Accountant - LDI Billing

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VN-20051

Permanent

London or Cardiff

Competitive

19 August 2021

We're hiring an Accountant to support key revenue activities within the Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM) Finance function. You'll work closely with the Finance Manager and client teams to calculate revenue related activities across the Group.

 

 

  • Responsible for all components of income generated from assigned clients (primarily for Segregated LDI clients) and review of fee schedules.
  • Interpreting fee schedules and applying billing methodologies of derivative instruments.
  • Ensuring invoices are raised accurately in a timely manner and unpaid invoices are chased for settlement as appropriate.
  • Liaising with Client Relationship Managers to resolve billing issues and assisting with any client related queries and needs. This will include managing and communicating priorities and interpreting fee schedules.
  • Preparing invoices and reviewing invoices prepared by team members.
  • Liaising with the Business Partners and key stakeholders to understand any business changes to ensure the correct revenue is accounted for. This will include internal allocations to products, asset classes and channels
  • Liaising with external auditors when required.
  • Involved in month end processes, including sales invoicing for accuracy of revenues and accruals for unissued invoices. Ensuring the completeness of income end to end.
  • Ensuring that the team procedure manuals are kept up to date and accurately reflect current processes.
  • Ensuring that appropriate processes and systems are in place to provide support to areas so that customers are treated fairly in line with L&G policies.
  • Understanding IMA and reviewing IMA changes to ensure that they are in line  with Fee Template

 

 

  • Fully qualified accountant with an appropriate qualification for example ACA, ACCA or CIMA. Candidates who are deemed qualified by experience will be considered if they also have specific experience in the area of asset management billing and relevant accounting experience.
  • Knowledge of the LGIM business and its products
  • Experience with the application of key accounting principles including double entry bookkeeping and the concept of accruals is key to this role including designing and the application of controls and management accounting analysis. 
  • Good knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint and Word  
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Demonstrate a willingness to openly share views and findings with other team members and a desire to take an active role in team meetings and discussions with management.
  • The ability to cope with periods of high pressure is therefore a key skill for this role.
  • Ability to work independently to develop and enhance processes and to identify, investigate and resolve issues.
  • Strong numeracy skills and comfortability with key financial concepts with the ability to accurately handle volumes of financial data, manipulate the data for use in other financial or operational processes.

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, at least 25 days’ holiday (with potential to rise to 26 days), private medical insurance, performance related bonuses, 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.

About L&G

As a company, to be one of the world's largest Asset Managers, homebuilders, pension providers and insurances brands, we are diverse by our very nature. And we're a company that wants to use our diversity and influence to make society better in the long term - for everyone. To do this we need to be a company that welcomes everyone, where everyone can succeed. That means we're committed to building an inclusive culture in L&G where we can all perform at our best, no matter who we are, what we do or where we do it. So whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever your story, we'd love to hear from you.

About the business area

LGIM manages fixed income, equity, multi-asset, liability-driven investment, property and alternative solutions on behalf of its clients. Located across the globe, our clients include institutional pension funds, financial institutions, local authorities and sovereign wealth funds. In order to meet the complex and evolving investment needs of our clients, we focus on remaining at the forefront of investment product innovation and maintaining our reputation as experts across all asset classes.

Our commitment to Equal Opportunities

We’re an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender identity or age.

Does this opportunity excite you but you’re not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that ‘normal’ office hours aren’t possible given your personal circumstances? We’re aware that candidates, especially women, can be put off from applying for a job unless they tick every box, or candidates who are parents or have other caring responsibilities may not think they can achieve the flexibility they need. If this is you, we’re keen to connect; and whilst we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’ll try to find a practical solution. So why not apply?

 

How to find out more

If you’d like more information about this opportunity please contact Karima Zureiqi at karima.zureiqi@landg.com (LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karima-zureiqi/). Please note direct applications via email cannot be accepted for this role; only applications submitted through our careers website will be considered.

About L&G

As a company, to be one of the world's largest Asset Managers, homebuilders, pension providers and insurances brands, we are diverse by our very nature. And we're a company that wants to use our diversity and influence to make society better in the long term - for everyone. To do this we need to be a company that welcomes everyone, where everyone can succeed. That means we're committed to building an inclusive culture in L&G where we can all perform at our best, no matter who we are, what we do or where we do it. So whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever your story, we'd love to hear from you.

About the business area

LGIM manages fixed income, equity, multi-asset, liability-driven investment, property and alternative solutions on behalf of its clients. Located across the globe, our clients include institutional pension funds, financial institutions, local authorities and sovereign wealth funds. In order to meet the complex and evolving investment needs of our clients, we focus on remaining at the forefront of investment product innovation and maintaining our reputation as experts across all asset classes.

Our commitment to Equal Opportunities

We’re an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender identity or age.

Does this opportunity excite you but you’re not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that ‘normal’ office hours aren’t possible given your personal circumstances? We’re aware that candidates, especially women, can be put off from applying for a job unless they tick every box, or candidates who are parents or have other caring responsibilities may not think they can achieve the flexibility they need. If this is you, we’re keen to connect; and whilst we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’ll try to find a practical solution. So why not apply?

 

How to find out more

If you’d like more information about this opportunity please contact Karima Zureiqi at karima.zureiqi@landg.com (LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karima-zureiqi/). Please note direct applications via email cannot be accepted for this role; only applications submitted through our careers website will be considered.