Finance Business Partner

4 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Hiscox Full time

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. Our customers are diverse and unique, and we provide specialist insurance tailored to their needs.

Finance Business Partner (Distribution)

The Role:

The role is a fixed-term 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.

As a Finance Business Partner, you will work closely with the Senior Finance Business Partner, deputising for the role when required. You will be responsible for providing financial insight and working directly with stakeholders across business areas.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Business partner with the Distribution function, 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 that positively impact 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, identifying 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, with a strong determination to 'get things right' and standardise processes
  • Combine soft influencing and persuasion skills with leadership qualities to encourage senior leaders to positively respond to questions, inquiries, 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:

We care about our people and are 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.

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