Senior Expense Business Partner

Job Title
:
Senior Expense Business Partner

Target Start Date
: 7th July

Contract Type
:
Fixed Term Contract, Part Time, Full Time, Job Share option available

Salary Range
:
Up to 96,000

Location
:
Flexible across esure and Ageas offices

We are looking for an experienced Senior Expense Business Partner to join our Finance team on a 6-month fixed term contract. This is a key role supporting the UK Executive Team, helping the business manage expenses effectively, deliver cost targets, and make informed financial decisions.

You will be a trusted partner to senior leaders, providing clear financial insight, driving cost discipline, and supporting major integration and transformation projects. This role is ideal for someone with a strong FP&A background and significant experience managing expenses within a large, complex organisation.

• Partner with senior leaders and UK Executive Team members on all expense-related matters.
• Provide clear financial insight and recommendations to support business decisions.
• Lead expense budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning activities.
• Challenge and influence stakeholders to improve cost management and accountability.
• Drive deep-dive reviews to identify cost risks, opportunities, and efficiencies.
• Support integration projects by tracking costs, benefits, and delivery against targets.
• Improve expense reporting, management information, and planning processes.
• Help strengthen financial controls, governance, and best-practice FP&A standards.

• Significant experience in expense management within an FP&A environment.
• Strong background in financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Proven ability to build relationships and influence senior stakeholders.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, including experience working with executive-level leaders.
• Experience supporting integration, transformation, or change programmes.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to turn data into meaningful insight.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Experience with in insurance or financial services is highly desirable.

• Flexible working (Smart Working, part-time, job shares).
• Minimum of 35 days holiday (incl. bank holidays) with ability to buy and sell days.
• Dental Insurance, Health Cash Plan, Health Screening, Will Writing, Voluntary Critical Illness, Mental Health First Aiders, Well Being Activities.
• 50% off esure and Sheilas' Wheels motor and home insurance.
• Annual Bonus Schemes, Annual Salary Reviews, Competitive Pension, Employee Savings, Employee Loans.
• Well-being activities, mindfulness sessions, Sports and Social Club events.
• Maternity/pregnant parent entitlement of 16 weeks at full pay and paternity/non-pregnant parent entitlements.
• Partner Life Assurance and Critical Illness cover.
• Deals on gadgets including Wearables, Tablets and Laptops.
• Car Salary Exchange, Cycle Scheme, Vehicle Breakdown Cover.
• Return to work programme after maternity leave.

We are one of the largest car and home insurers in the UK. Our People help Ageas to be a thriving, creative and innovative place to work. We encourage anyone to apply. We are a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and Women in Finance Charter, member of iCAN and GAIN. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are fully inclusive.

We guarantee an interview for applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the role.