Senior Performance Analyst
Abu Dhabi, UAE/Dubai
Listed on 2026-02-09
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Finance & Banking
Risk Manager/Analyst, Financial Analyst, Financial Manager, Financial Reporting
Overview
Where will your career take you next? Let’s find out together. At Zurich Cover-More, we’re proud to be one of the world’s leading travel insurance and assistance providers. Each year, we protect more than 20 million travellers worldwide, making sure we’re there every step of their journey with proactive care, personalised cover and specialist support. Zurich Cover-More partners with many of the world’s best-known brands – think major airlines, travel giants, top banks, credit card providers, and large retailers – to deliver more care, more cover, for all.
Launched in December 2024, Zurich Cover-More is the global travel brand of Zurich Insurance Group, one of the world’s leading multi-line insurers. Our family of customer-facing brands includes trusted names like Travel Guard, Cover-More Travel Insurance, Travelex Insurance, Universal Assistance, World Travel Protection, Freely, and Blue Insurance. Together, we’re redefining what it means to travel safely and with confidence. Whether it’s a long-awaited holiday, a last-minute business trip, or an unexpected detour, we deliver in the moments that matter.
- Develop financial analysis, insights, forecasting, and planning for the Zurich Cover-More portfolio.
- Co-create annual financial plans in collaboration with Zurich Global Businesses & Operations (GBO), Group Finance, and regional finance teams.
- Lead and coordinate performance management activities including business unit reviews, monthly updates, and executive reporting.
- Produce clear, cohesive written analysis and commentary for senior stakeholders across the Group.
- Conduct recurring and ad-hoc financial and operational analyses to explain performance drivers and variances.
- Partner with senior leaders to provide an integrated, high-level view of financial performance.
- Ensure integrity of accounting records and financial reports in collaboration with shared service accounting teams.
- Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders across Group Finance, business units, auditors, and service providers.
- Drive process improvement initiatives that enhance efficiency, insight generation, and reporting quality.
- Develop and optimize manual and automated financial processes during this critical integration phase.
- Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of experience in Finance or Accounting, ideally in insurance or financial services.
- Professional designation such as CPA, CPCU, CFA, or CTP (completed or in progress) preferred, but not required.
- Strong proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; experience with Power BI, SAP, and general ledger systems.
- Solid understanding of financial accounting concepts and reporting principles.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently, take initiative, and thrive in fast-changing environments.
- Exceptional communication skills with the ability to craft compelling written insights for senior audiences.
- Ability to collaborate across regions, functions, and seniority levels.
- Growth mindset, adaptability, and comfort working through organizational transitions.
- Experience in business integration or separation environments.
- Strong project management skills and an understanding of financial or operational processes.
- Background working with global or matrixed teams.
- Exposure to insurance underwriting or performance analytics.
We value optimism, caring, togetherness, reliability, results-orientation, and forward-thinking. We have more than 3000 employees worldwide. We are a global group of digital specialists, actuaries, marketers, doctors, nurses, case managers, claims specialists, finance experts, customer service and corporate services professionals. We share a global purpose to look after travellers, at every step of their journey.
Job flexibility
. We understand the importance of making sure that work fits into your life, not the other way around. Our hybrid approach ensures you can maintain work-life balance with the flexibility of 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home.
Career growth
. This is an extremely exciting time for us at Zurich Cover-More, as we rapidly…
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