Financial Analyst (4143-FIN)

Candid Recruitment; Campbeltown; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Candid Recruitment is looking for a Financial Analyst to join a growing Essex-based team. The role focuses on building budget models, producing weekly KPI reports, reviewing commercial performance, and conducting claims analysis to inform board decisions.

You will forecast performance, monitor trends by cohort, and identify system improvements to deliver accurate insights and drive growth. Salary £30,000-£40,000 plus benefits, with standard 9-5 hours.

Qualifications

• Advanced MS Office skills.
• Excellent attention to details.
• Presentation skills to board level.
• Excellent inter-personal and communication skills.
• ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CA or similar.

Responsibilities

• Producing weekly KPI reports.
• Review commercial performance.
• Build budget models with key drivers.
• Updating cost per acquisition allowable.
• Monitoring trends in policy behaviour by cohort.
• Claims analysis and drivers of claims ratios.
• Forecasting future performance from data.
• Suggest system improvements for relevant information.
• Perform reconciliations including marketing costs and premiums.

Skills

MS Office

Attention to detail

Board presentation

Communication skills

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CA or similar

Job description

Financial Analyst

£30,000 - £40,000 + Benefits

Monday to Friday 09:00 - 17:30

Our client based in Southend on Sea, Essex, provide insurance solutions and claims management for gadgets and high value goods to both consumer and business markets. They employ around 20 people and have been established for over 10 years and are now looking to expand their team by adding a Financial Analyst.

This is a brand new role released due to expansion plans. The role of the Financial Analyst will be to assist growth through analysing existing company metrics and future channels and product launches and provide insightful and evidence based information to the board for decision making purposes.

The successful Financial Analyst will;

• Producing weekly KPI reports
• Review commercial performance
• Build budget models with key drivers
• Updating cost per acquisition allowable
• Monitoring key trends in the behaviour of policies by cohort and communicating observations
• Claims analysis, understanding trends and drivers that effect claims ratios
• Forecasting expected performance based on previous data and extrapolation
• Understand systems and suggest systems improvements to obtain relevant information
• Performing various reconciliations, including marketing costs, movements in the customer base and premiums

The successful Financial Analyst will have:

• Advanced MS Office skills
• Excellent attention to the details
• Presentation skills to board level
• Perform tasks with a sense of urgency and dedication
• Excellent inter-personal and communication skills
• ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CA or similar