Head of Financial Planning Analysis

Job Title:
Head of Group FP&A - Insurance

Ideal locations are Essex / London / Manchester – however, remote applications will be considered with occasional travel to a site if required.

Our rapidly growing Insurance client is recruiting for a Head of FP&A. This fundamental role within the group’s FP&A reporting team encompasses working with the financial planning & reporting, business analysis/insight, and cashflow forecasting. Reporting to the Director of Group FP&A you will play a key role in the continuous improvement of Group planning and Board reporting and work closely with the executive management team and business leads to provide insight-led analysis.

Comfortable working across many entities within a complex, fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment. The role requires experience of implementing and embedding group-wide policy and procedures and liaising with senior members of exec teams across the group.

• Developing forecast modelling and scenario analysis on the Group Model, working closely with the Planning Systems Manager, utilising Anaplan.
• Critical eye on the FP&A outputs, both actuals and forecasts, adding additional market insight, both in terms of trends and reportable KPIs.
• Partnering with business units for business planning and forecast modelling.
• Reviewing and presenting balance sheet and cash forecasts to Treasury and Exec team.
• Providing divisional and Board level performance packs and insight.
• Working with the external reporting team and supporting shareholder information requests.

• Qualified Accountant
  , ideally with Audit Firm background
• Financial Services experience desired, ideally insurance (highly regulated industry)
• Solid experience in a Group FP&A role
• Commercially focused
• Advanced Excel skills and preferably Anaplan experience

• Finance planning/reporting tools, such as Anaplan, Vena, Power BI
• Working knowledge of Sage Intacct and Luca Net

• Full-time

• Mid-Senior level

• Accounting/Auditing

• Insurance and Financial Services