Finance Business Partner

2386IE00 Howden Insurance (Ireland) Limited; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Diversity and inclusion focus

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Howden Ireland is seeking a Finance Business Partner to act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, delivering commercial objectives through insight, analysis and strategic partnership. The role collaborates with broking, claims, operations and finance to drive sustainable, profitable growth.

You will lead budgeting, forecasts and business plans, monitor key metrics such as revenue and profitability, and develop robust management information.

Qualifications

• 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; able to translate data into commercial insight.
• Proven experience influencing senior stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with Power BI or other business intelligence tools.

Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships with senior leaders and stakeholders to support strategic decisions.
• Provide proactive commercial insight and challenge to support planning and execution.
• Lead budgeting, forecasts and long-term business planning processes.
• Analyse revenue, profitability and growth opportunities by business line.
• Develop management information and reporting to enable leadership decisions.

Skills

Financial analysis

Business partnering

Stakeholder management

Advanced Excel

Presentation skills

Data interpretation

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CFA or equivalent

Tools

Power BI

Excel

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 is 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

Howden began in 1994, as just three people and a dog. Now there are 23,000 of us, and we're a leading global insurance group, managing $37bn of premiums for our clients. Our largest shareholder group is us - the people who work in the business - supported by three long-term, minority growth-equity partners who share our vision to build a business to last, one that will never be sold. The owner's mindset is something that's embedded in our culture; our people readily take ownership of their decisions, their actions, and their outputs. They're invested in every sense. And we all know that by working together to drive the business forward, everyone will benefit from the extraordinary results we can achieve.