Senior Finance Analyst (Team Manager)

LegalAndGeneral; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services group in Cardiff is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst to join their Group Finance team. The role involves delivering accurate financial reporting and driving process improvements. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and strong analytical skills. The company offers a competitive salary and a range of attractive benefits, including healthcare and a generous pension contribution.

Benefits

Performance-related bonus plan

Generous pension contribution

Life assurance

Healthcare Plan

At least 25 days holiday

Electric car scheme

Discounts at various stores

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of accounting principles and ledger management.
• Experience in reconciliations, financial reporting, and analysis.
• Ability to work independently and manage priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Supporting month-end expense ledger and cost allocations.
• Coordinating expense planning, forecasting, and authorization processes.
• Performing reconciliations and issuing expense reports.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving abilities

Advanced Excel skills

Financial modelling

Collaboration

Education

ACCA or CIMA qualification

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 (Team Manager) 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 improvements across processes. You'll work closely with stakeholders to provide transparency, mitigate risk, and support business performance.

What you'll be doing

• Supporting month-end expense ledger and cost allocations for divisional reporting
• Coordinating expense planning, forecasting, and authorisation processes
• Managing general ledger periods and chart of accounts, ensuring timely month‑end close
• Performing reconciliations, journal calculations, and issuing expense reports
• Reviewing and updating financial controls, process documentation, and risk frameworks
• Building strong relationships with stakeholders to provide financial insight
• Delivering ad‑hoc analysis and supporting projects to improve processes
• Ensuring compliance with policies and treating customers fairly

Qualifications

• ACCA or CIMA qualification, or equivalent experience in an analytical finance role
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and ledger management
• Experience in reconciliations, financial reporting, and analysis
• Advanced skills in spreadsheets, PowerBI, and financial modelling
• Ability to work independently and manage priorities in a fast‑paced environment
• Excellent communication and influencing skills across all levels
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities with attention to detail
• Collaborative approach with a focus on continuous improvement

Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you.

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. 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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