Finance Business Partner

HFG; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading London insurer is seeking a Finance Business Partner to manage budgeting and forecasting cycles, improve financial performance, and support underwriting teams. Suitable candidates should be recently qualified accountants with relevant experience in FP&A or finance. This opportunity offers a vital role in aligning finance needs with strategic initiatives.

Qualifications

• Recent qualification as an Accountant or experience in FP&A/Finance Business Partner roles.
• Up to 2 years' experience in the insurance industry.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of budgets and forecast cycles to underwriting teams.
• Own and sign off underwriting team P&Ls, articulating movements.
• Review and analyze underwriting MI for commentary.

Skills

Financial forecasting

Relationship management

Financial analysis

Education

Recently qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Job description

HFG are currently partnering with a leading London insurer in search for their next Finance Business Partner. The role will be building and maintaining strong relationships and collaborating with the business, understand and address finance needs, helping the business achieve its commercial and operational goals aligned with Strategic Initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of all budgets and forecast cycles to the underwriting teams
• Full ownership and sign off underwriting team(s) P&Ls, being able to articulate movements across all technical and non-technical items for all planning, forecasting and actual cycles, ensuring underwriting team leaders understand the drivers of their results
• Review, analyse and deliver a suite of underwriting MI to the underwriting team(s) and work with them to provide suitable commentary where appropriate
• Quarterly forecasting, including collaboration with underwriting, actuarial, reinsurance and other finance teams
• Coordination and contribution to the annual business planning cycle including the Lloyd's Syndicate Business Forecast (SBF) and full year corporate plan

Qualifications

If you are a recently qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) or have up to 2 years' experience working within a FP&A/Finance Business Partner position within the insurance industry and are keen on taking the next step in your career, please do get in touch.