Senior Finance Analyst

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 global asset management business provides our clients and partners with complex, responsible investment solutions, working internationally across public and private markets.

Who we are We are one of Europe’s largest asset managers and a major global investor across public and private markets.

Asset Management is a critical driver of our Group strategy. The business aims to work synergistically with our Institutional Retirement and Retail divisions to benefit our clients and customers, and deliver enhanced shareholder returns.  Our investment philosophy and processes are focused on creating value over the long term. We believe that incorporating financially material sustainability criteria, when relevant to our clients, can create value and drive positive change.

Job Description We’re recruiting for a Senior Finance Analyst to join us. We’re offering a competitive base salary. We’re looking for a Senior Finance Analyst to join our Real Assets Finance team. This is a great opportunity for a qualified or near-qualified finance professional who enjoys working with data, building insight and partnering with stakeholders across investment and finance teams.

You’ll support financial planning, forecasting, management information and financial control activity across Real Asset funds and balance sheet investments. The Real Assets business is evolving, so you’ll have the chance to build knowledge across areas such as real estate, infrastructure, venture capital and platforms, rather than being limited to one narrow sector

What you’ll be doing :

Preparing monthly management information, data tables and commentary

Carrying out financial analysis, reconciliations and data quality checks

Supporting planning, forecasting and the 5-year financial planning process

Reviewing asset and investment performance against forecast and underwriting expectations

Supporting the bi-annual asset valuation cycle

Monitoring liquidity requirements and supporting payment and documentation processes

Maintaining a strong financial control environment across reporting and data processes

Building relationships with finance, investment and business stakeholders

Who we’re looking for:

ACCA, ACA or CIMA qualified, ideally, although near-qualified candidates may be considered

Strong accounting, financial planning and analysis knowledge, including IFRSConfident Microsoft Excel skills, including experience with modelling and finance data Experience preparing high-quality financial analysis, reports or papers

Ability to work to tight deadlines while maintaining accuracy

Strong stakeholder management skills and a clear communication style

Financial services or asset management experience would be helpful but is not essential

Knowledge of Onestream, Anaplan or Tableau would be useful

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

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 many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online

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