Senior Finance Analyst

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VN-20633

Permanent

London

Competitive

10 December 2021

We're hiring a Senior Finance Analyst to support the Legal and General Retail Retirement (LGRR) Finance team on monitoring, analysis, reporting and challenge of the cost base, with a specific focus on Legal and General Retirement Solutions.

You'll support ownership and management of the divisional budget and forecast by providing financial analysis and help ensure the efficient and accurate transmission of financial data across the company.

  • Review and production of monthly analysis on the LGRR direct cost base and the provision of business commentary on current and projected direct expenses and FTE positions, highlighting trends and risks against Forecast and Budget. Work with the Finance Operations teams to ensure accuracy of the LGRR cost base.
  • Produce regular expense MI to support the business areas and feed into senior management meetings to aid decision-making and strategic planning in order to achieve business objectives.
  • Support the budgeting, forecasting and planning reporting cycles by the production of the forecast view of the expense base over the reporting period covered. Ensure accuracy and completeness of position by supporting the interaction and engagement with cost owners.
  • Support the Finance team in providing MI as required on financial position and outcomes.
  • Support the senior management team by undertaking ad-hoc analysis and projects, as required, to further develop the success of the division and raise personal profile.
  • Work with the finance team to support in the monitoring and management of the overall LGRR expense position. Reviewing costs that other divisions are allocating to LGRR, ensuring that LGRR receives the value for money service required at reasonable cost, managing this within the Unit cost reporting framework that is jointly reported.
  • Support  work to improve and provide oversight on improvement to existing financial processes and controls and drive the continuous development to ensure robust financial controls framework and risk management activities are in place

 

 

  • Knowledge in the use of Office software packages such as MS Excel and MS PowerPoint
  • Previous experience in retirement products and annuities useful
  • Effective, concise and professional communication and presentation skills.
  • Ability to build relationships and interact effectively at all levels.
  • Understanding of the monthly reporting cycles, with focus on monthly expenditure reporting and analysis processes, approach to planning and forecasting cycle and financial approval procedures/processes
  • Ability to plan and prioritize own workload to ensure deadlines are met, and highest impact work is focused on, regardless of individual preference.
  • Enthusiasm for seeking additional responsibilities
  • Fully Qualified Accountant - Desirable

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, 25 days’ holiday, private medical insurance, 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.

 

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

In L&G Retail Retirement (LGRR) our mission is to help as many customers as possible achieve financial security in retirement. Retirement is a sector that has seen huge changes in recent years due to Pension Freedoms and huge opportunities for growth with the rise of property wealth held by people aged 55 and above. Core, award-winning products include our pensions annuity, which offers customers a secure income that’s guaranteed for life, and our Lifetime Mortgage, which enables customers to supplement their income by releasing some of the equity locked up in their homes as tax-free cash.

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

In L&G Retail Retirement (LGRR) our mission is to help as many customers as possible achieve financial security in retirement. Retirement is a sector that has seen huge changes in recent years due to Pension Freedoms and huge opportunities for growth with the rise of property wealth held by people aged 55 and above. Core, award-winning products include our pensions annuity, which offers customers a secure income that’s guaranteed for life, and our Lifetime Mortgage, which enables customers to supplement their income by releasing some of the equity locked up in their homes as tax-free cash.

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.