Finance Analyst
- Recruiter
- Marks Sattin
- Location
- England, London
- Salary
- £45000 - £50000 per annum
- Posted
- 05 Dec 2016
- Closes
- 12 Dec 2016
- Ref
- COD16880456
- Contact
- Cormac Doyle
- Job Title
- Finance Analyst
- Category
- Insurance
- Experience Levels
- Newly Qualified
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
UK Finance Analyst
This Leading independent insurance business is looking for a recently qualified accountant to join their business as UK Finance Analyst. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking for their first role out of practice or for someone looking to progress their career having qualified in industry.
This role will offer high profile exposure so the work produced by the successful applicant will be of a high quality. Key business decisions will be based on the output produced by the UK Finance Analyst.
Close relationships will need to be maintained with areas of the Group involved in the creation or supply of financial data, therefore the successful candidate will have key interactions with senior figures across the business such as; Chief Investment Officer, Company Secretary, Chief Risk Officer and Entity Chief Financial officers
Key responsibilities:
- Financial planning - Assist with the preparation of information in support of a rolling financial model five years into the future. (Fully documented and accurate for review purposes).
- Forecasting - Work with the local entity and SBU teams, facilitate, and provide robust challenge to, underwriting plans five years into the future. Preparation of high quality and timely data to enable a detailed analysis of the business drivers associated with the classes and markets covered.
- Performance monitoring - Provide required information to enable the monitoring of actual financial values against planned financial values and prior period with variance analysis documented and explained for onward communication.
- Management Information - Assist with the preparation of all required financial management information covering all SBUs and Group entities, functional areas and KPIs ensuring that data produced remains relevant, is subject to proper analysis and control and always reflects the activities of the organisation and is accurate and on time. Particular emphasis will be given to financial management information provided to the Executive. The role-holder will keep up to date with customer requirements, looking to constantly develop management information, streamlining processes, and ensuring consistency and accuracy in reporting to the Executive.
- Financial reporting - Statutory financial accounts and regulatory information reviewed to ensure products remain true to the activities and financial status of the entity.
- Technical knowledge - Keeps up to date with technical accounting and regulatory developments. Is able to ensure that changes are implemented as effectively and on a timely basis as required. Works closely with the Group Technical Accountant.
- Quality assurance - Review all outputs, ensuring that the ultimate customers can rely on the quality of production and to reduce the level of review required by senior management particularly with regard to board reporting.
- Stakeholder management - The key interfaces are set out in section 6 below. The entity CFOs and SBU Business Partners are the primary customers.
Skills Knowledge and Experience
- Newly qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent
- Financial Services experience (insurance beneficial).
- Self starter with a desire to develop their technical knowledge and skills.
- Proactively provides accurate and timely updates on status of work and escalates issues.
- Demonstrates an appropriate level of technical skills for their role.
- Is able to deal with challenging deadlines and prioritises effectively.