Financial Reporting Oversight Senior Analyst

Legal & General; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services group is seeking a Financial Reporting Oversight Senior Analyst to ensure the accuracy and compliance of fund financial statements. This role involves collaboration with auditors and stakeholders, offering a competitive salary and various benefits.

Benefits

Annual performance-related bonus plan

Generous pension contribution

Life assurance

Healthcare Plan

At least 25 days holiday

Competitive family leave

Electric car scheme

Various discounts

Modernized workspaces

Qualifications

• Experience within the financial services industry in auditing, fund administration, or asset management.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing and reviewing the production of fund financial statements.
• Collaborating with auditors and fund administrators to meet regulatory standards.
• Managing relationships with key stakeholders, including fund administrators and auditors.

Skills

Knowledge of regulatory frameworks

Understanding of accounting standards

Familiarity with investment funds

Proficiency in net asset value calculations

Ability to manage relationships

Education

Qualified accountant or studying towards a professional accountancy qualification

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. These underpin our retirement and protection solutions: we are an international player in pension risk transfer, UK and US life insurance, and UK workplace pensions and retirement income.

L&G Asset Management is one of Europe’s largest asset managers, offering complex, responsible investment solutions across public and private markets. As a global investor, we are present where our clients need us most – from Hong Kong and Singapore to Chicago and major European financial hubs.

Created by combining our investment management (LGIM) and asset origination (LGC) capabilities, our Asset Management division works with our Institutional Retirement and Retail divisions to benefit our clients and customers—including individual savers, pension scheme members, and global institutions—and deliver enhanced shareholder returns.

Joining us means becoming part of a market-leading team with capabilities across the full spectrum of asset classes, committed to responsible investment and creating long-term, sustainable value for our clients and partners.

Job Description

We’re recruiting for a Financial Reporting Oversight Senior Analyst to join us. We’re offering a competitive base salary.

This role is crucial in ensuring the accuracy and compliance of fund financial statements and share class distribution rate calculations.

If you are passionate about financial reporting, enthusiastic, and eager to learn new skills, we would love to hear from you.

What you’ll be doing:

• Overseeing and reviewing the production of fund financial statements, ensuring accuracy and compliance
• Collaborating with auditors and fund administrators to meet regulatory standards
• In time, acting as the primary contact for annual audits, with training and support provided to reach this level
• Resolving queries and driving continuous improvement
• Overseeing and reviewing share class distribution rates, ensuring correct calculations and payments
• Managing relationships with key stakeholders, including fund administrators, auditors, and compliance teams
• Reviewing the accuracy of fee accruals and payments
• Participating in team meetings, providing status updates, and escalating key issues

Qualifications

Who we’re looking for:

• Knowledge of regulatory frameworks such as UCITS and AIFMD Regulations
• Understanding of accounting standards including FRS102, IFRS, and Lux GAAP
• Familiarity with investment funds, financial markets, and financial instruments
• Experience with governance structures and regulatory oversight
• Proficiency in net asset value calculations and share class distribution calculations
• Ability to manage relationships with key stakeholders, including fund administrators and auditors
• Qualified accountant or studying towards a professional accountancy qualification (CIMA, ACCA, ACA)
• Experience within the financial services industry in auditing, fund administration, or asset management

What 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, increasing to 26 days after 2 years’ service. Options to buy and sell holiday are available.
• Competitive family leave
• Participation in our electric car scheme, offering employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax-efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)
• Various discounts on our products and at high street stores and online
• Modernized workspaces designed for connection and collaboration, emphasizing employee wellbeing