Accountabilities / Responsibilities
- Work collaboratively with colleagues and take personal accountability to maintain and enhance controls you are responsible for, to support improvement of the overall control environment, customers outcomes and a reduction in M&G plc's operational risk.
- Provide support to the Finance Business partners.
- Production of financial papers and business line reporting for presentation at business review meetings including insightful commentary.
- Provide analysis, insight and understanding of the profitability drivers of the P&L.
- Proactively find synergies through consistent reporting across business areas and with segmental and group reporting.
- Work closely with Finance colleagues to understand costs and revenues and analyse these against comparatives.
- Build an understanding of the business areas supported and ensure that information sharing and best practice is embedded across the team.
Key Stakeholder Management
Internal
Finance : Asset Management business partner teamAsset Management CFO and teamPlanning & Forecasting teamCost Reporting teamAsset Management Income teamAsset Management Distribution and Investment teams, especially Distribution Management OfficeTechnology (finance systems)External
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Knowledge, Skills, Experience & Educational Qualification
Knowledge, skills and experience :
Confidence & excellent communicationExcellent communication skills both written and verbal.Able to liaise effectively with personnel at all levels and build strong relationships across the business.Very strong analytical and problem solving skills with a good track record of process improvement. Able to question and understand complex financial data, and demonstrate experience in presenting analysis in a succinct manner and appropriate format.Being organised, drive delivery and able to work effectively under pressure and to tight deadlines.Strong spreadsheet skills. Highly numerate, logical and capable of lateral thinking.Experience with Oracle / SmartView and / or other Finance reporting systemsAn ability to operate at both a detailed and high (bigger picture) levelA strong interest in and / or experience of asset managementEducational Qualification :
Graduate in any disciplineQualified accountant, or part-qualified accountant with significant experienceM&G Behaviours relevant to all roles :
Tell it like it is : Respectfully speaking up to create better ways forward- both direct and empathetic
Own it now : Putting your name on things with confidence to drive progress and result quickly
Move it Forward Together : Forming cross- functional teams to seize the right opportunities and solve real problems
We live by four behaviours at M&G Global Services and we ask all our employees to :
Inspire Others - Support and encourage each other, creating an environment where everyone can contribute and succeedEmbrace Change - Be open to change, willing to be challenged and able to adapt quickly and imaginatively to new ideasDeliver Results - Focus on outcomes, set high standards and deliver with energy and determinationKeep it Simple - Cut through complexity and bureaucracy, be clear and decisive and never overcomplicate things