Lead Finance Data Analyst (12 month FTC)

Chaucer; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance group in London is seeking an experienced Lead Finance Data Analyst to support finance transformation and data governance. You will analyze data, translate needs into actionable insights, and collaborate closely with finance stakeholders. The ideal candidate possesses a strong understanding of finance processes, excellent communication skills, and a Bachelor's degree. This role offers opportunities for flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Inclusive workplace culture

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills with a focus on data quality and governance.
• Ability to translate finance needs into clear analytical requirements.
• Experience in partnering with architecture teams for data design.

Responsibilities

• Conduct hands-on analysis to support finance transformation.
• Work closely with finance stakeholders to define data needs.
• Identify and resolve data quality issues impacting finance analysis.

Skills

Understanding of Finance processes and terminology

Data platforms and data transformation

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Technical requirements translation

Agile or iterative delivery environment

Data governance familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree

Industry certifications in business analysis or insurance

Job description

Job Profile Summary

We are seeking an experienced Lead Finance Data Analyst with deep expertise in data analysis across finance processes within the insurance or financial services domain.

As Lead Finance Data Analyst, you will play a critical role in enabling Chaucer’s Transformation Office and supporting the rollout of the new data platform. You will be responsible for shaping and prioritising data use cases that deliver measurable business value, working across the end-to-end data flow to support drive key finance outputs.

You will work closely with the Finance Pillar within the Transformation Office to support data-driven decision‑making and operational efficiency. This role acts as a strategic interface between finance stakeholders and data delivery teams, ensuring that platform outputs are actionable, impactful, and continuously evolving.

Key Responsibilities

Data Analysis & Insight Design

• Conduct hands‑on analysis across the end‑to‑end data flow to support the Finance transformation programme and data platform required outputs.
• Translate finance needs into clear analytical requirements for the Data Platform and Analytics teams to develop scalable, repeatable reports.
• Build prototypes and exploratory analyses to validate use cases and guide development.

Collaboration with Data Platform & Analytics Teams

• Work closely with Data Engineering and Analytics teams to define data structures, metrics, and visualisation requirements.
• Provide detailed specifications and feedback to ensure data products meet finance needs and are embedded into tooling and workflows.
• Participate in sprint planning and backlog grooming to prioritise finance‑related data work.

Enablement of Finance Data Flows and Data Models

• Partner with the architecture team to support data analysis and ensure robust, scalable data flows are designed to enable enhanced finance data delivery.
• Contribute to the development and refinement of the finance data model by providing analytical input and validating business logic.
• Ensure data integration supports accurate, timely, and fit‑for‑purpose reporting outputs.

Strategic Partnership & Alignment

• Collaborate with Finance stakeholders to ensure data consistency and shared understanding.
• Partner with the Finance Pillar within the Transformation Office to support strategic initiatives through data.
• Contribute to the delivery of data‑driven change programmes by providing analytical input.

Data Quality & Governance

• Identify and resolve data quality issues impacting finance analysis and tooling.
• Contribute to metadata, documentation, and lineage tracking for finance datasets.
• Ensure compliance with Chaucer’s data governance standards and support continuous improvement of data assets.

Skills and Competencies

Essential

• A good understanding of Finance processes and terminology within the London Market or Commercial & Specialty Insurance.
• A good understanding of data platforms, data transformation, and reporting ecosystems.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to navigate complex business and technical landscapes.
• Demonstrated ability to translate business needs into technical requirements and product outcomes.
• Comfortable working in agile or iterative delivery environments.
• Familiarity with data governance, data quality, and modern data technologies is a plus.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree; industry certifications in business analysis or insurance domain preferred.

About Us

Chaucer is a leading insurance group at Lloyd’s, the world’s specialist insurance market. We help protect industries around the world from the risks they face. Our customers include major airlines, energy companies, shipping groups, global manufacturers and property groups.

Our headquarters are in London, and we have international offices in Bermuda, Copenhagen, Dubai and Singapore to be closer to our clients across the world. To learn more about us please visit our website.

Chaucer is committed to diversity, actively values difference and respects people regardless of the protected characteristics which are outlined in the Equality Act 2010 (UK legislation) as a result of the Equal Treatment Directive 2006 (EU legislation).

A diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace are core to our success as a business and integral to our winning strategy and culture. We recruit from the widest available pool of talent, and our hiring, assessment and selection process is fair, free from bias and one which ensures we select the right person for the job, based on merit. We are committed to promoting a culture that actively values difference, and recognises that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect throughout their employment.

We are open to considering flexible working arrangements for all roles and encourage you to outline your needs during the interview process.