Contract
Senior Finance Manager
Posted on 5/12/2026
Legal & General
5,001-10,000 employees
Insurance, pensions, and asset management provider
No salary listed
Brighton, UK
Hybrid
Hybrid role requiring 2–3 on-site days per week at London or Hove offices.
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- A qualified accountant with strong technical accounting experience in a complex environment
- Experience delivering and reviewing financial accounting and reporting outputs to deadlines
- Confidence working with finance data, systems or reporting platforms
- A strong understanding of financial controls, governance and audit interaction
- The ability to manage multiple priorities and coordinate across different teams
- Clear communication skills with the confidence to provide constructive challenge
- A collaborative mindset with a flexible and adaptable approach to change
- Experience within insurance, retirement, asset management or a similar regulated environment is welcomed
- Planning, coordinating and delivering core financial accounting and reporting activity
- Providing senior review, challenge and guidance across reconciliations, estimates, controls and reporting outputs
- Managing day‑to‑day finance activity to ensure accurate, timely and high‑quality financial information
- Overseeing the Finance Data Delivery Solution and setting priorities for finance data outputs
- Coordinating and managing outsourced data engineers and finance data delivery activity
- Supporting finance change initiatives by assessing impacts and contributing to testing and implementation
- Working closely with stakeholders across Finance, Actuarial, Data, Systems and Risk teams
- Promoting strong controls, governance and fair customer outcomes across finance activity
Legal & General provides financial services including insurance, retirement products, and investment management to over ten million customers globally. The company manages over £1.1 trillion in assets by directing capital into diverse areas like real estate, clean energy, and infrastructure to generate returns for pension and savings holders. It distinguishes itself through a commitment to "inclusive capitalism," which prioritizes social and environmental outcomes alongside financial profit. The company's goal is to deliver steady shareholder value while supporting urban regeneration and net-zero climate targets through long-term investments.
Company Size
5,001-10,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Founded
1836
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- PRT market growth enables £93bn annuity portfolio expansion beyond 2026.
- NTR Fund III's Fair Oaks 75.4MW solar-BESS targets 2028 operations with CfD revenues.
- Tokenized £50B liquidity funds on Calastone accelerate settlement for digital investors.
What critics are saying
- PRT margins compress as PIC and Rothesay scale, hitting 15-20% returns by 2027.
- French regulators delay Blue acquisition past Q3 2026, blocking Paris expansion.
- FCA Q3 2026 guidance mandates delisting of tokenized funds, erasing efficiencies.
What makes Legal & General unique
- LGIM manages £1.1 trillion AUM, leading in institutional retirement and private markets.
- Institutional Retirement wrote £11.8bn PRT in 2025, including £4.6bn Ford buy-in.
- LDIF acquired majority stake in French cloud operator Blue on April 22, 2026.
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Company News
Simmons & Simmons advises L&G on acquisition of cloud operator Blue. The firm has advised Legal & General (L&G) on acquiring a majority stake in Blue from Quilvest Capital Partners. 22 April 2026 International law firm Simmons & Simmons has advised global investor and asset manager Legal & General (L&G) on its agreement to acquire a majority stake in Blue, a leading French sovereign local cloud operator, from Quilvest Capital Partners and other shareholders. The transaction is being executed through the L&G Digital Infrastructure Fund (LDIF) and is subject to regulatory and foreign investment control approvals. Founded in 2005, Blue operates its own infrastructure and two data centres in Rennes and Nantes, providing an integrated end-to-end offering across private networks, unified communications, sovereign cloud, desktop management and cybersecurity. The acquisition forms part of L&G's ongoing Private Markets growth strategy, and reflects its commitment to expanding further into global markets as the first continental European acquisition for LDIF. The deal underlines Simmons & Simmons' focus on supporting asset managers on complex cross-border investments in digital infrastructure, combining market-leading transactional capability with deep sector expertise across Europe. The cross-border Simmons & Simmons team advising L&G was led by UK Corporate Partner Raghav Ghai and French Corporate Partners Arnaud Félix and Isabelle Meyrier with support from Partners Ombline Ancelin (Antitrust and FDI, Paris), Waltter Kulvik (Digital Infrastructure, London) and Mary Serhal (Banking and Finance, Paris). Commenting on the transaction, Raghav Ghai said: "This investment is a strong example of how international capital can support the next phase of growth for critical digital infrastructure platforms in Europe. We are pleased to have brought together our cross-border team and digital infrastructure expertise to support L&G and LDIF on this milestone acquisition." Sign up to get the latest legal know-how delivered straight to your inbox.
Miles joins HLPartnership as recruitment manager. March 26, 2026 HLPartnership, the mortgage and protection network, has appointed Toby Miles as recruitment manager, joining the business from Legal & General after eight-and-a-half years with the firm. Miles (pictured) most recently worked as key relationship manager within Legal & General (L&G) Mortgage Club, where he was responsible for strategic relationships with key intermediary partners. Before that, he was a telephone relationship manager for the mortgage club, supporting directly authorised brokers and helping them grow and scale their businesses. Earlier in his career, he worked within L&G's group protection division across customer service and sales roles. At HLPartnership, Miles will work with firms exploring their next stage of growth, helping them understand the strength of the network's proposition and the support available as part of the network. Tom Barnett, sales and recruitment director at HLPartnership, said: "Toby brings strong experience of working with intermediary firms and a clear understanding of what businesses are looking for from a network. He has a strong background in relationship management and adviser support, and he will play an important role in demonstrating the strength of the HLPartnership proposition and the opportunities available to firms considering joining the network." In January, the firm appointed Matthew Creswell as a senior recruitment manager to further strengthen its recruitment capability as the network targets adviser growth.
L&G acquires Southampton PBSA Asset for £43 million. * Brookfield Asset Management has sold the 245-bed Stanley Studios PBSA in Southampton to Legal & General Student Living for £43 million, marking a significant transaction in the city's student housing market. * The purpose-built student accommodation, operated by Prestige Student Living and opened for the 2021/22 academic year, offers premium amenities including a private lounge, study room, cinema, gym, and is located a 13-minute walk from the University of Southampton. * Legal & General has expanded its PBSA portfolio to nearly £400 million over two years, focusing on well-located assets in cities with growing student populations aligned with university expansion plans. Original article: - Advertisement -
Legal & General Surveying Services appoints Sexton to lead revamped senior team. March 26, 2026 Legal & General (L&G) Surveying Services has refreshed and expanded its senior leadership team, with industry veteran Richard Sexton at the helm. Sexton has been appointed managing director, joining from Houzecheck, where he was commercial director for around a year. Before this, he was working at E.surv. Sexton will continue to work with Houzecheck in an advisory role. Graham Sloan has been appointed as surveying director. He spent nearly a decade in the Royal Navy as a warfare officer before he joined CBRE as a chartered surveyor. Sloan then joined L&G Investment Management in 2014 as an asset manager, before going on to work at Lloyds Banking Group, OSB Group and Santander in valuer and surveying roles. Rebecca Freeman, founder of Women in Residential Surveying, has been appointed risk director after 22 years at Countrywide Surveying Services. Paula Matthews has been made strategic relationship director, and she has worked with Legal & General Surveying Services since 2017. Jamie Elliot has been appointed chief operating officer, after working with the business for seven years as finance director. Jodie White has been appointed as service delivery director, after working for the business for over 20 years, including as head of product and transformation. Sexton (pictured) said: "Legal & General Surveying Services is an established brand with strong in-house expertise. It has a team of knowledgeable and skilled surveyors who deliver quality work and are experienced valuing complex properties for buy-to-let portfolios, houses in multiple occupation and the like. They are already backed by strong data, audit and tech teams. "Legal & General Surveying Services' Property Decision Engine, for instance, is first class - speeding up the process for borrowers and reducing costs for lenders. Now, with a new senior leadership team combining decades of experience across the property and surveying sectors, we plan to expand the business and unleash its potential. This marks a new chapter for Legal & General Surveying Services."
Luxury student accommodation sold for £43m in Southampton. A luxury student accommodation block in Southampton has been sold for £43 million. Stanley Studios, on Portswood Road, was sold for £43 million by Savills, on behalf of a Brookfield Asset Management private real estate fund, to Legal & General Student Living Ltd. The property, which first opened for the 2021/22 academic year, is operated by Prestige Student Living and offers 245 beds, including 177 studio apartments and 68 two-bedroom units. The block is among the city's highest quality purpose-built student accommodation offerings (PBSA), featuring a cinema, gym, study room, a library, a games room, a private dining room, and a private lounge. Alistair Kemp, director at Savills Operational Capital Markets, said: "Southern Daily Echo is very pleased to have completed the successful sale of this asset. "Southampton's PBSA development pipeline remains notably limited, contributing to a strong demand profile for high-quality, well-located assets in the city. "The transaction reflects the continued appetite for premium student housing and demonstrates that well-designed, well-located schemes continue to perform strongly in the current market." Recommended reading: Located just north of the city centre and a 13-minute walk from the University of Southampton, Southampton Solent University is also only 2 miles from the accommodation. Savills described the accommodation, which includes studio and two-bedroom flats fitted with kitchens and en-suite bathrooms, as one of the city's most conveniently located purpose built student accommodation. The building features an onsite laundry room, bike storage, comprehensive CCTV coverage throughout the site and an onsite maintenance team. All utility bills for the property are also included in the rent, and contents insurance is included. Neil Dovey, head of annuity transactions, real estate at Legal & General, said: "Southern Daily Echo is delighted to add this asset to its portfolio, bringing its investment in the sector to just under £400m over the past 2 years. "We will continue to target those locations with strong property fundamentals where the student population is expected to increase in line with the growth plans of the main Universities in the City." Legal & General Student Living Ltd is part of Legal & General's wider asset management business.