Senior Analyst - North America

General

This role is pivotal in supporting the North American Head of Finance in driving strategic, operational and governance prioritise for all entities within the North American platform. This role provides a unique opportunity to gain senior exposure, develop a commercial perspective, and engage closely with the North American Management & Leadership committees, alongside the various boards across the entities.

Job Title:

Business Manager to the Head of Finance

Division:
Finance

Reports To:

North America (“NA”) Head of Finance

Key Relationships:
Global finance functional teams, North American Management Committee, North American Leadership Committee, Platform/Group CFOs, North America governance forums, External Auditors, Risk and Compliance teams, Project teams, Operations, Underwriting teams, Internal Audit

Job Summary:

The Senior Analyst will play a pivotal role in supporting the NA Head of Finance in driving strategic, operational, and governance priorities for North America. This role provides a unique opportunity to gain senior exposure, develop a commercial perspective, and engage closely with the North American leadership and other senior stakeholders, fostering a well-rounded understanding of the North America business and regulated entity operations.

The Senior Analyst will act as a strategic sounding board to the Head of Finance, helping triage competing demands, manage priorities, and drive forward critical decisions.

This role is separate from Group Shared Services, offering focussed support to the NA Head of Finance in enhancing governance effectiveness, driving efficiency in decision-making, and ensuring a strong focus on delivering measurable outcomes.

The Senior Analyst will also provide ad hoc support to the Group CFO, where group-impacting activities intersect with the platform. You will also contribute to cross-entity finance initiatives, such as transformation, regulatory change, and governance design.

• Support the Head of Finance in managing North America’s entity-led responsibilities within the three-platform structure, ensuring effective financial governance across platforms.
• Monitor intra-group service provider performance and elevate issues as needed.
• Translate Head of Finance and board-level strategic decisions into operational outcomes, ensuring alignment with entity and platform priorities.
• Provide flexible capacity to support finance-wide or cross-functional initiatives that impact the North American entities.

• Provide timely and relevant decision support to the Head of Finance by ensuring access to accurate, comprehensive financial and operational information.
• Work closely with the Finance Business Partner and other finance functions (incl. reporting, operations, and actuarial) to ensure high-quality MI across financial performance, cost, efficiency, and capital.
• Ensure and challenge the quality of outputs from intra-group service providers, providing oversight to ensure insights are clearly articulated and translated into meaningful messaging.
• Maintain oversight of the integrity and controls of financial information and MI used for entity-level and platform-level decision-making.
• Support investment cases, cost allocation, and capital & funding decisions aligned with North America’s commercial strategy and entity priorities.

• Lead the preparation and coordination of high-quality board and committee papers, ensuring clarity, alignment, and timeliness.
• Act as a delegate for the Head of Finance in selected meetings and forums, supporting effective communication and follow-through on actions.
• Maintain awareness of regulatory and governance requirements relevant to North America.
• Track key governance and action points, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with entity responsibilities.

• Act as Finance’s strategic liaison for regulatory oversight—ensuring proactive engagement and high standards across North America’s finance deliverables.
• Provide challenge and follow-through to ensure…