Consolidation Accountant (cover)

Our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. With a heritage dating back more than 175 years, we have a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions. 

Our two distinct operating segments, Asset Management and Life, work together to provide access to balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions.

Through 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

Close Date: 20th November 2025

What we offer:

At M&G, we’re committed to helping you thrive and supporting your wellbeing, both at work and beyond. Our benefits are designed to help you balance your professional and personal life, while planning confidently for your future. Our UK benefits include:

• As a savings and Investments firm we are proud to offer a valuable pension scheme of 18%, with 13% made up of Employer Contributions and 5% Employee Contributions. We also offer Share Save and our Share Incentive Plan, together with access to financial wellbeing and support services - to help give you real confidence to put your money to work.

• Enjoy 38 days annual leave including bank holidays, with the opportunity to purchase up to 5 extra days and additional flexibility through our Time Off When You Need It policy – to balance your work and personal commitments.  

• Our market leading Inspiring Families policy includes comprehensive support and paid parental leave covering maternity, adoption, surrogacy, and paternity leave - as supporting families is a core aspect of our inclusive culture.

• Health & Protection cover including Private Healthcare, Critical Illness cover and Life Assurance for you, with family options - for peace of mind.

To explore more about life at M&G and our full benefits offering, visit Life at M&G

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G, 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. 

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