Senior Finance Manager – LGAS Reporting Team

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 aSenior Finance Manager to join our Reporting Team

You’ll play a key part in delivering high‑quality, timely and accurate financial reporting. You’ll work closely with actuarial, risk, audit and wider finance colleagues, strengthening financial controls and helping senior leaders make informed decisions. If you enjoy leading teams, improving processes, and working in a fast‑paced environment, this could be the ideal opportunity for you.

• Leading IFRS
  17 and internal reporting activity across LGAS
• Managing period‑end close including balance sheet, P&L and disclosures
• Overseeing and enhancing financial controls and governance
• Coaching and developing a small reporting team
• Partnering with actuarial, risk, audit and group reporting teams
• Interpreting actuarial and financial data to create clear insights
• Driving process, data and reporting improvements
• Supporting major finance change initiatives

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent)
• Strong financial reporting experience within a life insurer
• Solid IFRS
  17 expertise
• Experience leading or mentoring others (formal or informal)
• Ability to translate complex data into clear insights
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Experience with financial controls and governance
• Interest in systems change or finance transformation

• 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 work spaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart

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.