At a Glance
- Tasks: Drive financial performance and shape business strategy as a trusted advisor to senior leaders.
- Company: Join a leading insurance firm committed to diversity and inclusion.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and a dynamic work environment.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth and to lead transformative finance initiatives.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by influencing strategic decisions and driving financial success.
- Qualifications: Qualified accountant with extensive finance business partnering experience in insurance.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 90000 £ per year.
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
- Disclaimer
Ryan Specialty is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We are committed to building and sustaining a diverse workforce throughout the organization.
Our vision is an inclusive and equitable workplace where all employees are valued for and evaluated on their performance and contributions.
Differences in race, creed, color, religious beliefs, physical or mental capabilities, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation and many other characteristics bring together varied perspectives and add value to the service we provide our clients, trading partners, and communities.
This policy extends to all aspects of our employment practices, including but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, discipline, firing, promoting, transferring, compensation, benefits, training, leaves of absence, and other terms, conditions and benefits of employment.
Senior Finance Business Partner employer: PVH (Tommy Hilfiger/Calvin Klein)
At Ryan Specialty, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, particularly for the Senior Finance Business Partner role based in London. Our dynamic work culture fosters collaboration and innovation, providing employees with ample opportunities for professional growth and development. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, we ensure that every team member's contributions are valued, making it a rewarding environment for those looking to make a meaningful impact in the finance sector.
Contact Details:
PVH (Tommy Hilfiger/Calvin Klein) Recruitment Team
