Senior Finance Specialist - Group Insurance

Emirates Airlines - Other locations; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global airline in Dubai is seeking a Senior Finance Specialist to manage insurance covers and provide support for underwriting. You will negotiate and price insurance individually, prepare quotations, validate calculations, and ensure compliance in policy management. The ideal candidate holds a relevant degree, has over 5 years of experience in the insurance industry, and possesses strong negotiation skills. This position offers a competitive tax-free salary and industry-specific travel benefits.

Benefits

Tax-free salary

Travel benefits

Flight and hotel discounts

Qualifications

• 5+ years working within the Insurance industry.
• Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with developed drafting ability.

Responsibilities

• Manage, negotiate, and price assigned insurance covers.
• Prepare quotation specifications and tailor policy wordings.
• Gather and analyse underwriting data to assess exposures.
• Provide technical input on risk management and support evaluations.
• Validate premium calculations and compile statistical reports.
• Prepare and review policy wordings and quotations.
• Support complex cover analyses and negotiations.
• Ensure timely issuance and reconciliation of policies.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Education

Related Degree or Honours (12+3 or equivalent)

Job description

Job Purpose

At Emirates Group, we connect the world through our global hub in Dubai, ensuring our customers always ‘Fly Better.’ As one of the most recognised and admired brands globally, we’re driven by innovation and excellence. Join us as a Senior Finance Specialist - Group Insurance and play a key role in driving financial strategy and decision making for a global business. Experience a fast-paced, multicultural environment where your financial expertise will be central to shaping the future of aviation while making a meaningful impact on a global stage.

The selected candidate be providing support with underwriting, risk engineering, and accounting support to the Manager Insurance for all insurance programmes across the Group, encompassing both self-insured and externally insured covers.

In this role, you will:

• Independently manage, negotiate, and price assigned insurance covers for both UAE and outstations, including motor, workmen’s compensation, and industrial injury insurance.
• Prepare quotation specifications and tailor policy wordings to ensure optimal and cost-effective coverage aligned with business needs.
• Gather and analyse underwriting, risk engineering, and insurance data to assess exposures and determine appropriate coverage levels, securing terms independently in coordination with Manager Insurance.
• Provide technical input on risk management, participate in site visits, evaluate risk matrices, and support implementation of recommendations to improve risk quality and negotiate cost-effective covers.
• Validate premium calculations, compile statistical reports, and highlight trends or variances for timely corrective action and programme optimisation.
• Prepare and review non-standard policy wordings, quotations, tenders, and endorsements, raising discrepancies and ensuring contract accuracy and compliance.
• Support Manager Insurance on high-value or complex covers by analysing data, evaluating alternatives, and recommending strategies for negotiation.
• Ensure timely issuance and reconciliation of policies, endorsements, and certificates, maintain accurate databases, and initiate renewal planning three months before expiry.

Qualification

In order to be considered for this role, you must meet the following requirements:

• Hold a related Degree or Honours (12+3 or equivalent).
• 5+ years working within the Insurance industry.

You’ll have an edge if you have:

• Licentiate or Associate of Insurance Institute preferred.
• Demonstrate strong negotiation and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with well-developed drafting ability.
• Comprehensive knowledge of insurance industry standards and business practices.
• Work effectively both independently and collaboratively within a team environment.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

At Emirates Group, we’re committed to providing our employees with opportunities to grow and develop in their careers. So if you’re looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity, apply today and join our team!

Salary & benefits

Salary & Benefits Join us in Dubai and enjoy an attractive tax-free salary and travel benefits that are exclusive to our industry, including discounts on flights and hotel stay around the world. You can find more information about our employee benefits in the Working Here section of our website www.emirates.com/careers. Further information on what it's like to live and work in our cosmopolitan home city can be found in the Dubai lifestyle section.