Finance Business Partner

2 weeks ago

England, United Kingdom Hiscox Underwriting Group Services Ltd (HUGS) Full time

Finance Business Partner (Distribution) page is loaded Finance Business Partner (Distribution) Apply locations UK, London UK, Colchester time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id R0015757

Job Type:

Fixed Term

Build a brilliant future with Hiscox

 

Hiscox UK is a leading brand in the insurance market, recognized as setting the standards others try to emulate. We consistently deliver strong growth and exceptional returns, recruiting only the very best and empowering them to deliver. We are known for insuring the homes of the rich and famous through to the most innovative technology companies. Our customers are diverse and unique and are only united by our ability to provide specialist insurance tailored to their needs.

Finance Business Partner (Distribution)

The Role:

The role is a fixed term / secondment opportunity that sits within the UK Finance Business partnering function – a small and focused team that supports the Chief Distribution Officer and Chief Marketing Officer to drive profitable growth across the UK.

Its intent is to provide a fantastic gateway opportunity for a Big 4 trained (or equivalent) qualified Accountant in industry or practice to join a fast paced, highly commercial business that can offer career progression and senior interaction across the whole spectrum of finance activities.

You will be working very closely with the Senior Finance Business Partner deputising for the role when required.

If you are an ambitious high performer wanting to impact commercial decisions and make a difference then we want to hear from you.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Business partner with the Distribution function including creating value through financial insight and working directly with stakeholders across business areas
  • Own the monthly suite of financial reports delivered to the Distribution management team and hold the business to account for actions which have a positive impact on the performance of the Distribution business
  • Assess financial business cases for Distribution led projects and have an understanding of project accounting
  • Own the financial plan and reforecasts for Distribution including embedding a driver based planning approach
  • Responsible for the monthly performance analysis of the Distribution UK expense base (including headcount management)
  • Have an awareness of market insights and the risks and opportunities to Hiscox. Identify solutions where appropriate

Person Specification:

  • Demonstrate a business partner mindset
  • Relevant professional qualification (ACA, CIMA, ACCA)
  • Professional curiosity to ask the “so what” type question
  • Structured and ordered with an ability to analyse and draw insights from numerical data to tell the underlying story
  • Ability to communicate complex financial problems to a number of different audiences
  • Shows initiative, drive and ownership, strong determination to ‘get things right’ standardised and then automate the production
  • Combine soft influencing and persuasion skills with leadership qualities to encourage senior leaders to positively respond to questions, inquires and requests to meet deadlines
  • Creative, proactive and innovative - does not accept the status quo
  • Able to think and act strategically and to translate thinking into tangible plans

Nice to haves:

  • An understanding of an Insurance Distribution function and what makes it tick
  • Experience in or exposure to the general insurance sector and the products sold
  • Advanced excel and Powerpoint skills
  • Familiarity with the Oracle platform

Diversity and flexible working at Hiscox

At Hiscox we care about our people. We hire the best people for the job and we’re committed to diversity and creating a truly inclusive culture, which we believe drives success. We also understand that working life doesn’t always have to be ‘nine to five’ and we support flexible working wherever we can. No promises, but please chat to our resourcing team about the flexibility we could offer for this role.

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About us

We’re a global, specialist insurer headquartered in Bermuda and listed on the London Stock Exchange. With 3,000 employees and 32 offices in 12 countries we’re a business with lots of opportunity for people with talent, spark and lots of ambition. If you want to build a great career with a company that prioritises strong values – such as integrity and courage – where our people always pull together to do the right thing for each other and our customers, then we’d love to hear from you.

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