Senior Finance Business Partner

Position Summary:

The Senior Finance Business Partner (SFBP) is a key strategic leader within the finance function, responsible for driving financial performance, shaping business strategy, and influencing senior stakeholders across the organisation.

This role goes beyond traditional finance support, providing forward-looking insights, challenging decision-making, and leading financial planning across underwriting, claims, and operational areas. The SFBP will act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, ensuring financial considerations are embedded in all key business decisions

Location:

London - UK - Fenchurch

What will your job entail?

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Business Partnering & Leadership

Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders (e.g., Managing Directors, Heads of Underwriting, Claims Directors)

Influence and shape strategic decisions through robust financial insight and challenge

Drive a culture of commercial awareness and financial accountability across the business

Lead and develop a high-performing finance business partnering team (where applicable)

Represent finance in strategic forums, governance committees, and executive discussions

Financial Strategy & Planning

Lead the development of annual budgets, forecasts, and long-term business plans

Provide strategic insight on growth opportunities, capital allocation, and portfolio optimisation

Develop and oversee scenario modelling to assess business risks and opportunities

Support M&A activity, business cases, and investment decisions with robust financial analysis

Performance & Value Management

Own performance analysis across key insurance metrics (e.g., combined ratio, loss ratio, expense ratio)

Provide deep insight into profitability by product line, geography, and distribution channel

Identify value creation opportunities and drive initiatives to improve margins and efficiency

Lead performance review processes with senior leadership, including Board-level reporting

Insurance-Specific Expertise

Provide expert insight into underwriting performance, claims development, and reserving impacts

Partner closely with actuarial teams to understand assumptions, pricing models, and capital implications

Support portfolio management decisions, including risk appetite and underwriting strategy

Contribute to capital modelling, reinsurance strategy, and regulatory considerations (e.g., Solvency II)

Governance, Risk & Control

Ensure strong financial governance, controls, and compliance with regulatory requirements

Oversee the accuracy and integrity of financial reporting and planning outputs

Identify and mitigate financial risks across the business

Support regulatory reporting and interactions where required

Transformation & Continuous Improvement

Lead finance transformation initiatives to enhance insight, efficiency, and automation

Improve data quality, reporting capabilities, and use of analytics/BI tools

Drive standardisation and best practice across finance processes

Champion the use of data-driven decision-making across the organisation

Key Skills & Experience

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Extensive experience in finance business partnering within insurance or financial services

Strong understanding of insurance financials (e.g., underwriting cycles, reserving, claims dynamics, capital requirements)

Proven track record of influencing senior stakeholders and driving strategic outcomes

Advanced financial modelling, planning, and analytical capability

Experience leading teams and developing talent

Strong commercial acumen and ability to translate financial data into business strategy

Experience with finance systems, data tools, and performance reporting frameworks

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