Finance Ledger Manager

Time left to apply End Date: March 14, 2025 (10 days left to apply)

Job requisition id R20056702

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Finance Ledger Manager

Permanent

Location: Edinburgh (We believe in the power of in-person collaboration, and our hybrid model requires colleagues to be in the office a minimum of 40% of their time)

Salary: A competitive salary from £41,680 – £52,100 depending on the experience you can bring

We’re driven by our commitment to helping the UK get ready for retirement. As part of this, we’re constantly developing new ways to simplify, improve and revolutionise how we help individuals, employers, advisers, our communities and the environment. That means we need the right kind of people on our team.

We help people live their best lives. We help them with the big stuff, for the moments that matter: Pensions, Savings, Investments. At Aegon, we strive in creating a diverse organisation that plays a meaningful role in driving greater equity, inclusion and belonging.

An opportunity has arisen for a Finance Ledger Manager to join our Finance Operations team on a permanent basis.

As Finance Ledger Manager, you will lead, manage, coach & mentor a team within our Financial Operations Department ensuring resources are adequately managed to facilitate the day-to-day activities.

You will be responsible for the controls, integrity, and monthly review and sign-off of financial data within the ledgers for the ledger reporting. You will ensure that daily liquidity funding from trades is accurate and any breaches are recorded in line with the process.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

1. Lead the partnership with key stakeholders to reduce financial risks & exposures in relation to key processes.
2. Continually review and improve processes and controls to increase efficiency and mitigate risks.
3. Manage a team to deliver quality financial data, working to tight deadlines.
4. Lead in the oversight of key relationships with our auditors and our third-party administrator.

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

1. Excellent knowledge of Financial Services accounting and Finance environment, including pensions & investment, and banking.
2. Strong stakeholder management skills, both internally and externally.
3. Excellent knowledge of general ledger and technical accounting.
4. Experience of bank and control account reconciliations, over multi-currencies.
5. A growth mindset and passion for identifying and enacting continuous improvement.
6. Proven experience in managing a direct team.

It is also desirable but not essential to have:

An accounting qualification or working towards ACCA/CIMA.

What’s in it for you?

A non-contributory pension between 8%-12%.

A discretionary bonus, depending on personal and company performance.

34 days leave per year (including bank holidays, pro-rated for part-time).

We also offer private medical cover, life assurance, critical illness cover, enhanced parental leave and a variety of lifestyle benefits to help our employees live their best lives, including retail discount vouchers, cycle2work scheme, subsidised restaurant and online GP appointments.

Sound good? You know what to do… click the “Apply” button and see where it can take you.

The legal bits:

We’ll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. If we offer you a job and you accept, there are some checks we need to complete before you can start with us. This will include a credit and criminal record check, as well as providing satisfactory references.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their age, disability, race, religion/belief, gender, sexual orientation or gender identity.

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