Strategic Finance Manager

Chaucer Syndicates Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working model

Diverse and inclusive culture

Medical, life, pension benefits

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Chaucer Syndicates Ltd is seeking a Strategic Finance Manager to support the Head of Strategic Finance, delivering robust financial insight, capital awareness and long-term value considerations for strategic decisions. You will translate strategic options into clear financial implications, develop scenario and stress analyses, and present evidence‑based recommendations to the Executive team.

Collaborating with capital modelling, actuarial and other finance teams, you will forecast capital

Qualifications

• High level finance or actuarial experience within insurance or financial services, with exposure to financial strategy and decision support.
• Qualified accountant or actuary, or able to demonstrate equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning and profitability analysis.
• Highly analytical, able to translate complex financial and operating information into clear insight.
• Understanding of financial strategy, capital dynamics and risk-return in insurance context.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Translate strategic options into financial implications and outcomes for alignment of objectives, capacity, risk and returns.
• Develop scenario, sensitivity and stress analyses to support Executive and Board decisions.
• Explain capital and balance sheet impacts alongside P&L outcomes.
• Manage elements of the annual Group GAAP budget, forecasts and long-range planning, consolidating the Chaucer Group GAAP plan.
• Build and maintain driver-based models and produce analyses covering P&L, underwriting income, return on capital and balance sheet management.
• Coordinate with capital modelling, actuarial and other finance teams to forecast capital implications with sound judgement.

Skills

Finance/actuarial experience

Budgeting & forecasting

Analytical thinking

Financial strategy

Capital and balance sheet

Risk-return trade-offs

Communication with senior stakeholders

Education

Qualified accountant or actuary

Job description

Job Profile Summary

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.

Headquartered in London, with international hubs in Copenhagen, Dubai, Miami, Dublin, Singapore, Sydney and Bermuda, to be closer to our clients across the world. To learn more about us please visit our website www.chaucergroup.com

Job Profile Summary

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.

Headquartered in London, with international hubs in Copenhagen, Dubai, Miami, Dublin, Singapore, Sydney and Bermuda, to be closer to our clients across the world. To learn more about us please visit our website www.chaucergroup.com

The Strategic Finance Manager supports the Head of Strategic Finance in ensuring that strategic decision-making is underpinned by robust financial insight, capital awareness and long-term value considerations.

• Translate strategic options into clear financial implications, trade-offs and outcomes, supporting alignment between strategic objectives, financial capacity, risk appetite and returns.
• Develop scenario, sensitivity and stress analysis to support Executive and Board-level decisions, presenting balanced financial options and evidence-based recommendations.
• Ensure analysis clearly explains capital and balance sheet impacts alongside P&L outcomes.

Job Description

• Manage key elements of the annual Group GAAP budget, forecasts and long-range planning process, coordinating inputs, consolidating the Chaucer Group GAAP plan and preparing materials for Executive leadership and Board meetings.
• Build and maintain driver-based models and produce scenario and sensitivity analyses covering P&L, underwriting income, combined ratio, return on capital and balance sheet management.
• Analyse capital metrics, leverage and liquidity forecasts, identifying key trends, dependencies, risks and opportunities.
• Prepare clear narratives, charts and trend explanations to support strategic, capital and ad hoc decision-making.
• Provide the Head of Strategic Finance, CFO and Executive team with relevant insights and metrics to support constructive challenge of plans and forecasts, including balance sheet and reserving considerations.
• Partner with capital modelling, actuarial, business partnering and other finance teams to understand and appropriately forecast capital implications using sound commercial judgement.
• Develop practical course-correction options and recommendations for consideration by the Head of Strategic Finance and senior stakeholders.
• Coordinate strategic finance deliverables, maintaining clear assumptions, controls, audit trails and version discipline across models and analysis.
• Support continuous improvement of planning, modelling and reporting processes, improving efficiency, transparency and decision usefulness.
• Build effective relationships across Finance and the wider business, constructively challenging inputs and communicating conclusions clearly.

Skills and Education

• High level finance or actuarial experience within insurance or financial services, with exposure to financial strategy, strategic modelling and decision support.
• Qualified accountant or actuary, or able to demonstrate equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience in financial budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, profitability analysis or business analysis.
• Highly analytical, with the ability to translate complex financial and operational information into clear insight.
• High level understanding of:
• Financial strategy and value creation
• Capital and balance sheet dynamics
• Risk-return trade-offs in an insurance context
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence preparing materials for senior stakeholders.

Key Competencies

• Strategic, analytical and intellectually curious.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and complexity, with strong attention to detail.
• Credible and independent-minded, with the ability to challenge constructively and elevate issues appropriately.
• Collaborative and relationship-driven, with strong influencing and stakeholder-management skills.
• Proactive, organised and accountable, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality outputs.

Why Join Chaucer?

Chaucer is a leading global insurer operating in both Lloyd's and company markets, helping industries worldwide manage risk.

We have shown strong financial success with our Gross Written Premiums growing from $1.4bn in 2019 to $3.5bn in 2024. Backed by strong teams, platforms, and client relationships, Chaucer is poised for continued success.

We offer:

A flexible hybrid work model that supports individual and team needs.

A diverse, inclusive culture that values people for who they are.

Extensive, non-contributory benefits, including medical, life, and pension cover, flexible holidays, and wellbeing support.