Senior Finance Analyst

LegalAndGeneral; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services group in Cardiff is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst to enhance financial reporting and improve processes. The ideal candidate will have robust analytical skills, experience in accounting, and a proactive mindset. Employees enjoy competitive benefits, including performance-related bonuses and generous pension contributions, within a collaborative culture that supports flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Performance-related bonus plan

Generous pension contribution

Life assurance

Healthcare Plan

At least 25 days holiday

Electric car scheme

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• ACCA or CIMA qualification, or equivalent experience in an analytical finance role.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles.
• Advanced skills in spreadsheets, PowerBI, and financial modelling.

Responsibilities

• Supporting month-end expense ledger and cost allocations.
• Coordinating expense planning and forecasting processes.
• Managing general ledger periods and ensuring timely month-end close.
• Performing reconciliations and journal calculations.
• Delivering accurate reporting and analysis.
• Maintaining strong financial controls.
• Building relationships with stakeholders.
• Contributing to projects and ad-hoc analysis.

Skills

ACCA or CIMA qualification

Accounting principles

Advanced skills in spreadsheets

PowerBI

Analytical abilities

Problem-solving abilities

Strong communication skills

Proactive approach

Tools

PowerBI

Spreadsheets

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

Our Group Functions provide the services that all areas of the business need. This requires a talented and diverse team behind the scenes, who enable everyone at L&G to do what they do best.

Joining us means helping to improve the lives of our customers and contributing to the success of the business every day.

Job Description

We're recruiting for a Senior Finance Analyst to join us. We're offering a competitive base salary.

We're looking for a Senior Finance Analyst to join our Group Finance team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering accurate financial reporting and driving process improvements that enhance transparency and performance. If you're passionate about finance, detail-oriented, and thrive in a collaborative environment, we'd love to hear from you.

What you'll be doing:

• Supporting month-end expense ledger and cost allocations for divisional reporting and regulatory returns
• Coordinating expense planning and forecasting processes and managing authorisation for allocation updates
• Managing general ledger periods, chart of accounts, and ensuring timely month-end close
• Performing reconciliations, journal calculations, and issuing expense reports while identifying opportunities for automation
• Delivering accurate reporting and analysis, including intercompany balance settlements and reconciliation reviews
• Maintaining strong financial controls by reviewing processes, updating risk documentation, and supporting audits
• Building relationships with stakeholders to provide financial insight and influence decision-making
• Contributing to projects and ad-hoc analysis to support divisional success and continuous improvement

Qualifications

Who we're looking for:

• ACCA or CIMA qualification, or equivalent experience in an analytical finance role
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and experience with reconciliations and ledger postings
• Advanced skills in spreadsheets, PowerBI, and financial modelling
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities with attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and prioritise tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication and influencing skills to engage with stakeholders across the business
• Proactive approach to identifying process improvements and driving change
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships

Benefits

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:

• 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. 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.

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