Senior Finance Analyst

Location: Hybrid in Cardiff, United Kingdom

Company

Legal & General is a UK financial services group and global investor providing retirement, protection, insurance, pension and asset management solutions.

What you will do

• Support financial planning, forecasting and reporting activities.
• Prepare, review and explain financial data for stakeholders.
• Review data exceptions and support month-end activity related to assets under management and flows.
• Support monthly ANNR forecasting and distribution team data requests.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardise and automate finance processes.
• Collaborate with Data colleagues on automation projects, testing, implementation and reporting improvements.

Requirements

• Part-qualified accountant working towards ACCA, ACA, CIMA, CFA or equivalent, or demonstrable relevant finance experience.
• Experience in financial planning, analysis, reporting or management information.
• Strong analytical skills and confidence interpreting data, variances and key movements.
• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to accurate, well-controlled outputs.
• Clear communication skills and confidence working with Finance, business and technical stakeholders.
• Good Excel skills; interest in automation, process improvement and practical AI use in finance.

Nice to have

• Experience with Tableau, Power BI or similar reporting tools.
• Asset Management experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Annual performance-related bonus plan and share schemes.
• Generous pension contribution and life assurance.
• Healthcare plan for permanent employees.
• At least 25 days of holiday plus public holidays, with options to buy and sell holiday.
• Family leave, electric car salary-sacrifice scheme and employee discounts.
• Inclusive culture with flexible working options, including part-time work and job shares where possible.