Finance Business Partner

Howden; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Howden Ireland in Dublin Ringsend seeks a Finance Business Partner to act as a trusted advisor to business leaders, delivering commercial insight and robust financial analysis to support growth and profitability.

The role works closely with broking, claims, operations, and finance; developing budgets, forecasts, and strategic plans; translating objectives into actionable metrics; and presenting findings to senior management for informed decision-making.

Qualifications

• ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CFA or equivalent professional qualification.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a business partnering, commercial finance, strategy or operational performance role.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Proven experience influencing senior stakeholders.
• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills.
• Experience with Power BI or other BI tools.

Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships with senior leaders and key stakeholders across the business.
• Provide proactive commercial insight and challenge to support strategic decision-making.
• Support the development and execution of business plans and growth strategies.
• Translate strategic objectives into measurable operational actions and performance outcomes.
• Monitor and analyse key business metrics, including revenue, commission income, client retention, new business performance and profitability.
• Develop management information and reporting to support leadership decision-making.
• Support delivery of annual budgets, forecasts and business plans.
• Assess profitability by business line.
• Evaluate investment opportunities, business cases and strategic initiatives.
• Support revenue optimisation and operational efficiency initiatives.
• Partner with broking leadership teams to understand business priorities and challenges.
• Facilitate collaboration across finance, operations, compliance, HR and commercial teams.
• Present findings and recommendations to senior management in a clear and actionable manner.
• Support transformation and change initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, reporting and management information.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder influence

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CFA or equivalent

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Who are we?

Howden is a global insurance group with employee ownership at its heart. Together, we have pushed the boundaries of insurance. We are united by a shared passion and no-limits mindset, and our strength lies in our ability to collaborate as a powerful international team comprised of 24,000 employees spanning over 56 countries.

People join Howden for many different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture. It’s what sets us apart, and the reason our employees have been turning down headhunters for years. Whatever your priorities – work / life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering – you’ll find like‑minded people driving change at Howden.

Based in our Dublin Ringsend office, Howden Ireland are delighted to have a vacancy as a Finance Business Partner that will be an integral part of our wider Howden Finance team.

About the Role:

The Business Partner acts as a trusted advisor to business leaders, supporting the delivery of commercial objectives through insight, analysis, challenge and strategic partnership.

The role is responsible for driving business performance, identifying growth opportunities, improving operational effectiveness and ensuring decisions are supported by robust commercial and financial analysis.

Working closely with senior stakeholders across broking, claims, operations, finance and support functions, the Business Partner will influence decision‑making and help deliver sustainable, profitable growth.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build strong relationships with senior leaders and key stakeholders across the business.

• Provide proactive commercial insight and challenge to support strategic decision‑making.

• Support the development and execution of business plans and growth strategies.

• Translate strategic objectives into measurable operational actions and performance outcomes.

• Monitor and analyse key business metrics, including revenue, commission income, client retention, new business performance and profitability.

• Develop management information and reporting to support leadership decision‑making.

• Support delivery of annual budgets, forecasts and business plans.

• Assess profitability by business line.

• Evaluate investment opportunities, business cases and strategic initiatives.

• Support revenue optimisation and operational efficiency initiatives.

• Partner with broking leadership teams to understand business priorities and challenges.

• Facilitate collaboration across finance, operations, compliance, HR and commercial teams.

• Present findings and recommendations to senior management in a clear and actionable manner.

• Support transformation and change initiatives.

• Identify opportunities to improve processes, reporting and management information.

About You:

• Professional qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CFA or equivalent).
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a business partnering, commercial finance, strategy or operational performance role.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities.
• Proven experience influencing senior stakeholders.
• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to translate complex data into clear commercial insights.
• Experience working in a fast‑paced, customer‑focused environment.
• Experience within insurance, financial services or professional services.
• Experience with Power BI or other business intelligence tools.
• Understanding of insurance broking operations and regulatory environment.
• Project management or change management experience.
• Commercially minded and results focused.
• Confident in providing constructive challenge.

About Howden Ireland:

Howden Ireland is part of Howden, the global insurance intermediary group, and has over 600 employees across 28 local offices advising clients on their commercial insurance, personal insurance, health insurance, life and pensions and mortgage requirements. Our success is primarily down to the incredible people we employ.

For more information, please visit About Us | Howden Ireland (howdengroup.com)

What do we offer in return?

A career that you define. At Howden, we value diversity – there is no one Howden type. Instead, we’re looking for individuals who share the same values as us:

• Our successes have all come from someone brave enough to try something new
• We support each other in the small everyday moments and the bigger challenges
• We are determined to make a positive difference at work and beyond

Reasonable adjustments

We’re committed to providing reasonable accommodations at Howden to ensure that our positions align well with your needs. Besides the usual adjustments such as software, IT, and office setups, we can also accommodate other changes such as flexible hours* or hybrid working*.

*Not all positions can accommodate changes to working hours or locations.

Permanent