FP&A Manager (Insurance Forecasting and Analysis)

Admiral; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£3,600 of free shares each year after

33 days holiday (plus bank holidays)

Option to buy/sell up to 5 extra days'

Job summary

Admiral is seeking an experienced Finance Manager for its UK Insurance FP&A team in Cardiff. The role leads forecasting, analysis and interpretation of insurance performance to provide clear commercial insight for Finance, Product and Executives.

You will develop robust forecasts, challenge key assumptions, and support governance processes while influencing senior stakeholders across Risk, Capital and Actuarial functions.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with post-qualification experience in FP&A, insurance finance or actuarial analytics.
• Strong understanding of insurance financial performance and key value drivers.
• Experience in financial forecasting, planning and scenario modelling.
• Proven ability to operate independently and own complex technical processes.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead UK insurance forecasting and scenario modelling, producing robust financial planning projections.
• Act as SME on insurance and reinsurance results, translating concepts into clear insights for finance and non-finance audiences.
• Own IFRS 17 insurance result analysis across UK Insurance, explaining movements and drivers.
• Produce executive-level commentary and presentations for senior leadership and governance forums.
• Collaborate with Risk, Capital and Actuarial to ensure aligned and credible plans.
• Drive ORSA and capital planning analyses, including stress-testing.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, automation and reporting quality.

Skills

Forecasting

Analytical thinking

Excel modelling

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Tools

Excel

Financial modelling

IFRS 17 understanding

Job description

We are looking for an experienced and ambitious Finance Manager to join the UK Insurance FP&A team.

This is a high-profile technical finance role, leading the forecasting, analysis and interpretation of financial performance across the UK insurance businesses. The successful candidate will help the business understand current and future performance by translating complex insurance results into clear commercial insight for Finance, Product and Executive stakeholders.

The role sits within the UK FP&A team, which acts as a centre of expertise for insurance forecasting, IFRS 17 results analysis and scenario modelling. It will lead the development of robust forecasts, challenge key assumptions, drive continuous improvement and provide expert financial support to strategic initiatives and governance processes.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who combines strong technical insurance finance knowledge with commercial awareness, analytical curiosity and the confidence to influence senior stakeholders.

What you’ll be doing:

You will lead a small team and be responsible for:

• Leading UK insurance forecasting and scenario modelling processes, producing robust financial planning projections.
• Acting as a subject matter expert on insurance and reinsurance results, translating complex financial and insurance concepts into clear, meaningful insight for finance and non-finance audiences.
• Owning the analysis and interpretation of the IFRS 17 insurance result across UK Insurance, explaining performance movements, emerging trends and the drivers of financial outcomes.
• Producing executive-level commentary and presentations for senior leadership, governance forums and Board audiences.
• Working closely with Risk, Capital and Actuarial colleagues to ensure financial plans and analysis are aligned, credible and well understood.
• Leading financial analysis to support ORSA, broader capital planning and stress-testing activity.
• Identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, automation and the quality of reporting.

About you:

We’re looking for someone who can operate as an independent technical expert while building strong stakeholder relationships across the organisation. You’ll be comfortable taking ownership of complex processes, working through ambiguity and providing credible challenge to senior stakeholders. You’ll enjoy understanding how the insurance business operates and turning complex information into insight that supports better decisions.

Essential Experience & Skills

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
• Significant post-qualification experience in finance, FP&A, insurance finance or actuarial-related analysis.
• Strong understanding of insurance financial performance and key insurance value drivers.
• Experience of financial forecasting, planning and scenario modelling.
• Proven ability to operate independently and take ownership of complex technical processes.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Strong understanding of IFRS 17 and how insurance performance translates into reported financial results.
• Experience supporting capital forecasting and stress-testing.
• Experience leading or developing teams.

Please note - we may close this vacancy early if we receive lots of applications or business priorities change.

Admiral: Where You Can

We take pride in being a diverse and inclusive business. It's a place where you can Be You, and show up as you are. We’re committed to fostering a people-first culture where everyone is accepted, supported, and empowered to be brilliant. You can, Grow And Progress at a pace and direction that suits you, Make A Difference for our customers and each other, and Share in Our Future with all colleagues eligible for up to £3,600 of free shares each year after one year of service.

Everyone receives 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) when they join us, increasing the longer you stay with us, up to a maximum of 38 days (including bank holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to an additional five days of annual leave.

We’re proud of our people-first culture. In fact, we've been recognised as a Great Place to Work for Women, a Great Place to Work for Wellbeing, and an overall Great Place to Work for over 25 years! We’re fully committed to making sure your progression is not slowed or halted by barriers related to race, gender, age, sexuality or any of the protected characteristics.

Our fantastic benefits make sure our colleagues have a great work-life balance; You can view some of our other key benefits here.

Disability Confident Leader

As a Disability Confident Leader, for candidates with a disability or long-term health condition, that opt into the Disability Confident scheme, we’ll invite a fair and proportionate number of applicants that meet the essential requirements of the role to the first stage of our selection process.