Reporting development analyst 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.

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.

The role: M&G plc is a FTSE 100 company with an active asset manager and a well established life insurance company. This role is in the Group reporting function in finance supporting the processes around regular FTSE 100 reporting to the market and other regulatory reporting including the Annual Report and Accounts process.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the group financial reporting activity and process with a commercial mindset to ensure that M&G plc Group reporting meets regulatory obligations and strategic business objectives are achieved.
• Embed and continue to develop through improvement, the processes surrounding key financial reporting requirements supporting the wider Group reporting team. This includes facilitating meetings, capturing and monitoring actions, developing plans and drafting reporting instructions.
• Support production of Group Reporting documentation such as Audit Committee and Disclosure Committee papers.
• Support the external audit process and along with the rest of the process team, manage requests and deliverables.
• Respond to ad hoc requests relating to all aspects of the finance function using own initiative and in a timely manner.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships within M&G plc finance and the wider finance community.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and take personal accountability to maintain and enhance controls across the Group reporting team to support improvement of the overall control environment, customer outcomes and a reduction in M&G plc operational risk.

Key Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• A keen business analyst with relevant process experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong skills in MS Word and Powerpoint, an interest in AI tools and their use in reporting practices would also be beneficial.
• Ability to work under pressure with no compromises in quality.
• Self-starter, able to work under own initiative and as part of a team.
• Ability to prioritise and manage a varied workload ensuring that key deadlines are met.
• Ability to communicate effectively and influence effectively with productive, successful relationships with demanding stakeholders.
• Ability to manage tensions and conflicts to achieve outcomes that work for all parties.

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.
• 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.
• Health & Protection cover includes Private Healthcare, Critical Illness cover and Life Assurance for you, with additional family options.

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