Reporting and Valuation Analyst

TN United Kingdom; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Reporting and Valuation Analyst to join their dynamic team in Cardiff. This role involves ensuring accurate delivery of portfolio valuations and client reports while driving operational excellence. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, a deep understanding of financial instruments, and a proactive approach to problem-solving. This innovative firm offers a supportive culture that values flexibility and encourages professional growth. If you're ready to make an impact and thrive in a collaborative environment, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Flexible Working Options

Professional Development Opportunities

Inclusive Culture

Performance Rewards

Qualifications

• Experience in valuation or investment reporting within financial institutions.
• Strong understanding of portfolio valuation principles and reporting requirements.

Responsibilities

• Produce valuations and client reports within deadlines ensuring accuracy.
• Engage with stakeholders to resolve valuation discrepancies and issues.

Skills

Valuation

Financial Instruments

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance

Professional Qualification (CFA, ACCA)

Tools

Bloomberg

FactSet

SQL

Power BI

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

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Reporting and Valuation Analyst, Cardiff

Client: LegalAndGeneral

Location: Cardiff, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 12ce193c0904

Job Views: 3

Posted: 07.05.2025

Expiry Date: 21.06.2025

Job Description:

We are seeking a Client Reporting & Valuation Analyst to be part of a new function in Cardiff, ensuring the accurate delivery of portfolio valuations, NAV calculations, and client reports. The role involves dealing with adhoc queries related to both valuations and client reports the analyst is responsible for. A need to liaise with third-party vendors to resolve adhoc queries and ensure all reports (client and valuation) are sent within SLA. The analyst will need to understand how to reconcile financial instruments such as derivatives (swaps, repos, futures/forwards, options, etc.). The successful candidate will drive operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and process improvements within the valuation and reporting framework.

What you’ll be doing:

1. Producing valuations and client reports within agreed deadlines and ensure standards of accuracy, ensuring all necessary checks are duly observed
2. Owning and managing end-to-end delivery of ad-hoc, daily, weekly, monthly & quarterly client deliverables both data and reports
3. Ability to work in an evolving workspace and desire to grow the role
4. Strong knowledge of valuation, financial instruments (fixed income, derivatives, alternatives), and reporting frameworks
5. An analytical mindset with the ability to identify and resolve valuation and reporting discrepancies and issues
6. Strong communication skills to engage with internal and external stakeholders effectively
7. Proven ability to problem solve
8. Promoting a procedural and control mindset to ensure tasks and controls are consistently documented and reflected to allow top-rate accuracy, quality, and timeliness of deliverables provided to clients whilst mitigating risk

Qualifications

Who we’re looking for:

We are looking for someone with an entrepreneurial mindset, someone who wants to drive change and improve processes along the way.

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:

• Experience in a valuation, fund accounting, or investment reporting role within an asset manager, fund administrator, or financial institution
• A track record of dealing with external and internal clients, building significant relationships with contacts up to and including senior levels
• Strong understanding of portfolio valuation principles and financial reporting requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field. Professional qualification (e.g., CFA, IMC, ACCA, CIPM) preferred
• Experience with reporting tools and financial data systems (e.g., Bloomberg, FactSet, SQL, Power BI, Vermilion) is an advantage. Proficient IT skills, primarily with MS Excel and PowerPoint
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Highly organised and proven ability to problem solve
• Proactive and proven to work on your own initiative

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. 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.