FP&A Analyst in London

Howden is a global insurance group with employee ownership at its heart. Together, we have pushed the boundaries of insurance. We are united by a shared passion and no-limits mindset, and our strength lies in our ability to collaborate as a powerful international team comprised of 23,000 employees spanning over 56 countries.

People join Howden for many different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture. It’s what sets us apart, and the reason our employees have been turning down headhunters for years. Whatever your priorities – work / life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering – you’ll find like-minded people driving change at Howden.

At Howden Re, we’re on a mission to do things differently. Our no silo approach, elite team, and clear focus on innovation and relentless execution means our clients are at the heart of all we do. As a big 4 global reinsurance broker, we deliberately avoid the one-size-fits-all approach, committing to creating bespoke solutions that address the unique challenges of a modern and dynamic marketplace. Our team is empowered to drive progress, creating opportunities for career and personal development, unlocking new value for clients, fostering long-term partnerships, and using the collective power of Howden to change how the world sees risk and insurance.

When you join Howden Re, you become part of a vibrant and entrepreneurial workplace culture that prioritises collaboration, ownership, and shared success. Here, your contributions will directly impact our mission to be the global partner of choice in reinsurance and strategic advisory. Be a part of Howden Re's exciting journey. Together, we are shaping the future of reinsurance.

The Role

To support Howden Re to help continually improve financial performance and decision-making through reporting, analysis and planning. The role will support the Finance Directors and Finance Business Partners to report and analyse results across all its offices. To perform trend analysis across Howden Re to ensure the business is consistent in its performance and processes, supporting and reviewing budgets, forecasts and actuals.

What you'll do:

• Provide high quality and timely advice, information, analysis, reporting and interpretation to support effective decision making and performance management.
• Develop an understanding of the business, and support reporting to each team.
• Understand the drivers of business performance, identifying trends, areas of opportunity or remedial action and influence the implementation of initiatives to address these.
• Analysis of finance packs.
• Trend analysis of performance.
• Detailed reviews of highlighted areas depending on needs of the business.
• Support the improvement of management reporting and analysis.
• Support in the maintenance of team structures and systems.
• Help to maintain and improve financial reporting IT systems.
• Understand the current business processes and assist in the development of systems and procedures to ensure strong financial controls are run across relevant business units within Howden UK.
• Support senior managers to deliver group objectives.
• Develop strong working relationships with the wider Finance team, and with key contacts in Howden Re.

Who we're looking for:

• Base understanding of finance and finance functions.
• Provision of commercial analysis, and knowledge of management accounting.
• Experience working with Microsoft Office – Excel, Powerpoint, Word.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written.
• Ambitious and self-motivated.
• Ability to react positively to change.
• Ability to think laterally and solve problems using own initiative and challenge the status quo where necessary.
• ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualified.

A career that you define. At Howden, we value diversity – there is no one Howden type. Instead, we’re looking for individuals who share the same values as us:

• Our successes have all come from someone brave enough to try something new.
• We support each other in the small everyday moments and the bigger challenges.
• We are determined to make a positive difference at work and beyond.

Reasonable adjustments

We’re committed to providing reasonable accommodations at Howden to ensure that our positions align well with your needs. Besides the usual adjustments such as software, IT, and office setups, we can also accommodate other changes such as flexible hours or hybrid working. If you’re excited by this role but have some doubts about whether it’s the right fit for you, send us your application – if your profile fits the role’s criteria, we will be in touch to assist in helping to get you set up with any reasonable adjustments you may require.