Finance Business Partner

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

Job summary

A leading London insurer seeks a Finance Business Partner to enhance their financial operations. This role emphasizes building productive relationships with underwriting teams, managing budgets, and ensuring alignment with corporate goals. Ideal candidates will possess ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualifications and relevant finance experience.

Qualifications

• Recently qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) or equivalent.
• Up to 2 years' experience in FP&A/Finance Business Partner role within insurance.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of all budgets and forecasts to underwriting teams.
• Ownership of underwriting team P&Ls and articulate movements.
• Review and deliver underwriting MI and provide commentary.
• Quarterly forecasting and collaboration with various teams.
• Contribute to annual business planning cycle.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Budgeting

Forecasting

Reporting

Education

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

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.