Consolidation Accountant

At M&G, our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put your money to work. With a heritage dating back more than 175 years, we have a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions. Our two distinct operating segments, Asset Management and Life, work together to provide access to balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions.

Through telling it like it is, owning it now and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent. We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and offer workplace adjustments to ensure you have the support you need to succeed in your role.

To provide temporary cover for family leave, an opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and detail-focused accountant to join the Group Consolidation team, a key team in the production of the Group’s financial reporting. The Head of Group Consolidation is looking for an individual who can fuse accounting, consolidation and systems knowledge to support the production of key reporting deliverables. The ideal candidate will have the ability to quickly develop their knowledge of the Group’s consolidation systems and data structures so they can contribute to the wider team in the preparation of the quarterly consolidation of the IFRS results as well as the interim and annual reports in addition to other ad-hoc reporting outputs.

Technical accounting ability, consolidation experience and an affinity for systems and data are ideal attributes.

• Contribution to the Group’s IFRS quarterly consolidation, including review of business unit inputs, eliminations and consolidation adjustments
• Ownership of producing assigned elements of the Group’s consolidated primary statements and notes in the Interim and Annual Report and Accounts process
• Production of a number of other Group-level returns including for the Office of National Statistics
• Liaising with and supporting various other Finance reporting teams
• Supporting pre-period end set up through the production of the Group’s reporting timelines and instructions
• Liaising with the Group’s financial systems team on changes to the consolidation system
• Managing ongoing process enhancement activities including ensuring documentation is up to date

• Qualified Accountant
• Knowledge, expertise and experience in IFRS reporting and considerations for group consolidation
• Experience of dealing with complex transactions and associated accounting
• Experience of business engagement with finance reporting systems and involvement in change management

• Strong personal presence and resilience with the ability to take ownership of an end to end process
• Highly analytical and skilled problem solver, with a strong commercial mind-set, and the ability to distil complex ideas or problems into simple, effective plans and solutions
• Ability to communicate effectively and influence effectively with productive, successful relationships with demanding stakeholders
• Ability to assess, react quickly and decisively to problems, taking tough decisions where needed or escalating issues as appropriate

We’re dedicated to supporting your wellbeing and helping you thrive, both at work and beyond. Our benefits are designed to help you balance your professional and personal life, and financially plan for the future. Our UK benefits include:

• A valuable pension scheme of up to 18% (13% made up of employer contributions and 5% employee contributions).
• Access to our Share Save and Share Incentive Plan, alongside financial wellbeing and support services to help…