We are recruiting for a Finance Analyst to ensure the delivery of a robust and proactive financial and management accounting service to all areas of the Insurance division, providing sound and effective operational finance management to support them in meeting their business and strategic objectives.

Management Information. Produce monthly and quarterly reports and management information packs for senior management meetings to aid decision-making and in order to achieve business cost targets. Produce adhoc analysis / slides in support of demonstrating how we are tracking to the overall Insurance cost targets.

Direct Expense Management. Month end – be accountable for month end process – posting journals , accruals  and checking overall accuracy for numbers to report. Yearly Annual Planning and Forecasting Exercise – Support the Finance Manager in delivering a robust Plan and Forecast with supporting schedule and analysis to fully explain rational for year on year movements. Manage the production, analysis and provision of supporting business commentary on current and projected direct expenses and FTE positions, highlighting trends and risks against Forecast and Budget. To assist the Finance Manager in challenging the business on expense matters, and ensure that appropriate controls are in place to eliminate excessive, wasteful or inappropriate spending by the business. To produce monthly expense schedules and provide suitable information to the Finance Manager for the monthly expense review meetings.

Allocated Expense Management. Produce VAM forms in conjunction with the business, ensuring allocations are reviewed and updated on a timely basis in accordance with directives from the VAM team. Assist the Finance Manager to challenge, where appropriate, allocations made to products to ensure fair and equitable cost sharing.

Business Partnering & Relationship Management. To work independently with managers and directors to help them understand financial perspectives, enabling the business to adopt a proactive and innovative role in financial and commercial matters, establishing a firm base for the successful future development and growth.

• Studying towards accounting qualification.
• Month End / Budgeting / Forecasting experience is essential.
• Advanced knowledge in the use of spreadsheets, databases and analysis tools.
• Ability to create and deliver clear and concise written or verbal report.
• Using logical argument and data, challenge peers and managers.

Whatever your role, we reward ability, performance and attitude with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Our employees have a wide range of benefits including a generous pension scheme, life assurance, 22 days’ (with potential to rise to 26 days) holiday, discretionary performance related bonuses, paid overtime, a variety of share schemes, discounts at both a huge range of high street stores and our own great products, your hard work will be rewarded when you join us.

For more information please contact Clare Williamson, Resourcing Lead - clare.williamson@landg.com.

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