Accounts Payable Administrator; FTC)

• Full-time
• Permanent/Regular or Fixed Term Contract/Temporary:
  Fixed Term Contract (UK and ROW) / Temporary (US)
• L&G Business Unit:
  Legal & General Group Functions
• L&G sub Business Unit: GROUP FINANCE
• Primary
  
  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, 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.

We’re recruiting for aAccounts Payable Administrator (9 months FTC) to join us. We’re offering a competitive base salary.

Would you like to build practical finance experience in a supportive and established Accounts Payable team?

We’re looking for an organised and accurate Accounts Payable Administrator to join our Group Finance function. You’ll help process supplier invoices and employee expenses, support supplier onboarding and make sure information is handled in line with our controls.

You do not need to be an Accounts Payable expert. We’ll provide training, so this could suit someone with strong administration or data-processing experience, a finance graduate, an apprentice, or someone looking to take their next step in finance.

The role is based in Cardiff, with hybrid working and office attendance on Mondays and Wednesdays.

What you’ll be doing:

• Processing supplier invoices, credit notes and employee expense claims accurately
• Checking information after input and resolving errors, holds and rejected items
• Setting up and amending supplier and employee records using agreed procedures
• Completing supplier vetting, due-diligence and supporting-document checks
• Producing reports relating to invoices, expenses and supplier records
• Preparing payment information in line with daily deadlines and controls
• Responding to supplier and colleague queries clearly and professionally
• Maintaining accurate, accessible and audit-ready records and procedures

Who we’re looking for:

• Experience of administration or data processing in a busy environment
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
• Strong attention to detail and a consistent approach to accuracy
• Ability to follow procedures and understand why appropriate controls matter
• Confidence organising work and meeting deadlines
• Clear and professional written and verbal communication
• Willingness to learn new systems and develop finance knowledge
• Accounts Payable, Oracle or wider finance experience would be useful but is not essential

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
• 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…