Chief Financial Officer, Reinsurance

Chief Financial Officer, Reinsurance

Role Overview The Chief Financial Officer, Reinsurance will serve as the senior finance partner to Aon's Reinsurance leadership team, with full accountability for financial strategy, performance management, capital allocation, and decision support across the global Reinsurance business. This role is critical to driving disciplined growth, margin expansion, and returns, while ensuring rigorous financial governance in a complex, global, and market‑sensitive business.

Reporting to the Group Chief Financial Officer, the CFO, Reinsurance will bring strong strategic judgment, deep financial acumen, and executive presence. The role requires a leader who can operate at both altitude and detail-translating market dynamics, portfolio decisions, and capital deployment into clear, actionable financial insights for senior leadership and the Board.

Key Responsibilities Strategic Finance & Decision Support Act as the primary finance advisor to the Global Reinsurance leadership team, providing clear, decision‑oriented insights on growth, profitability, and capital deployment. Lead financial input into the Reinsurance operating plan and long‑range strategic planning, ensuring alignment with enterprise objectives and return thresholds. Evaluate strategic initiatives, including organic investments, talent deployment, pricing and portfolio mix, and M&A, with a focus on ROI, ROIC, and value creation.

Provide forward‑looking analysis on market cycles (hard, soft, and transitional markets), pricing trends, capacity dynamics, and client segment profitability. Performance Management & Analytics Own financial performance management for the Reinsurance business, including monthly results, forecasts, and variance analysis. Establish and refine leading and lagging KPIs that predict performance and enable early course correction. Drive deeper portfolio‑level analytics across products, geographies, client segments, and capital solutions.

Translate complex financial data into concise, executive‑ready materials for senior management and the Board. Capital Allocation & Financial Governance Partner with Corporate Planning, Treasury, and Controllership on capital allocation decisions, including investment prioritization, expense discipline, and balance sheet considerations. Ensure strong financial controls, governance, and compliance across the Reinsurance finance organization. Support disciplined execution against approved business cases, with clear accountability and transparency on delivery versus plan.

Leadership & Collaboration Lead and develop a high‑performing Reinsurance finance team, fostering strong engagement, accountability, and talent development. Partner closely with Regional CFOs, Solution Line finance leaders, Strategy, ABS, and other enterprise functions to ensure consistency of data, insights, and execution. Serve as a trusted thought partner to senior leaders, balancing challenge and support in a matrixed organization. Required Experience & Qualifications 15+ years of progressive finance leadership experience in complex, global organizations.

Strong background in strategic finance, FP&A, performance management, and capital allocation. Demonstrated experience supporting senior business leaders in market‑driven, cyclical, or financial services environments; experience in insurance, reinsurance, or capital markets is strongly preferred. Proven ability to lead teams, influence across a matrix, and operate effectively at the executive and Board level. Deep financial modeling and analytical expertise, including ROI/ROIC analysis, valuation, and scenario planning.

Strong working knowledge of accounting, cash management, tax, and financial controls. Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; MBA, CFA, or equivalent advanced degree preferred. Critical Leadership Capabilities Executive Presence & Judgment:
Clear, confident communicator with the ability to distill complexity into actionable insight and influence senior stakeholders. Strategic Agility:
Ability to connect financial outcomes to business strategy, market dynamics, and long‑term value creation. Operational…