Financial Data Modeller – Anaplan

Company Description

We are Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM), the asset-management arm of Legal & General Group. Our purpose is to create a better future through responsible investing. We strive to achieve this through a strong sense of partnership with our clients, working together to achieve positive long-term outcomes. We draw on industry-leading expertise to innovate constantly across public and private assets, index and active strategies. And we are a responsible investor, rising to the challenges of a rapidly changing world. 

We are truly international, present where our clients need us. Our teams around the world are highly dedicated, professional and collaborative and we draw strength from our diversity of talent. We are clear on what we stand for and our commitment to inclusivity anchors our behaviours. 

Job Description

Legal and General Investment Management’s Anaplan team are hiring for a new Financial Data Modeller to support the Financial Systems Development Manager in designing building and testing the current and new Anaplan Data Models.

The role will see you working as part of the Financial Planning and Analytics Function to support and plan LGIMs annual budget collaborating closely with internal financial experts and business leaders to adapt and update policy, provide monthly and quarterly forecasting and analysing channel profitability.

What you’ll be doing:

• Contributing to all aspects of Anaplan development including requirements gathering, design and build, UAT, governance and documentation
• Maintaining and developing current Anaplan infrastructure. Configuring and maintaining Anaplan lists, modules, dashboards, actions, and other model settings to meet business needs and prototyping new ideas and functionality to enhance current Anaplan models
• Building and developing Anaplan models from scratch and modify existing models, extending proof of concept and translating 2D spreadsheet models into Anaplan multi-dimensional models
• Liaising with Finance Managers (and other Anaplan users) in order to understand requirements and developing Anaplan models to meet these requirements
• Keeping up to speed with latest product releases on the Anaplan platform, working in line with Anaplan best practices to ensure that desirable functionality is adopted into the existing and future modelling capabilities
• Developing standard documentation for the applications, and provide support in maintenance and continuous improvements post model roll out
• Providing guidance to team members regarding technical configuration, testing processes, etc
• Training and assisting users on Anaplan on how to get the best from the system, as well as explaining the inner workings where necessary

Qualifications

Who we’re looking for:

• Experience with building and maintaining financial models
• Knowledge and experience in the use of planning, modelling or other data technologies to provide business solutions
• Experience with the Anaplan tools is beneficial
• Tableau, Alteryx, SQL or Equivalent is desired
• Knowledge or Experience in the financial services industry would be advantageous

Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer: 

• The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
• Generous pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Private medical insurance (permanent employees only)
• At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday
• Competitive family leave
• Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice
• There are the many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
• In 2023, some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart

Additional Information

Legal & General is a leading financial services group and major global investor, named Britain’s Most Admired Company in 2023, for the second year running. Rated top in our sector and top for inspirational leadership, we have a strong heritage and an exciting future.

We aim to build a better society for the long term by investing our customers’ money in things that make life better for everyone.

If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We strive to be open, mindful and inclusive, so are always willing to discussing flexible working arrangements and reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs.

If you’re open to find out more, we’d love to hear from you.