Assistant Finance Business Partner

AXA UK; Royal Tunbridge Wells; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health insurance provider in the UK seeks an Assistant Finance Business Partner to support financial analysis and strategic decision-making. You'll work collaboratively with business and finance stakeholders to deliver insights and reports. The ideal candidate will have a part-qualified accountant status, possess strong analytical skills, and demonstrate proficiency in Excel. This role offers a competitive salary and the flexibility of working partially from home.

Benefits

Competitive annual salary

Annual company & performance-based bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Private medical cover

25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Qualifications

• Experience supporting financial planning and analysis.
• Ability to identify root causes and interpret complex data.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with stakeholders to deliver financial support.
• Provide customer-friendly analysis for business goals.
• Produce reports for financial performance and areas of improvement.

Skills

Analytical skills

Data manipulation

Communication skills

Microsoft Excel proficiency

Team collaboration

Education

Part-qualified or fully qualified accountant

Tools

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Description

At AXA Health, our success relies on strong financial insights and collaborative partnerships across the business. Our Finance team plays a vital role in supporting strategic decision‑making, driving performance, and ensuring operational excellence. We foster a dynamic environment where analytical minds and team players thrive.

As an Assistant Finance Business Partner, you'll support AXA Health in meeting both short‑term operational goals and long‑term strategic objectives. Your inquisitive mindset, data manipulation skills, and ability to communicate insights effectively will enable you to provide timely financial analysis, build strong relationships across teams, and support decision‑making processes. This role offers the opportunity to develop your finance career within a fast‑paced, customer‑focused environment.

At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You'll work at least two days a week (40%) away from home, moving to three days a week (60%) in the future. Away from home means either attendance at one of our office locations, visiting clients or attending industry events.

What you'll be doing:

• Build strong relationships with business and finance stakeholders, understanding their needs to deliver relevant financial support
• Provide insightful, customer‑friendly analysis to support business goals and strategic initiatives
• Collate and monitor financial targets and actual performance, producing reports that highlight areas for improvement or opportunity
• Support the assessment of new initiatives, helping build robust business cases and ensuring alignment with strategic priorities
• Assist in developing and refining finance and operational processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness
• Work closely with the FP&A team to support planning, forecasting, and statutory reporting requirements, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
• Contribute to the training and development of team members, sharing knowledge and best practices
• Collaborate across functions to ensure the finance team's commitments to internal and external stakeholders are met effectively

Due to the number of applications we expect to receive for this role, we reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the listed closing date to ensure we can manage interest. Therefore, if you're interested in joining us at AXA, please don't hesitate to apply.

What you'll bring:

• Part‑qualified or fully qualified accountant with relevant experience supporting financial planning and analysis
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify root causes and interpret complex data
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, with an ability to manipulate large datasets and present clear insights
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, with a professional, confident approach
• Inquisitive mindset with a natural questioning attitude, especially when working with data and financial models
• Good understanding of accounting principles and financial processes
• Experience working within insurance, regulated environments, or matrix organisations (preferred but not essential)
• Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced environment, managing multiple priorities with a collaborative, team‑focused attitude

As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.

What we offer:

At AXA UK, we're appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive:

• Competitive annual salary of up to £55,000
• Annual company & performance‑based bonus
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)
• Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary)
• Private medical cover
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 5 days leave
• Wellbeing services & resources
• AXA employee discounts

To apply, click on the 'apply for this job' button, you'll then need to log in or create a profile to submit your CV. We're proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer and do not discriminate against employees or potential employees based on protected characteristics. If you have a long‑term condition or disability and require adjustments during the application or interview process, we're proud to offer access to the AXA Accessibility Concierge. For our support, please send an email to [e-mail].

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Who we are:

At AXA Health, we're passionate about helping our members to put their health first, whether that's individuals and families, small businesses, or huge corporates. From fast access to diagnosis and treatment, to guidance and tools that can help them manage their health every day, not just when there's a problem, our members can be confident we'll guide them, every step of the way.