Finance Business Partner

Were recruiting for a Finance Business Partner to join our Institutional Retirement Finance team.

In this role you will work at the heart of a collaborative commercially focused Finance function who seamlessly partner with various stakeholders across the group to help drive meaningful business outcomes through high quality financial insight forecasting & planning activities and a deep understanding of financial performance.

If you want to play a key part in supporting the strategic decisionmaking of one of the UKs leading retirement businesses wed love to hear from you.

This role is a Hybrid working opportunity which will allow you to split your working week between your home and our London office to find a work- life balance that works for you.

What youll be doing:

• Supporting the delivery of monthly forecasts performance reporting and the annual strategic planning cycle across key financial metrics
• Developing and maintaining financial models and producing analysis to explain results project outcomes and assess different business scenarios
• Partnering with teams across Institutional Retirement Investments Risk and Group Finance to provide insight and influence decisionmaking
• Communicating financial results insights and projections clearly to stakeholders in both written and verbal formats
• Providing finance expertise into change initiatives projects and new business activity assessing financial impacts and priorities
• Identifying opportunities to enhance processes controls and modelling approaches to drive efficiency and accuracy
• Applying commercial awareness to understand business performance drivers risks and opportunities and support actions that optimise outcomes
• Ensuring alignment with governance controls and regulatory expectations contributing to accurate and auditable reporting

Qualifications :

Who were looking for:

• Qualified Actuary (FIA / FFA /equivalent) or Accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA / equivalent) with CFA Qualification also being advantageous
• A strong understanding of financial reporting concepts such as IFRS 17 (profit drivers CSM risk adjustment onerous contract identification discount rate calculation) IFRS 9 (classification and measurement of financial instruments) and Solvency II/Solvency UK (capital/liquidity concepts including Matching Adjustment in a bulk annuity or life insurance context)
• Experience in financial planning forecasting or business performance analysis within financial services or another complex environment
• Ability to build and use financial models with strong Excel skills and an interest in tools such as Power BI Power Query or Anaplan
• Clear and confident communication skills with the ability to translate technical analysis into meaningful insight for stakeholders
• A collaborative approach with the ability to build relationships and work effectively across teams
• Strong analytical thinking with the ability to interrogate data challenge assumptions and form wellreasoned recommendations
• Proactive problemsolving skills with confidence to work independently and exercise sound judgement

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
• 27 days holiday plus public holidays. Theres 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
• There are the many discounts we offer both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
• In 2023 some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart

Additional Information :

At L&G we believe its possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all. 

If you join us youll 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 doesnt matter if you dont 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. 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time