Job Description

As An accountant within the team you will have a wide variety of tasks including managing accounting processes and controls, consolidation tasks and regulatory reporting. You will have the opportunity to work independently as well as within in teams to support the delivery of quarterly reporting targets.

Key Work Level Accountabilities:

Experienced Colleague:

• Accountable for providing a quality service or product to customers and stakeholders, using skills/experience built through significant practical experience or training
• For team leaders, accountable for ensuring the team the role supports is delivering a quality service or product
• Works within established frameworks and procedures, with the freedom to interpret them to solve a range of problems
• Delivers outputs that are clearly defined, using discretion over how to achieve them
• Makes suggestions for improvements to the work of the team, based on previous experience and knowledge of similar situations

Key Responsibilities for this role:

• Producing and being accountable for the technical accuracy of financial information to support production of IFRS results and the statutory accounts, Solvency II results and QRTs or MI systems
• Carrying out accounting processes and controls to ensure the accurate production of information and document work performed to ensure appropriate audit trials are maintained.
• Providing guidance and ensuring appropriate accounting practices are adopted in the production of financial information
• Providing technical expertise to design technical solutions as part of change projects within Finance where required
• The role will sit in one of the Finance sub-functions and will contribute to the achievement of one or more of these outcomes in order to deliver the vision for Finance.

We live by four behaviors at M&G and we ask all our employees to:

• Inspire Others - Support and encourage each other, creating an environment where everyone can contribute and succeed
• Embrace Change - Be open to change, willing to be challenged and able to adapt quickly and imaginatively to new ideas
• Deliver Results - Focus on outcomes, set high standards and deliver with energy and determination
• Keep it Simple - Cut through complexity and bureaucracy, be clear and decisive and never overcomplicate things

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

ACCA, ACA & CIMA qualified. Previous experience with statutory accounts desirable but not essential. Ability to work to deadlines and priorities workload. High level of numeracy and literacy. Fully proficient with MS Excel & Word. Good team player. Ability to work on own initiative. Previous experience within Financial Services. A desire to learn. Flexible and adaptable.