Senior Results Reporting Accountant at M&G Plc · Edinburgh

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.

Job Description

This role sits within Group Finance and plays a critical part in the integrity, consistency and communication of the Group’s key performance metrics. The Senior Results Reporting Accountant is responsible for providing deep subject matter expertise across Group reporting metrics, supporting robust results production, and ensuring clear, high‑quality explanations of performance to senior stakeholders and the external market. The role reports to the Head of Group Results and Analysis and interacts regularly with senior finance and business leaders.

Main Responsibilities

• Act as a subject matter expert on the methodology underpinning key Group performance metrics supported by a good technical understanding of IFRS 17, including:
  • Adjusted operating profit and Operating change in CSM
  • Capital Generation and Solvency II
  • AUMA and flows
• Support the quarterly production of Group results across all relevant metrics, ensuring accuracy, consistency and clear linkage between measures. This includes production of relevant results packs and analysis.
• Assist the Head of Group Results and Analysis in applying metric methodologies to new products, business segments and transactions, ensuring impacts are well understood and appropriately reflected in Group metrics.
• Develop a deep understanding of planning assumptions across all Group metrics that feed into forecasts and the outturn process, influencing and challenging inputs as necessary to improve alignment between forecasts and actuals.
• Draft narrative sections for semi‑annual business and financial reviews, and Q1 and Q3 trading updates, clearly explaining performance and movements in key metrics for market announcements.
• Act as a subject matter expert on assigned Group reporting metrics , confidently discussing methodology, assumptions and results with senior stakeholders.

Key Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Ability to develop in‑depth understanding of Group performance metrics and how they are used to manage the business.
• Good understanding of IFRS 17 and Solvency II reporting requirements and their application
• Experience supporting Group‑level results production and performance analysis.
• Ability to apply complex methodologies to new and evolving business activities.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data and explain outcomes clearly.
• Proven capability to produce high‑quality written narratives for external and senior internal audiences.

Suggested Essential Skills

• Accounting and regulatory expertise
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving
• Clear written and verbal communication
• Results reporting and performance analysis
• Influencing and stakeholder engagement
• Clear, concise written communication
• Judgement and attention to detail
• Ability to work across multiple priorities

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.

If you need assistance or an alternative means of applying for a role due to a disability or additional need, please let us know by contacting us at: careers@mandg.com