Insurance Finance Analyst

Insight Recruitment Solutions Limited; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Recruitment Solutions Limited is assisting an established London Market insurance business to recruit a technically minded Finance Analyst. You will own General Ledger inputs, cash flow reconciliations and drive improvements to the month-end process using R, SQL and Excel macros.

You will build forecasting models for trend analysis and provide insightful reporting to support the finance committee. Experience in insurance finance, reinsurance and statutory reporting is highly valued, with

Qualifications

• Experience in an insurance finance environment, preferably London Market.
• Strong Excel skills with hands-on SQL and/or R.
• Experience with reinsurance and statutory reporting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own General Ledger inputs and cash flow reconciliations.
• Drive improvements to the month-end process using automation.
• Build and maintain forecasting models for trend analysis.
• Support the finance committee's decisions with clear reporting.
• Contribute to reinsurance, statutory and financial reporting.
• Liaise with brokers and act as a contact for auditors.

Skills

R

SQL

Excel macros

Forecasting models

General Ledger inputs

Cash flow reconciliations

Automation

Process improvement

Tools

SQL

R

Excel

Job description

Our client is a well established insurance business operating in the London Market. It is looking for a technically minded Finance Analyst to join its finance team, playing a key part in building strong processes and reliable reporting.

You will own General Ledger inputs and cash flow reconciliations, making sure financial data moves accurately and efficiently through the business. You will drive improvements to the month-end process, using tools such as R, SQL and Excel macros to automate tasks and improve accuracy. Also building and maintaining forecasting models for trend analysis, and your insight will support the finance committee's decisions. You will contribute to reinsurance, statutory and financial reporting, liaise with brokers, and act as a key point of contact for auditors, providing clear, well-supported financial information throughout the audit.

The ideal candidate will have experience in an insurance finance environment, preferably within the London Market. Working knowledge of reinsurance and statutory reporting would be preferred, along with strong Excel skills and hands-on experience with SQL and/or R. You will be analytical, detail-focused and comfortable improving processes in a fast-moving, developing business.

This is an excellent opportunity to have real impact with broad exposure across the function and scope to grow alongside the business.

Our client is committed to diversity in all of its forms and operates an inclusive recruitment process