Consolidation Accountant (9 month fixed term) in Edinburgh

At M&G, our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. With a heritage dating back more than 175 years, we have a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions. Our two distinct operating segments, Asset Management and Life, work together to provide access to balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions.

Through telling it like it is, owning it now and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent. We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and offer workplace adjustments to ensure you have the support you need to succeed in your role.

Role Summary: To provide temporary cover for family leave, an opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and detail-focused accountant to join the Group Consolidation team, a key team in the production of the Group’s financial reporting. The Head of Group Consolidation is looking for an individual who can fuse accounting, consolidation and systems knowledge to support the production of key reporting deliverables.

The ideal candidate will have the ability to quickly develop their knowledge of the Group’s consolidation systems and data structures so they can contribute to the wider team in the preparation of the quarterly consolidation of the IFRS results as well as the interim and annual reports in addition to other ad-hoc reporting outputs. Technical accounting ability, consolidation experience and an affinity for systems and data are ideal attributes.

Key Responsibilities for this role:

• Contribution to the Group’s IFRS quarterly consolidation, including review of business unit inputs, eliminations and consolidation adjustments
• Ownership of producing assigned elements of the Group’s consolidated primary statements and notes in the Interim and Annual Report and Accounts process
• Production of a number of other Group-level returns including for the Office of National Statistics
• Liaising with and supporting various other Finance reporting teams
• Supporting pre-period end set up through the production of the Group’s reporting timelines and instructions
• Liaising with the Group’s financial systems team on changes to the consolidation system
• Managing ongoing process enhancement activities including ensuring documentation is up to date

Key Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Qualified Accountant
• Knowledge, expertise and experience in IFRS reporting and considerations for group consolidation
• Experience of dealing with complex transactions and associated accounting
• Experience of business engagement with finance reporting systems and involvement in change management

Personal attributes/skills:

• Strong personal presence and resilience with the ability to take ownership of an end to end process
• Highly analytical and skilled problem solver, with a strong commercial mind-set, and the ability to distil complex ideas or problems into simple, effective plans and solutions
• Ability to communicate effectively and influence effectively with productive, successful relationships with demanding stakeholders
• Ability to assess, react quickly and decisively to problems, taking tough decisions where needed or escalating issues as appropriate

What we offer: We’re dedicated to supporting your wellbeing and helping you thrive, both at work and beyond. Our benefits are designed to help you balance your professional and personal life, and financially plan for the future. Our UK benefits include:

• A valuable pension scheme of up to 18% (13% made up of employer contributions and 5% employee contributions).
• Access to our Share Save and Share Incentive Plan, alongside financial wellbeing and support services to help give you real confidence to put your money to work.
• Enjoy 38 days annual leave (including bank holidays), with the opportunity to purchase up to five extra days. Our Time Off When You Need It policy gives you the flexibility - to balance work and personal commitments.
• Our market-leading Inspiring Families policy includes comprehensive support and paid parental leave covering maternity, adoption, surrogacy, and paternity leave - because supporting families is an important part of our inclusive culture.
• Health & Protection cover includes Private Healthcare, Critical Illness cover and Life Assurance for you, with additional family options - for peace of mind.

To explore more about life at M&G and our full benefits offering, visit Life at M&G. At M&G we strive to have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture, underpinned by our policies and employee-led networks that offer networking, support and development opportunities for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds – across gender, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation and more – including neurodivergent individuals, career returners and those with military service experience.

M&G is proud to be Level 3: Disability Confident Leader under the UK Government Disability Confident employer scheme, and we welcome applications from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions. If you would like to participate in the initiative, you will have the opportunity to indicate this on your application.

We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process. All candidates have the opportunity to request reasonable adjustments when applying. If you need any additional support at any stage, please contact us at: careers@mandg.com