Finance Business Partner: Operations & Claims Leader

Unum UK; Dorking; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and annual bonus

Generous pension scheme

Private Medical Insurance

Wellbeing and mental health support

Generous holiday allowance

Job summary

Unum UK is seeking a senior Finance Business Partner to provide strategic financial leadership to the COO and Operations leadership group. You will oversee FP&A, forecasting, and analysis of claims performance, developing models to drive efficiency and informed decisions.

The role requires strong experience in financial planning, governance, and collaboration with Finance, Actuarial, and Operations. Hybrid UK-based role with opportunities to influence strategic priorities and coaching of a

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant or Actuary with significant post-qualified experience.
• Strong FP&A and forecasting experience in large/complex organisations.
• Experience building financial models and business cases to support decisions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as the key Finance Business Partner to the COO and senior Operations leadership team, providing strategic insight and commercial support.
• Lead financial planning, forecasting and analysis of claims performance across the product portfolio.
• Develop and maintain cost and resource models to improve financial transparency and planning decisions.
• Partner with Finance, Actuarial and Operations to evaluate investment and transformation initiatives.
• Coordinate claims forecasting with actuarial experts to ensure robust inputs.
• Oversee production and enhancement of claims management information and analytics.
• Drive improvements in forecasting methodologies, reporting capabilities and data-driven decision making.
• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing team.

Skills

Finance partnering

Stakeholder management

FP&A

Forecasting

Data analysis

Leadership

Education

Qualified Accountant or Actuary

Tools

Finance systems

Financial modelling

Job description

Unum UK is seeking a senior Finance Business Partner to provide strategic financial leadership to the COO and Operations leadership group. You will oversee FP&A, forecasting, and analysis of claims performance, developing models to drive efficiency and informed decisions.

The role requires strong experience in financial planning, governance, and collaboration with Finance, Actuarial, and Operations. Hybrid UK-based role with opportunities to influence strategic priorities and coaching of a