Laura Jolly Acma, Cgma, Cfa
About Laura Jolly Acma, Cgma, Cfa
Laura Jolly is the Head of Commercial Finance for Retirement Solutions at Legal & General, where she focuses on enhancing customer value through data-driven strategic decision-making. With a strong background in finance and analysis, she leads a team to improve commercial performance in retirement savings and decumulation products.
Work at Legal & General
Laura Jolly serves as the Head of Commercial Finance for Retirement Solutions at Legal & General. In this role, she focuses on optimizing the lifetime value of customers saving with the company through strategic investment decision-making. She oversees transformation and project spending, ensuring alignment with the organization's financial goals. Laura leads a team comprising business partners, management information analysts, and data specialists, all aimed at enhancing the commercial performance of retirement savings and decumulation products.
Education and Expertise
Laura Jolly has a strong educational background in mathematics and finance. She studied at the University of Warwick, earning a 2:1 BSc (Hons) in Mathematics from 2006 to 2009. She furthered her professional qualifications at The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, achieving ACMA and CGMA designations from 2010 to 2013. Her expertise includes long-term forecasting, with capabilities in creating weekly rolling forecasts and 10-15 year projections. She specializes in advanced financial tools such as Anaplan, Avantgard Integrity, and Sunguard Quantum for financial modeling and analysis.
Background
Laura Jolly's early education took place at Woodford County High School in Redbridge, where she completed her A levels in Mathematics, Further Mathematics, History, and Politics, achieving Grade A in all subjects from 1999 to 2006. Prior to her current role, she gained experience in the finance sector, working as a Treasury Accountant at Bupa from 2010 to 2014 and as a Client Services Assistant at 7city Learning for a brief period in 2010. She also completed a short internship at Kroll in 2008.
Professional Experience
Laura Jolly has accumulated significant experience in the finance industry. She worked at Bupa as a Treasury Accountant for four years, where she was involved in financial management and reporting. Her role at 7city Learning as a Client Services Assistant provided her with insights into client relations and service delivery. Additionally, her internship at Kroll offered her foundational experience in finance, contributing to her overall professional development.