Senior Finance Business Partner

TN United Kingdom; Redhill; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in insurance seeks a Senior Finance Business Partner in Redhill. This role involves collaborating with leadership to enhance business performance through financial insights, driving budget processes, and ensuring comprehensive financial support across functions. Ideal candidates will possess strong analytical skills, a relevant degree, and qualifications as a Chartered Accountant. The company values employee development and offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

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

• Extensive post-qualification experience required.
• Background in finance business partnering, preferably in insurance.

Responsibilities

• Support business strategies with performance insights.
• Drive monthly performance analysis and financial reporting.
• Lead annual budget creation and quarterly forecasts.

Skills

Strategic Thinking

Analytical Skills

Communication

Relationship Building

Negotiation

Education

Degree in a relevant field

Qualified Accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA)

Tools

Excel

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Senior Finance Business Partner, Redhill

Client: AXA Group

Location: Redhill, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: ea4813e92095

Job Views: 4

Posted: 12.05.2025

Expiry Date: 26.06.2025

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:

1. Understand and support business strategies while providing valuable insights into performance metrics
2. Build strong relationships with key stakeholders and senior leadership, ensuring accurate financial information is available for decision-making
3. Drive the monthly performance analysis, mastering key trading KPIs and translating them into financial impacts
4. Review monthly financial reports and provide insightful analysis on income and expenditure, highlighting areas of concern
5. Lead the creation of the annual budget and quarterly forecasts, ensuring alignment with business objectives
6. Act as a catalyst for business initiatives, conducting cost-benefit analyses and tracking the success of projects
7. 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 world leader in insurance and asset management. We protect and advise our clients at every step in their lives, by offering products and services which satisfy their needs in the areas of insurance, personal protection, saving, and asset management. AXA is the leading insurance brand worldwide, with over 100 million clients. We are transforming from payer to partner for our clients, with a strong 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 appreciate our employees, and our rewards package is reviewed regularly. 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

We aim to be one of the most inspiring companies to work for, supporting employee needs, providing meaningful career development, and celebrating differences. We understand everyone has individual work and home responsibilities, so we’re open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all backgrounds. As a disability confident employer, we offer support and access to our Accessibility Concierge for adjustments or alternative application methods.

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