Senior Finance Manager

LegalAndGeneral; London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A major UK financial services group in London is seeking a Senior Finance Manager to provide top-tier financial support. Responsibilities include leading month-end activities, improving financial processes, and cross-functional collaboration. Ideal candidates are qualified accountants with strong communication skills and experience in high-growth environments. The role offers a comprehensive benefits package including performance-related bonuses, generous pension contributions, and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Performance-related bonus plan

Generous pension contributions

Life assurance

Healthcare plan

25+ days holiday

Flexible family leave policies

Electric car salary sacrifice scheme

Discounts on products and retail partners

Qualifications

• Qualified accountants with strong technical and commercial skills.
• Experienced in high-growth environments with process and control development.
• Collaborative team leaders with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Leading month-end activities and preparing management reports.
• Enhancing and maintaining profit and liquidity forecasting processes.
• Collaborating cross-functionally to provide financial challenge and commercial insight.

Skills

Qualified accountant

Strong technical skills

Collaborative team leader

Excellent communication skills

Strong IT skills

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Tableau

Job description

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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.

As part of the wider L&G Group, our heritage goes back over 180 years, with a solid reputation as a leading financial services provider. We are pioneering institutional investment into the housing sector, focusing on Shared Ownership and affordable rent markets, aiming to be the UK's leading private affordable housing provider, known for excellent service and quality homes.

Job Description

We are recruiting for a Senior Finance Manager to join us. We offer a competitive base salary.

You will support our Financial Controller in delivering top-tier financial support across the business.

Responsibilities include:

• Leading month-end activities and preparing management reports for Board and client presentations
• Enhancing and maintaining profit and liquidity forecasting processes
• Partnering with functional leads for insightful departmental reporting
• Collaborating cross-functionally to provide financial challenge and commercial insight
• Supporting transactional activity and integrating acquisitions into business-as-usual processes
• Automating finance reporting using Power BI or Microsoft Tableau
• Reviewing finance processes and controls for relevance and alignment
• Working with the Senior Management Accountant to maintain ledger and system integrity

Qualifications

Ideal candidates will be:

• Qualified accountants with strong technical and commercial skills
• Experienced in high-growth environments with process and control development
• Familiar with corporate, group, JV, and LLP accounting structures
• Capable of meeting Group deadlines within a large corporate setting
• Collaborative team leaders with excellent communication skills
• Energetic, motivated, and detail-oriented
• Strong IT and presentation skills
• Experience in property and real estate sectors preferred, social housing experience is not essential

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Participation in our annual performance-related bonus plan and share schemes
• Generous pension contributions
• Life assurance
• Healthcare plan (permanent employees)
• At least 25 days holiday plus public holidays, with holiday buy/sell options
• Flexible family leave policies
• Electric car salary sacrifice scheme (permanent employees)
• Discounts on products and retail partners
• Modern, wellbeing-focused workspace redesigns in 2023

Additional Information

At L&G, we believe in generating positive returns today while building a better future for all. We foster an inclusive culture with opportunities for collaboration across diverse backgrounds. Our leaders are committed to integrity, your development, and wellbeing. We support flexible working arrangements including part-time, term-time, and job shares, where feasible.

Don't worry if you don't meet every criterion—consider your strengths, potential, and how you connect to our purpose.

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