Senior Finance & Data Analyst (12-Month FTC)

We’re recruiting for a Senior Finance & Data Analyst to join us on a 12-Month FTC basis. In this role, you will work closely with and support the Group Functional Business areas, Group Finance, Group COO and other key stakeholders, to ensure robust reporting and understanding of the Group cost base to enable informed business decisions.

This role has a strong focus on continuous improvement for financial reporting processes, working with various data sources to deliver streamlined outputs and improve current processes. This will include proactive use of your analytical skills and experience, drawing on your ability to use Excel, Power BI and other Technology Business Management tools to streamline reporting processes, better analyse the cost base and articulate the impact of the business decisions on the finances. Your outputs will directly support the role of the Senior Finance Business Partner.

You will help to ensure that month end and forecasting reporting is accurate, timely and appropriately reflects risks and opportunities within the relevant business area. You will also ensure the financial outputs are aligned with business expectations with reasons for variances clearly explained and agreed with the relevant functional lead.

To be successful in the role, you will need to have a passion for data and analysis, a natural ability to challenge and improve processes and an ability to clearly and confidently communicate with a broad range of stakeholders. You will also bring experience of prioritising outputs and delivering to plan within a fast-paced environment.

What you’ll be doing:

• Identifying weaknesses and areas for improvement in current process and participating to implement enhancements with the various teams, delivering value insights for stakeholders and reducing the resource overhead required to deliver reporting outputs.
• Conducting FP&A reporting, including taking a leading role in rolling monthly and quarterly forecasting processes and annual planning within your functional areas. Assisting in planning processes with each pillar within the function to ensure financial reporting is in line with expectations and that numbers and movements are clearly understood.
• Leading the month-end process for your functional areas to ensure that all costs are correctly reflected in the financials, and corrective journals are posted pre-close. Narrating the monthly position to the Senior Finance Business Partner and supporting other reporting outputs.
• Maintaining and monitoring robust accounting standards, policies and financial controls to ensure compliance with Group Standards, statutory requirements and the control framework. Ensuring all processes and financial transactions are compliant with internal and external audit requirements.
• Leading on monthly reporting analysis and ad hoc analysis using tools such as Excel, Power BI (including building Power BI models) and other tools to provide the transparency required to enable decision making by the Leadership team. Proactively identifying areas requiring additional analysis and producing outputs ready for senior use across the organisation.
• Working closely with cost centre owners and other stakeholders to ensure costs are appropriately captured in financial plans for the teams you have responsibility for.
• Supporting transformation workstreams for your functions, acting as a key enabler and critical friend to emergent plans.

Qualifications:

• Part Qualified Accountant or Qualified (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) with commercial experience (preferable).
• Excellent Excel skills with the ability to summarise analysis using charts and infographics.
• Experience of building Power BI models or other BI platforms such as Apptio.
• Continuous improvement mindset – proactive and keen to find more efficient ways of working and see initiatives through to delivery.
• Highly numerate with strong analytical skills; previous experience in analytical roles.
• Experience of financial reporting process improvement.
• Personable with good communication skills, including experience of clear briefing to senior stakeholders.
• Excellent attention to detail, organisation and time management skills.

Benefits:

• 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).
• Discounts on products and at partner stores.
• Offices designed to support collaboration and wellbeing.

Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor. We safeguard people’s financial futures and strive to build a better society while supporting customers and shareholders.