Head of Intermediated Finance

2 months ago


Ipswich, United Kingdom AXA UK Full time

**About the role**:
It's an exciting time to join the Finance team here at AXA, with significant investment planned in all UK&I businesses to transform, deliver new digital services to our customers and streamline and automate our business processes. To help us make a real difference to our business performance during a period of significant market change, we're looking for a talented individual to join the team.

Working alongside the Retail Intermediated leadership team, you'll deliver commercial and financial insight to the business to both set and achieve their financial and key performance targets. This is a great opportunity to take the next step in your career and manage a small team.

At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You'll work at least 20% of your week away from home, either at one of our office locations, visiting clients or attending industry events. We're also happy to consider flexible working arrangements, such as part-time or condensed hours, which you can discuss with Talent Acquisition.

**What you'll be doing**:

- Use networks in Finance to obtain a full understanding of the business results, including analysis of variance to plan, prior year and forecast.
- Focus on forward looking insight and impacts, constantly working with business colleagues to manage & understand performance gaps.
- Develop and influence new initiatives that address performance gaps, ensuring the right decisions are taken from a financial point of view.
- Track and monitor the execution of business plans and initiatives and make sure that are delivering on all commitments.
- Work very closely with the Intermediated business leadership to identify KPIs and lead indicators of performance and persons responsible.
- Drive relevant financial information into the trading cycle that provides transparency and helps determine brilliant management responses.
- Play a leadership role in building a healthy pipeline of new business deals, writing profitable business cases and setting appropriate commercial contract structures.
- Be passionate about improving business financial performance.
- Develop new commercial thinking and influence organisational design in the business to drive out efficiencies.

**About you**:

- ACA, CIMA or ACCA qualification.
- Excellent understanding of the financial dynamics of the general insurance business, preferably gained working in Retail or Personal Lines.
- Proven experience of motivating and managing a team, preferably in a matrix organization.
- Experience of working within a business finance environment and the insurance industry.
- Successful record of delivering and leading teams through change.
- First class analytical skills.
- Specialist understanding of accounting and control for insurance.
- Awareness of accountancy practices.
- Financial systems experience and knowledge.
- Commercial acumen.

As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.

**What we offer**:
At AXA UK, we’re appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive:

- Competitive annual salary from £95,000 dependent on experience.
- Annual company & performance-based bonus
- Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)
- Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary)
- 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
- Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 3 days leave
- AXA employee discounts
- Gym benefits

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**About AXA**:
With a presence in over 60 countries, and 165,000 employees serving the needs of 107 million customers, AXA is big.

But never too big to care for every single person who works here. So when you join us, we promise to put our collective might behind you and your career.

You’ll work in an open and supportive environment where you’ll be developed, challenged and encouraged to move around to achieve even bigger and better things - nationally and internationally. You’ll learn directly from senior leaders, from the best in our business. And you’ll enjoy real responsibility, really early on.

Every large company today talks about supporting diversity and inclusion. But at AXA UK, these values form an integral part of everything we do. For us, it’s about bringing together the best talent, helping people to realise their full potential by being 100% themselves at work and delivering outstanding service to everyone - regardless of difference.

Proud to be part of the AXA Group, a global insurance brand and a worldwide leader in financial services, AXA Insurance businesses employ over 5,500 in a network of offices across the UK. Our expert teams care for a huge range of customers, helping them protect their cars, homes and businesses against life’s uncertainties. Whether bought directly, thro


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