Policy Expert - Finance Business Partner
Are you ready to transform the insurance industry?
Policy Expert is a forward-thinking business that loves to get things done. Leveraging proprietary technology and smart data, we offer reliable products and a wow customer experience.
Having achieved rapid growth since being founded in 2011, we’ve won over 1.5 million customers in Home, Motor and Pet insurance and have been ranked the UK’s No.1-rated home insurer by Review Centre since 2013.
You will be working within the finance team of an exciting and high-growth business that is looking to build out its FP&A function to support the next phase of growth. In this role you will take responsibility for the P&L performance of some of our products, engaging with senior stakeholders to help them understand performance and develop their financial forecasts. You will also be a key element of decision support activities, helping business leaders understand the financial implications of strategies and decisions. You will inform and challenge business leaders on their performance against budget and support them to hit their targets. Key activities include:
* Ownership of the P&L forecasting for the business including supporting the development and further implementation of our new forecasting platform
* Partnership with teams and leaders across the business to build P&L forecasts, LTV models and other value-driver analysis
* Ownership of finance MI including redesigning existing MI, automating processes and driving efficiencies
* Provide ad hoc analysis for the senior leaders, Board and other internal and external stakeholders
* Supporting business departments to create business cases for new initiatives and strategies
* Work closely with various business units to help them understand their performance
* Development and improvement of analytics and processes: automating processes and controls
Who are you?
* Very strong financial analysis and accounting skills
* Extensive modelling experience either within an FP&A or advisory role
* Knowledge or experience of insurance
* Strong commercial acumen
* Strong analytical thinking and problem solving
* A desire to innovate and introduce innovative ideas that will benefit the business
* Knowledge and experience in working with large data sets
* Strong attention to detail with the ability to work under pressure
* Accomplished influencer with good experience at communicating findings
* Strong business partnering skills. Promote collaboration with business functions
* ACA/ACCA/CIMA with 1-2 years post-qualification experience
In addition, it would be great if you had:
* Experience of personal lines insurance
* Experience with EPM systems
* Familiarity with transforming and manipulating large data sets
Benefits:
This role will be based in our London office in a 50/50 Hybrid mode.
We match your pension contributions up to 7%
Learning budget of £1,000 a year + Study leave (with encouragement to use it)
Enhance maternity & paternity
Travel season ticket loan.
️ Access to a wide selection of London O2 events and use of a Private Lounge.
Prayer room in office
What We Stand for and Next Steps“We pride ourselves on being an equal opportunity employer. We treat all applications equally and recruit based solely on an individual’s skills, knowledge, and experience. The quality and growing diversity of our team is a testament to this commitment”
At Policy Expert, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive environment for all candidates. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the interview process to accommodate your needs, please do not hesitate to let us know. We are dedicated to ensuring every candidate has an equal opportunity to succeed and will work with you to provide the necessary support.
We aim to be in touch within 14 working days of your application – you will be notified if successful or unsuccessful. Please be encouraged to apply even if you do not meet all the requirements.
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