This is a key role within the finance function, with the aim of delivering business insights to divisional directors. This is a heavily client facing role with lots of senior stakeholder management.
Responsibilities:
- You will provide comprehensive insight into the actual performance and leading indicators that drive performance of the business
- Thoroughly understand the numbers and the business delivering those numbers
- Build relationships with the underwriting teams to become a trusted partner
- Preparing presentations to the London Market Leadership Team as and when required
- Supporting the underwriting team with insight into their lines and ad hoc analyses
- Providing commentary and insight on monthly results against prior year and plan
- Assist in the planning and forecasting process to help deliver a credible plan, fully evaluated and supported by the business, Group and Lloyds
Skills:
- An experienced financial professional either with or working towards an accountancy qualification
- Clear vision of where and how finance adds value to a business, and an intuitive sense for good commercial decisions
- Seen equally as a business person and a finance professional
- An enquiring mind to fully get under the skin of the numbers and question why the numbers look as they do, to fully understand what is driving performance
- Strong analytical skills that enable you to present back in a cogent manner what is driving performance
- Credibility and gravitas to gain the respect and trust of stakeholders
- An open and collaborative style with the ability to translate complex subject matter expertise to key stakeholders with clarity
- Ability to communicate both written and orally in a clear and concise way
- The role does not have any direct reports but can draw on the broader finance and insight community for MI and analysis
- Stakeholder management skills will therefore be key but also a willingness to delve into the detail will be required
