Senior Finance Business Partner

AXA Group; Redhill; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global insurance company in Redhill is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner to enhance business performance through strategic insights and collaboration with senior leadership. The ideal candidate will hold an accounting qualification and possess extensive finance business partnering experience. This role includes responsibilities in budgeting, performance analysis, and stakeholder engagement, offering a competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Competitive annual salary

Annual company & performance-based bonus

Group Personal Pension Plan

Life Assurance (4× Annual Salary)

Private Healthcare Benefit

Qualifications

• Experience in finance business partnering, preferably within the insurance industry.
• Extensive post-qualification experience required.

Responsibilities

• Provide valuable insights into performance metrics.
• Lead the creation of the annual budget and quarterly forecasts.
• Drive monthly performance analysis and review financial reports.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Excellent communication

Relationship building

Numeracy skills

Education

Degree in a relevant field

Qualified Accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA)

Tools

Excel

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 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 client, 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

• Competitive annual salary
• Annual company & performance‑based bonus
• Group Personal Pension Plan
• Life Assurance (4× Annual Salary)
• Private Healthcare Benefit

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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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