Finance Automation & Process Improvement Analyst

Great Lakes Insurance SE; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Great Lakes Insurance SE is seeking a Finance UK professional to drive continuous improvement of finance processes, reporting and governance. The role focuses on identifying inefficiencies, strengthening controls and delivering sustainable, automation‑driven improvements across the UK finance function.

You will leverage strong finance knowledge, data quality enhancement and analytics to support decision making. AI-enabled solutions will be a key enabler in evolving our finance operations.

Qualifications

• Degree, professional qualification, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Relevant experience in finance, finance operations, reporting, financial control, technical accounting or related finance roles, including delivery of process improvement initiatives and implementation of sustainable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Identify and deliver improvements to finance processes, reporting activities and controls, improving efficiency, data quality and business outcomes.
• Translate business requirements into practical process improvements, reporting enhancements and automation solutions.
• Develop and maintain reporting, dashboards and analytical tools that improve transparency, insight and reduce manual effort.
• Ensure process improvements and automation solutions are appropriately tested, documented, controlled and embedded into business‑as‑usual operations.
• Support adoption of new processes and tools through training, guidance and knowledge sharing.
• Represent Great Lakes Finance UK on cross‑functional initiatives relating to finance processes, reporting and automation, ensuring finance requirements are appropriately reflected.

Skills

Finance background

Finance processes

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

SQL

Power Query

Python

AI-enabled tools

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Degree or professional qualification

Tools

SQL

Power Query

Python

Job description

Great Lakes Insurance SE is seeking a Finance UK professional to drive continuous improvement of finance processes, reporting and governance. The role focuses on identifying inefficiencies, strengthening controls and delivering sustainable, automation‑driven improvements across the UK finance function.

You will leverage strong finance knowledge, data quality enhancement and analytics to support decision making. AI-enabled solutions will be a key enabler in evolving our finance operations.