Lead Financial Analyst

• Lead a team focused on group short term (annual) planning on GAAP basis
• Manage accurate and timely delivery of group planning and forecasting deliverables, analytics, and scenarios
• Ultimate ownership of all global 1 year GAAP P&L planning submissions produced on a regional statutory and regulatory basis
• Challenge stakeholders on their outputs (timeliness and quality)
• Ensure close collaboration with the IFRS 17 planning and strategic planning team
• Review and enhance the current global planning capability and offering
• Participate on projects
• Ensure that all employees have the knowledge and skills necessary to perform effectively
• Work with the Head of Financial Planning and their management team to foster a culture
• Ownership of GAAP consolidation accounting across all budgets and forecasts
• Embed oneself within wider company activities and support various Finance and charitable initiatives

• Experienced qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
• Experience of the insurance market, preferably Lloyd’s
• Experience of planning roles within complex insurance organisations and knowledge of accounting policies adopted
• Experience using and developing the capabilities of EPM planning Tools (such as Workday Adaptive) is preferred but not essential
• Coaching & leadership skills
• Stakeholder management and relationship building
• Customer focus
• Understanding of controls frameworks including documentation
• Experience of a deadline driven environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Analytical and conceptual thinking
• Problem solving / Decision making
• Creativity / Innovation
• Adaptability

Experience using and developing the capabilities of EPM planning Tools (such as Workday Adaptive)

• Competitive salary and discretionary bonus
• Commuting reimbursement
• Free in-office lunch
• Excellent parental leave
• Financial physical and mental wellbeing contributions