FP&A Analyst - Hybrid or remote from UK

Role overview

Join our small and dynamic finance team in a pivotal role as an Insurance Finance Specialist. This role offers a unique opportunity to engage in a diverse range of finance activities, providing exposure to various aspects of financial reporting and operations for our UK Office.

Become an integral part of our growing team as an FP&A Analyst, contributing your expertise in the insurance space. This role is an exciting opportunity for a finance professional with post-qualification experience to make a significant impact in FP&A functions within a dynamic environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Monthly Management Information Analysis:
  • Utilize monthly management information for forecasting, scenario testing, and modeling.
  • Monitor performance, conduct underwriting and expense analysis, and contribute to strategic projects.
• Tool Development and Process Enhancement: support the development of tools, particularly Anaplan, and establish standards and processes for scalability and efficiency in FP&A.
• Cash Flow Forecasting: apply experience in cash flow forecasting, particularly in a bordereaux-driven business.
• Variance Analysis and Improvement Opportunities:
  • Identify and research variances to forecast, budget, and prior-year expenses.
  • Proactively identify opportunities for improvement.
• Finance Support: provide FP&A finance support to accounting and business partner teams related to premium production, planning, reporting, and metrics.
• Dashboard Development: build out dashboards to support the CFO and enhance financial reporting capabilities.
• Challenge and Support Commercial Teams: provide the right challenge and support to the commercial teams for monthly forecasts and longer-term projections.
• Process Documentation: document processes to minimize key person dependencies and enable cross-skilling within the team.
• Business Performance Management: apply experience in business performance management disciplines, including planning, budgeting, forecasting, balanced business scorecards, and KPI reporting.
• Financial Modeling and Analysis: demonstrate strong numeracy skills with financial modeling capability, particularly in Microsoft applications (Excel, VBA, PowerPoint).

Requirements

Qualifications and Skills:

• Post-qualification experience within the insurance space.
• Strong knowledge of Insurance Products (GI/non-life) from an FP&A perspective.
• Experience with Anaplan is a significant plus.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft applications, especially Excel.
• Previous experience in building dashboards for CFO (FP&A perspective) is a nice-to-have.

Soft Skills:

• Comfortable with change, uncertainty, agility, and flexibility.
• Ability to communicate effectively in various ways and challenge and support commercial teams.
• Detail-oriented, socially adept, and grounded.
• Demonstrated leadership and ability to take responsibility.

Interview process

1. Screening interview with Talent recruiter
2. Manager interview with UK Chief Finance Officer & UK HR Manager 
3. Senior executive interview with Head of FP&A & Chief Actuary
4. Cross interview with central FP&A function (Head of FP&A & FP&A Analyst) 
5. HR interview with Head of Talent or VP People & Culture