Assistant Finance Business Partner

AXA Group; Redhill; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance provider in Redhill is seeking an Assistant Finance Business Partner to drive business performance and support strategic initiatives. Candidates should possess strong analytical skills, relationship-building capability, and ideally a finance-related degree. This role offers competitive compensation, including a performance-based bonus and excellent benefits, including private healthcare.

Benefits

Competitive annual salary

Annual company & performance-based bonus

Group Personal Pension Plan

Life Assurance (4x Annual Salary)

Private Healthcare Benefit

Qualifications

• Experience in insurance industry preferred.
• Ability to work with large datasets.
• Self-starter capable of tackling ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Track KPIs and analyze trends for business goals.
• Build relationships with stakeholders for decision-making.
• Develop financial models for insights.
• Create annual budget and reforecasts.
• Facilitate cost-benefit analysis for initiatives.

Skills

Analytical skills

Relationship building

Communication skills

Detail-oriented

Business modelling

Education

Degree in finance or related field

Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA)

Job description

Are you passionate about finance and ready to make an impact in a dynamic environment? We’re looking for an enthusiastic Assistant Finance Business Partner to support our Finance team in driving business performance and strategic initiatives. If you’re a self-starter with strong analytical skills and a knack for building relationships, we want to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) and analyze trends to ensure business goals are met
• Build effective relationships with key stakeholders, providing them with accurate financial information to support decision-making
• Develop financial models, including cost analysis and profitability assessments, to drive insights for the business
• Help create the annual budget and quarterly reforecasts, gathering relevant data and developing assumptions for planning
• Facilitate cost-benefit analysis for new initiatives and assist in preparing presentations for senior leadership
• Create and monitor management information reports that detail key trading statistics and challenge cost spending where necessary

Your Profile

• Ideally, you have a degree in finance or a related field
• You’re either a qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA) and have some post-qualification experience, preferably in the insurance industry
• You have hands-on experience in business modelling and can translate complex data into actionable insights
• You can effectively communicate and present financial information to a variety of audiences
• You’re detail-oriented, with strong analytical skills and the ability to work with large datasets
• You thrive in a collaborative environment and can forge relationships at all levels within the organization
• You’re driven and enthusiastic, with the ability to work independently and tackle ambiguity

About AXA

AXA Group is the worldleader in insurance and asset management. We protect and advise our clients at every step in their lives, by offering products and services which satisfy their needs in the areas of insurance, personal protection, saving and asset management. AXA is the leading insurance brand worldwide, with over 100 million clients. We are transforming from payer to partner for our client, with a strong focus on risk prevention.

Our mission

Empower people to live a better life.

Our values

Customer First, Courage, Integrity and One AXA.

About the Entity

AXA Partners is an AXA transversal business unit offering a wide range of solutions in assistance services, travel insurance and credit protection. AXA Partners’ role is also to implement innovative solutions emerging from the AXA Innovation unit. Combining passion with advanced expertise, we design and deliver worldwide solutions for partners and communities. We protect what matters, when it matters.

What We Offer

• Competitive annual salary
• Annual company & performance-based bonus
• Group Personal Pension Plan
• Life Assurance (4x Annual Salary)
• Private Healthcare Benefit

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Our ambition is to become one of the most inspiring companies to work for, as such we’re committed to supporting employee needs, providing meaningful career development and celebrating differences. We understand that everyone has individual work and home life responsibilities, therefore we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements for this role, should this be a requirement for you.

We look for candidates with the right skills and values to join us and selection is based on a fair and equal process. We’re committed to providing equal opportunities for all, therefore we welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. As a disability confident employer, we’re pleased to offer our support and access to the AXA Accessibility Concierge should you require an alternative method of applying or any reasonable adjustments to be.

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