Senior Portfolio Analyst

Aviva; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance firm in London seeks a Senior Portfolio Analyst to support underwriting analytics and business planning. The role entails managing planning models, preparing submissions, and providing insights. Strong knowledge of underwriting practices and advanced Excel skills are essential. The position includes a competitive salary, bonuses, and flexible benefits, within an inclusive workplace culture.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus opportunity - 10% of annual salary

Generous pension scheme

29 days holiday plus bank holidays

Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit

Discount on Aviva products

Free Aviva shares up to £1,200 per year

Supportive policies including parental leave

Flexible benefits

Paid volunteering days

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Experience in underwriting performance, planning, actuarial, or finance functions.
• Ability to work quickly and methodically with strong organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of underwriting analytics and business planning activities.
• Collaborate across the organisation to deliver insights.
• Manage planning model and prepare submissions.

Skills

Strong knowledge of underwriting practices

Detailed understanding of the insurance sector

Advanced Excel skills

Experience in SQL, R, Python, Power BI, Qlik

Strong problem-solving skills

Good communicator with strong stakeholder management

Tools

Excel

SQL

R

Python

Power BI

Qlik

Job description

Senior Portfolio Analyst

London

Competitive Salary

We’re looking for a Senior Portfolio Analyst to join our Business Planning & Analytics team. If you’re passionate about underwriting analytics, business planning, and driving insight through data, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

Whether you’re already working in underwriting performance or planning or looking to take the next step in your career, we’d love to hear from you.

A bit about the job:

You’ll play a key role in supporting the delivery of underwriting analytics and business planning activities for our Lloyd’s business. From managing our planning model and preparing submissions to Lloyd’s, to enhancing our portfolio management capabilities and reporting MI, you’ll help shape decisions that drive performance and growth.

You’ll work closely with senior leaders, including the Active Underwriter, and collaborate across the organisation to deliver accurate, timely, and meaningful insights.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Strong knowledge of underwriting practices and experience in underwriting performance, planning, actuarial, or finance functions.
• Detailed understanding of the insurance sector, the Lloyd’s trading environment, as well as knowledge of Lloyd’s business planning process and regulatory returns.
• Advanced Excel skills are essential. Experience in data language/visualisation tools (SQL, R, Python, Power BI, Qlik)is desirable.
• Ability to work quickly and methodically, with strong problem-solving and organisational skills.
• Good communicator with strong stakeholder management and a proactive approach.

What you’ll get for this role:

Our purpose – with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Competitive salary (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity - 10% of annual salary. Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

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Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending at least 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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We'd love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Jessica Mason a call on 07387 545 666 or send an email to [e-mail].