Consolidate COO financials for reporting.
• Prepare performance reports using Tableau and Power BI.

Skills

Strong financial acumen

Analytical skills

Effective communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Curiosity and proactive problem-solving

Education

Relevant finance or accounting degree

Qualified accountant (e.g. ICAEW, CIMA, ACCA, ICAS)

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Overview

Job Description

We’re recruiting for a Finance Manager - BP to join us. We’re offering a competitive base salary. Are you a commercially astute finance professional looking to make a strategic impact? We’re seeking a Finance Manager to join our Asset Management Finance team, acting as a trusted Finance Business Partner to the Chief Operating Officer (COO). This is a high-impact role supporting financial management and decision-making across Investment Operations, Client Service Operations, and Central COO functions. You’ll be part of a collaborative and forward-thinking environment where your insights will help shape financial strategy and drive operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Acting as the primary finance contact for COO functions and their leadership teams
• Delivering financial insight and challenge to support strategic and operational decisions
• Developing and maintaining financial models for planning, analysis, and investment cases
• Modelling custody fee costs and contributing to automation initiatives
• Partnering with teams to identify and implement cost optimisation actions
• Monitoring and reporting on cost-saving measures and efficiency improvements
• Consolidating COO financials for monthly reporting and planning cycles
• Preparing and presenting performance reports using Tableau and Power BI

Qualifications

• Demonstrating strong financial acumen and analytical skills
• Communicating effectively with stakeholders at all levels
• Collaborating confidently across cross-functional teams
• Showing curiosity and a proactive approach to problem-solving
• Holding a relevant finance or accounting degree
• Being a qualified accountant (e.g. ICAEW, CIMA, ACCA, ICAS)
• Bringing experience in financial planning, analysis, and business partnering
• Understanding the asset management industry (desirable)

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 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.