Finance Manager - BP

LegalAndGeneral; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company in Cardiff is looking for a Finance Manager to join their Asset Management Finance team. The role involves acting as a trusted Finance Business Partner, providing financial insights, and supporting decision-making across COO functions. Ideal candidates will have strong financial acumen, effective stakeholder communication, and expertise in financial planning. This full-time position offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including a pension scheme and health care.

Benefits

Annual performance-related bonus plan

Generous pension contribution

Life assurance

Healthcare Plan

25+ days holiday

Electric car scheme

Discounts for products and services

Qualifications

• Strong financial acumen and analytical skills.
• Effective communication with stakeholders.
• Experience in financial planning analysis.
• Understanding of the asset management industry is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary finance contact for COO functions.
• Deliver financial insight to support decisions.
• Develop financial models for planning and analysis.
• Monitor cost-saving measures and efficiency improvements.

Skills

Financial acumen

Analytical skills

Stakeholder communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem-solving

Financial planning analysis

Business partnering

Education

Relevant finance or accounting degree

Qualified accountant (ICAEW, CIMA, ACCA, ICAS)

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Were recruiting for aFinance Manager - BP to join us. Were offering a competitive base salary.

Are you a commercially astute finance professional looking to make a strategic impact Were 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.

Youll be part of a collaborative and forward-thinking environment where your insights will help shape financial strategy and drive operational efficiency.

What you’ll be doing

• 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)

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. Theres 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 its possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all.

If you join us youll 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 doesnt matter if you dont 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

Cognos,Forecasting,Hyperion,Dealership Experience,QuickBooks,Accounting,Corporate Finance,Financial Analysis,Financial Modeling,Budgeting,Financial Management,Financial Planning

Experience years

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