Group Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst

Group Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst

Executive Summary
Role Title: Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis
Function:Group Finance
Location: London, Hybrid working

Purpose of this role

The successful candidate will work in a high performing team to provide management information and develop the group integrated management plan. This will involve reviewing business unit results, identifying key messages as well as be involved in projecting various metrics. This position offers an exciting opportunity in a core and high-profile team of a fast-growing and active insurance group to help define and deliver key developments and initiatives to the benefit of the Group.

Key Contribution Areas

• Supporting the production of annual integrated management plans across the business units which include local solvency regimes and GAAP / IFRS.
• Aggregating and producing annual group integrated management plan, setting financial targets, distilling key actions needed to achieve the plan.
• Assessing the quarterly performance against plans / regular forecasting cycle.
• Analysing the overall end to end capital performance including identification of initiatives and assessing corrective action needed while feeding through to all reporting metrics.
• Develop and formalise processes to support timely updates to capital projections.
• Analysis of MI and production of key dashboards, board packs and Quarterly business reviews.

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal with the ability to win commitment from others.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work on own initiative with a highly flexible attitude.
• Good time management and the ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the business.
• Self-motivated - Takes an enthusiastic approach and is able to work under own initiative without need for close supervision to achieve results.

• Part qualified actuary / accountant or similar discipline.
• Experience of working in a life / investment company desirable.
• Ability to interpret and present information and data in a practical format and articulate to all levels.
• Knowledge of Solvency II, IFRS 17 & GAAP would be an advantage.
• Experience with planning models would be desirable.
• Excellent time management to ensure deadlines are met and critical projects are prioritised.
• Excellent MS Office skills and experience with Power BI.
• Experience working in ALM would be an advantage.