Company Description
Helping over ten million people around the world manage their savings, retirement plans, and life insurance requires a talented and diverse team behind-the-scenes. It's up to us in Legal & General (L&G) Group Functions 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 L&G 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
As the Group Reporting Director, you will be responsible for leading the delivery of the Group's primary external financial and non-financial market disclosures, including the annual report and accounts, climate and nature report, and social impact report.
You'll ensure Legal & General maintains its strong reputation of providing market leading disclosures to stakeholders through fostering an environment of continuous improvement both in reporting processes and disclosures.
You will do this by heading the oversight and management of the Group's Financial Control Framework, ensuring that the Group maintains a robust control environment over financial reporting, and is compliant with the requirements of the UK Corporate Governance Code.
As an executive leader, you will have significant exposure to the Group CFO and divisional CFOs. You will have continuous interactions with Group's senior executives, auditors and engage with the PRA. You will also interact with the business units, FP&A team, treasury, tax and other Group functions, as well as the Group Audit Committee.
Your key responsibilities in this role will be:
Qualifications
We welcome applicants from a variety of backgrounds and experience, but you will need to demonstrate the following key skills to be considered:
Additional Information
We welcome candidates returning from a career break to apply for this role. Successful returner candidates will join the L&G Returner Programme and will be provided with transition support including a mentor, buddy and Career Returner Coaching Programme delivered by Career Returners.
Legal & General is a leading financial services organisation, named Britain's Most Admired Company in 2023, for the second year running. Rated top in our sector and top for inspirational leadership, we have a strong heritage and an exciting future.
We're one of the world's largest asset managers, homebuilders, pension providers and insurers, connecting to form a unique business model which drives value for our customers and society. And enabling our people to create impact through work that is meaningful and valued.
If you join us, you'll 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 strive to be open, mindful, and inclusive, so are always willing to discussing flexible working arrangements and reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs. It doesn't matter if you don't 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.
If you're open to find out more, we'd love to hear from you.