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Model and Financial Controls Team Senior Analyst 12 month Secondment

Legal and General

Cardiff

On-site

GBP 40,000 - 60,000

Full time

4 days ago
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Job summary

A leading UK financial services group is seeking a Senior Analyst for the Model and Financial Controls Team for a 12-month secondment. This role involves managing EUC models, supporting stakeholder queries, producing management information, and engaging in financial process improvement. The ideal candidate will be a part-qualified accountant with strong engagement skills and an understanding of IFRS 17.

Benefits

Performance-related bonus and share schemes
Life assurance
Healthcare plan
At least 25 days holiday plus public holidays
Family leave options
Electric car scheme through salary sacrifice
Discounts on products and services
Modern workspace designed for wellbeing

Qualifications

  • Understanding of financial reporting and IFRS 17 processes.
  • Knowledge of financial controls and risk management.
  • Experience with EUC-related queries and audit actions.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and maintain EUC model inventory.
  • Produce management information for senior stakeholders.
  • Conduct deep dives into financial processes and identify control gaps.

Skills

Organizational skills
Stakeholder engagement
Communication skills
Teamworking ability
Proactive mindset

Education

Part-qualified or qualified accountant
Equivalent finance experience

Tools

Power BI
Alteryx
R
Python

Job description

Model and Financial Controls Team Senior Analyst 12 month Secondment
  • Full-time
  • Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
  • Business Unit: Legal & General Retirements Institutional
  • Location: Cardiff, Four Central Square
  • Job Family: Finance

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, striving to build a better society, improve lives, and create value for shareholders.

We are one of the world’s largest asset managers, providing powerful asset origination capabilities to underpin our retirement and protection solutions, including pension risk transfer, UK and US life insurance, and UK workplace pensions and retirement income.

L&G Institutional Retirement manages around 700,000 institutional customers' retirement benefits. Operating in the UK since 1987, we are the UK’s longest-running insurer.

Our division offers pension risk transfer (PRT) solutions for UK and US defined benefit schemes and reinsurance from Bermuda. We work with companies, pension schemes, and advisors to secure and protect retirement benefits.

Joining us means supporting customers’ financial security, helping companies settle pension liabilities, and enabling long-term investment for pension promises.

We are recruiting a Model and Financial Controls Team Senior Analyst for a 12-month secondment.

Responsibilities include:

  • Managing and maintaining the EUC (End User Computing) model inventory
  • Supporting the business with EUC-related queries and audit actions
  • Producing management information for senior stakeholders and committees
  • Conducting deep dives into financial processes and identifying control gaps
  • Mapping processes and recommending improvements to reduce operational risk
  • Assisting in embedding IFRS 17 into operations
  • Engaging stakeholders to improve risk culture and awareness
  • Collaborating with teams across Finance, Investments, and Pricing

Ideal candidate profile:

  • Part-qualified or qualified accountant or equivalent finance experience
  • Strong organizational and stakeholder engagement skills
  • Understanding of financial reporting and IFRS 17 processes
  • Knowledge of financial controls and risk management
  • Effective communication skills and teamworking ability
  • Proficiency with Power BI, Alteryx, R, or Python (desirable)
  • Proactive and solutions-focused mindset

Benefits include:

  • Performance-related bonus and share schemes
  • Life assurance
  • Healthcare plan (permanent employees)
  • At least 25 days holiday plus public holidays; 26 days after 2 years
  • Family leave options
  • Electric car scheme through salary sacrifice (permanent employees)
  • Discounts on products and services
  • Modern, collaborative workspace designed for wellbeing

At L&G, we believe in generating positive returns today while building a better future for all.

If you join us, you'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, integrity, and your wellbeing. We support career development and flexible working options, including part-time and job sharing.

We encourage you to consider your strengths and potential, even if you don’t meet every criterion listed.

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