Senior Finance Business Partner – Retail

Senior Finance Business Partner – Retail
We’re First Central Insurance & Technology Group (First Central for short), an innovative, market-leading insurance company. We protect the things customers love so they can get on with what matters to them in life.
Data drives us. It fuels our outstanding distribution, finance, technology and legal services. Our underwriting skills are built on data expertise; it creates the insights we need to give the right cover to the right customers at the right price. But, it’s the people inside and outside our business that power us. They make us stand out, help us succeed. We’re ambitious. We’re growing. We’ve won awards.
Fancy making a difference in a company
that’s
changing insurance for good? If
you’re
a fast-paced, ambitious team player who gets
great things
done -
you’ll
fit right in here.
Our Finance team need a commercially aware, agile and strategic thinking Senior Finance Business Partner - Retail , who knows a thing or two about the Financial Services and/or Motor Insurance and has experience of brokerage and underwriting accounting.
You're not afraid to challenge and you'll have Planning, Forecasting, Strategy and Performance Reporting under your belt!
If
it's
within a Commercial and Marketing (C&M) setting - all the better!
As you'll partner with the Retail part of the C&M Leadership Team. Being their trusted advisor, you'll help drive value by influencing business decisions and strategy through the provision of key information and robust challenge.With a broad skill-set, including stakeholder management at multiple levels, commercial acumen, problem solving, presentational skills and change management, you'll
understand
KPIs used across insurance. If management of expenses, financial modelling and experience of projects are in your toolkit too, then its a match!
Working flexibly,
you'll
spend most of your time working from home, with a day a week in the office - so ideally you'll live close to Haywards Heath, West Sussex or Salford Quays, Manchester. But of course,
it’s
your choice - if the buzz of the office is your thing and you like to be in more -
that's
good with us too.
We’d love to have you on the team if:You're a qualified accountant holding ACA, CIMA, ACCA or
suitably skilled through your PQE You're great at managing stakeholder and have finance business partnering experience at a senior levelManagement of expenses, financial modelling and projects are in your toolkitPerformance Reporting and ChallengeResponsible for monthly and quarterly expense reporting across FCIM and the C&M pillarInput into the month end accounting processes with a focus on Retail Income and cost entriesReview and commentary production, including achievement versus budget and forecast, highlighting areas of concernMonthly benefits realisation tracking and ability to influence stakeholders should performance against forecast suggest that corrective actions need to be takenStrategic and Commercial AcumenIdentify and understand business strategy and provide highly relevant insight into business performanceActively manage the FCIM expense base to agreed targets, identifying areas where we can make efficiencies or maximise the return on our investmentsDevelop a deep understanding and knowledge of broker business performance (KPI’s) drivers and be able to draw conclusions from the suite of KPI’s availableAdd value through support and challenge of the business in all commercial decision making, providing financial analysis support as necessaryStakeholder ManagementCreate excellent relationships with key stakeholders across the business and within the pillar, in particular the FD and MD for FCIMPartner with the senior leadership teams to deliver accurate financial information to aid decision making to maximise shareholder value and returnWork cross functionally with business managers to align targets and challenge business performancePlanning and ForecastingDrive the creation of FCIM’s annual Budget and quarterly expense and income reforecasts, ensuring that C&M, Customer Ops and other Pillar costs are accurately reflectedEnsure that Retail and non retail initiatives are embedded within KPI projections and that the resulting forecast is challenging and robustEnsure that internal IT development for initiatives is correctly reflected in budgets and forecastsBusiness Initiatives and TrackingDrive business improvements and contribute to the success of the business. Act as a catalyst in driving forward initiatives critical to delivering the strategyFacilitate the development of cost benefit analysis for income and expense initiatives and assist in developing presentations for ExCoEnsure the benefits of initiatives are accurately tracked and presented on a monthly basis and challenged where appropriateEnsure the business receives appropriate support from all relevant Finance functions including Financial Operations, Financial Accounting, Tax and TreasuryProvide business expertise into accounting processesEnsure the Retail Finance Team successfully operates the financial controls delegated to it and that the Team continues to operate an appropriately robust control environmentBe an ambassador for the Finance functionLeadershipThree direct reports – Financial Analysts and ModellersAbility to deputise for the Retail Finance DirectorJob Specific Competencies:
Experience Degree educatedQualified accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA)Extensive PQEMotor Insurance background preferableBroker or underwriter insurance accounting experience preferableSignificant finance business partnering experience at a senior levelStrategic thinker and ability to look at the bigger pictureExcellent stakeholder management skills and ability to communicate and appropriately challenge senior managementExcellent communication and presentation skills including verbal, and writtenExcellent negotiation and influencing skillsVery commercially aware and focusedDriven and pro-active, self-starter, and enthusiasticAbility to work with ambiguity or to make broad assumptions to make a recommendationTeam player and ability to forge relationships at all levels within the organisationStrong analytical skills with an eye on detailsWillingness to roll up sleeves and get involved in the detail if necessary
Our ambition is huge. But your impact could be massive.
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?
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What can we do for you? People first. Always. We’re passionate about our colleagues and know the best people deserve an extraordinary working environment. We owe it to them so that’s what we offer. Our workplaces are energetic, inspirational, supportive. To get a taste of the advantages you’ll enjoy, take a look at all our perks in full here
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Intrigued? Our Talent team can tell you everything you need to know about what we want and what we’re offering, so feel free to get in touch.
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of people would recommend a friend to work at First CentralSimply Health Cash plan. Reclaim the cost of your eye tests, dental appts, physiotherapy and moreFlexible Bank HolidaysEight flexible bank holidays; you can choose which festivals you observeWe’re passionate about it. Everyone gets a paid day off annually to volunteerElectric Car SchemePlug into our Electric Car Scheme for a deal with insurance, road tax and servicingFlexible WorkingWe’re flexible; most roles let you mix office and home working. We work fluidly around core hoursYour Time in NeedYour Time in Need: five days’ leave so you can deal with life stuff. We’ll support you
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