Senior Finance Business Partner

AXA Assistance Deutschland GmbH; Redhill; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner to elevate their finance career. In this pivotal role, you will collaborate with leadership to drive business performance and provide insightful analysis on financial metrics. Your strategic thinking and analytical skills will be essential as you lead budget creation and performance analysis. This dynamic position offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including private healthcare and a pension plan. Join a forward-thinking team that values employee development and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive annual salary

Annual company & performance-based bonus

Group Personal Pension Plan

Life Assurance (4x Annual Salary)

Private Healthcare Benefit

AXA employee discounts

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant with extensive post-qualification experience.
• Degree in a relevant field required.

Responsibilities

• Drive monthly performance analysis and review financial reports.
• Lead the creation of the annual budget and quarterly forecasts.
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders.

Skills

Strategic Thinking

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Relationship Building

Numeracy Skills

Negotiation Skills

Proficiency in Excel

Education

Degree in a relevant field

Qualified Accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA)

Job description

Are you ready to take your finance career to the next level? We’re looking for a dedicated and strategic Senior Finance Business Partner to join our Finance Department. In this role, you'll collaborate closely with our leadership team to drive business performance and contribute to our success.

Key Responsibilities:

• Understand and support business strategies while providing valuable insights into performance metrics
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders and senior leadership, ensuring accurate financial information is available for decision-making
• Drive the monthly performance analysis, mastering key trading KPIs and translating them into financial impacts
• Review monthly financial reports and provide insightful analysis on income and expenditure, highlighting areas of concern
• Lead the creation of the annual budget and quarterly forecasts, ensuring alignment with business objectives
• Act as a catalyst for business initiatives, conducting cost-benefit analyses and tracking the success of projects
• Ensure the business receives comprehensive support from all relevant finance functions and act as an ambassador for finance in all dealings

Your Profile

• Degree in a relevant field
• Qualified Accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA) with extensive post-qualification experience
• Background in finance business partnering, preferably within the insurance industry
• Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills, with a focus on the bigger picture
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels
• Driven, proactive, and self-motivated with a focus on team collaboration
• Strong numeracy and negotiation skills, with a keen attention to detail
• Proficiency in Excel and a willingness to delve into details when necessary

About AXA

AXA Group is the worldleader in insurance and asset management. We protect and advise our clients atevery step in their lives, by offering products and services which satisfytheir needs in the areas of insurance, personal protection, saving and assetmanagement. AXA is the leading insurance brand worldwide, with over 100 millionclients. We are transforming from payer to partner for our client, with astrong focus on risk prevention.

Our mission:Empower people to live a better life.

Our values: Customer First, Courage, Integrity and One AXA.

About the Entity

AXA Partners is an AXA transversal business unit offering a wide range of solutions in assistance services, travel insurance and credit protection.

AXA Partners’ role is also to implement innovative solutions emerging from the AXA Innovation unit.

Combining passion with advanced expertise, we design and deliver worldwide solutions for partners and communities. We protect what matters, when it matters.

What We Offer

At AXA Partners, we’re appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive:

Competitive annual salary
Annual company & performance-based bonus
Group Personal Pension Plan
Life Assurance (4x Annual Salary)
Private Healthcare Benefit
AXA employee discounts

Our ambition is to become one of the most inspiring companies to work for, as such we’re committed to supporting employee needs, providing meaningful career development and celebrating differences. We understand that everyone has individual work and home life responsibilities, therefore we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements for this role, should this be a requirement for you.

We look for candidates with the right skills and values to join us and selection is based on a fair and equal process. We’re committed to providing equal opportunities for all, therefore we welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. As a disability confident employer, we’re pleased to offer our support and access to the AXA Accessibility Concierge should you require an alternative method of applying or any reasonable adjustments to be.

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