Fund Finance & Control Manager in London

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 looking for a Fund Finance & Control Manager to play a key role in strengthening financial governance across our Real Assets and Private Markets portfolio. This is a leadership position focused on ensuring the integrity, accuracy, and robustness of financial information, while driving high standards of control, review, and continuous improvement. You’ll work closely with internal teams, external administrators, and auditors, acting as a trusted expert in technical accounting and financial control, and building a high-performing team environment.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading the financial control review framework across Real Assets entities, ensuring independence and consistency
• Reviewing and challenging financial information produced by third-party administrators
• Ensuring completeness, accuracy and compliance of outputs with accounting standards and internal policies
• Providing technical accounting oversight across complex transactions, judgements and structural events
• Partnering with auditors and internal stakeholders to support audits and governance processes
• Driving continuous improvement in control frameworks, processes and review methodologies
• Overseeing third-party service provider performance and supporting resolution of control issues
• Managing and developing a team of Financial Control Analysts, setting high standards for quality and performance

Who we’re looking for:

• Qualified accountant with strong technical accounting expertise, including IFRS
• Deep understanding of financial control environments, governance and audit processes
• Experience in Real Assets, Real Estate or Private Markets environments
• Proven background in financial control, audit or technical accounting roles
• Experience reviewing and challenging outputs from third-party administrators
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing or developing teams
• Confident decision-making and ability to apply sound technical judgement
• Collaborative approach with strong stakeholder management and a continuous improvement mindset

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
• We’re creating net-zero carbon workplaces by 2030 by investing in our sustainable, modern offices across the UK, all designed to bring people together and elevate the in-person experience

Additional Information

At L&G, we believe it's possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all. If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming, inclusive culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views, and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part-time, term-time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand, we accommodate requests when we can. It doesn’t matter if you don’t meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead, think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths, potential and connection to our purpose.