Company Description

Helping over ten million people around the world manage their savings, retirement plans and life insurance requires a lot of people behind-the-scenes. 

It’s up to us in L&G Group functions – which includes our tech and digital teams, Group Finance, HR, Risk and Corporate Comms to provide the essential support services that all areas of the business need, here in the UK and overseas. 

Simply put, we enable everyone at Legal & General to do what they do best. That means we’re helping to improve our customers’ lives, and contributing to the success of the business every day.

Job Description

We have a fantastic opportunity for an Actuary to join our growing Financial Control team as a Financial Control Actuarial Manager.

In this role you will be responsible for supporting the Financial Control Lead and Senior Managers in ensuring that the Financial Control Framework is operating effectively and efficiently across the Annual Reporting Cycle.

You will operate as an “actuarial control expert” and will support with the review of significant models (as appropriate) in order to provide assurance to the Group Model and Financial Control Committee, this will include providing relevant MI for the committee around our Financial Control Framework, EUCs and Models.

You will also play a key role in reviewing and assessing wider actuarial processes across the Group and ensuring that appropriate controls are implemented, this will include engaging with various stakeholders from across the business to facilitate a smooth delivery and ensure that appropriate support and training around these controls has been delivered.

This is a hybrid working opportunity based from our Central Cardiff Offices, which will allow you to work flexibly between your home and the office to find a work/life balance that works for you.

Qualifications

• A Nearly Qualified/Qualified Actuary (or equivalent demonstrable experience)
• Demonstrable IFRS17 and Audit experience.
• A broad understanding of the Legal & General Group and its products.
• Strong understanding of actuarial processes for protection and retirement businesses.
• Experience of financial reporting risk and control frameworks is preferable, but not a key requirement.
• Strong conceptual and practical understanding of the risks and processes associated with insurance and asset management businesses.
• Ability to critically challenge technical requirements and to think outside the box to find innovative, practical and commercial solutions to problems.
• Highly persuasive on technical matters through written and verbal communications.

Additional Information

• Competitive Salary
• Holiday Allowance – 27 days plus all UK bank holidays
• Pension Contribution – L&G match any personal contributions up to 5% and provide a further contribution of 5% per month
• Life Insurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• Income Protection
• As well as access to a host of further Optional Benefits upon joining L&G

The brand with the brolly is choosing today to change tomorrow.

Since 1836, we’ve grown to become one of the world's largest asset managers, homebuilders, pension providers and insurance brands. 

We’re all here to improve the lives of our customers, build a better society for the long term, and create value for our shareholders - helping to shape a better future for society and the planet.

We need people who share our ambitions, agility and entrepreneurial spirit to help us do it.

At L&G, you’ll find a balance that helps you be your best. Empowered by hybrid working, we’re supported by technology and workplaces that enable us to work effectively wherever we are. We come together in offices to collaborate and connect, and use time at home for individual, focused activities. And, when we achieve great things, we celebrate our success and reward strong performance.

Today, there’s over 10,000 of us, working towards our mission, with plenty of opportunities to grow your career as we grow L&G. Will you join us?

Great minds don’t have to think alike, so we welcome voices from all backgrounds. Bringing together people with different life experiences helps us build empathy with our customers and drive innovation.

We don’t just talk about it, we actively promote diversity and equitable opportunities for all. That means our employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or protected veteran status. In fact, we embrace every dimension of diversity to reflect the customers and communities we serve.

We think it’s important to create an inclusive environment where we can all belong, contribute and drive progress, where you can develop and grow, and be empowered. We want you to use your voice to help us build a better tomorrow.

We all work differently, and have different needs, which is why. we’re always open to discussing flexible working arrangements. Likewise, we’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs during our recruiting process.

So whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever your story, we'd love to hear from you.