At M&G our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. As an international savings and investments business with roots stretching back more than 170 years, we offer a range of financial products and services through Asset Management, Life and Wealth. All three operating segments work together to deliver attractive financial outcomes for our clients, and superior shareholder returns.

Through our behaviours of telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.

We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.

To provide temporary cover for family leave, an opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and detail-focused accountant to join the Group Consolidation team, a key team in the production of the Group’s financial reporting. The Head of Group Consolidation is looking for an individual who can fuse accounting, consolidation and systems knowledge to support the production of key reporting deliverables.

The ideal candidate will have the ability to quickly develop their knowledge of the Group’s consolidation systems and data structures so they can contribute to the wider team in the preparation of the quarterly consolidation of the IFRS results as well as the interim and annual reports in addition to other ad-hoc reporting outputs. Technical accounting ability, consolidation experience, and an affinity for systems and data are ideal attributes.

Key Responsibilities for this role:

• Contribution to the Group’s IFRS quarterly consolidation, including review of business unit inputs, eliminations and consolidation adjustments
• Ownership of producing assigned elements of the Group’s consolidated primary statements and notes in the Interim and Annual Report and Accounts process
• Production of a number of other Group-level returns including for the Office of National Statistics
• Liaising with and supporting various other Finance reporting teams
• Supporting pre-period end set up through the production of the Group’s reporting timelines and instructions
• Liaising with the Group’s financial systems team on changes to the consolidation system
• Managing ongoing process enhancement activities including ensuring documentation is up to date

Key Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Qualified Accountant
• Knowledge, expertise and experience in IFRS reporting and considerations for group consolidation
• Experience of dealing with complex transactions and associated accounting
• Experience of business engagement with finance reporting systems and involvement in change management

Personal attributes/skills:

• Strong personal presence and resilience with the ability to take ownership of an end to end process
• Highly analytical and skilled problem solver, with a strong commercial mind-set, and the ability to distil complex ideas or problems into simple, effective plans and solutions
• Ability to communicate effectively and influence effectively with productive, successful relationships with demanding stakeholders
• Ability to assess, react quickly and decisively to problems, taking tough decisions where needed or escalating issues as appropriate

Experience Level: Experienced Colleague

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G plc, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or long term condition, we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.

M&G is also proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, and we welcome applications from candidates with long-term health conditions, disabilities, or neuro-divergent conditions. Being a Disability Confident Leader means that candidates who meet the minimum criteria of a job, will be offered an interview if they 'opt in' to the scheme when applying.

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