Job Description:
Our Client
Our client is a specialty lines insurer, owned by a larger global insurance entity that is part of a major insurance group. The client’s focus is on writing agency and specialty insurance business, with operations in 9 locations and access to a global network spanning more than 175 countries through the parent company’s network. The client also enjoys the same financial strength as its parent company.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver monthly expense reporting and quarterly forecasting.
- Produce timely, insightful monthly expense reports and manage monthly headcount/FTE reporting.
- Update the workforce planning model for quarterly forecasting.
- Implement process improvements for forecasting complex cost centres.
- Review expense journals and drive automation of expense reporting using Power BI.
- Analyse expense variances (year-over-year and forecast/plan) and review quarterly reconciliation of selected balance sheet accounts.
- Ensure accurate payment processing of invoices/vendors and liaise with external auditors as needed.
- Provide various ad hoc analyses as required by the Head of Finance/CFO.
- Partner with cost centre owners to analyse, challenge, and agree on their cost bases.
Key Skills
- Strong problem-solving and data interrogation skills.
- High proficiency in Excel.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Strong organisational abilities.
- Ability to drive process improvement and work autonomously.
- Team player with strong collaborative skills.
- Qualified Accountant or equivalent professional qualification.
Key Competencies
- Be Courageous: Show confidence in decision-making and problem-solving.
- Be Curious: Demonstrate a passion for learning and improvement.
- Passion for Excellence: Strive for high standards in all tasks.
- Foster Collaboration: Build strong, cross-functional relationships.
- Delivery and Accountability: Manage workload efficiently and communicate potential issues.
- Innovation and Continuous Improvement: Suggest and implement better ways of working.
- Developing Capability: Seek personal development and performance improvement.
- Customer Focus: Maintain professionalism and respond to customer needs promptly.
- Collaborating with Others: Contribute positively to team culture.
Our client is a specialty lines insurer, owned by a larger global insurance entity that is part of a major insurance group. The client’s focus is on writing agency and specialty insurance business, with operations in 9 locations and access to a global network spanning more than 175 countries through the parent company’s network. The client also enjoys the same financial strength as its parent company.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver monthly expense reporting and quarterly forecasting.
- Produce timely, insightful monthly expense reports and manage monthly headcount/FTE reporting.
- Update the workforce planning model for quarterly forecasting.
- Implement process improvements for forecasting complex cost centres.
- Review expense journals and drive automation of expense reporting using Power BI.
- Analyse expense variances (year-over-year and forecast/plan) and review quarterly reconciliation of selected balance sheet accounts.
- Ensure accurate payment processing of invoices/vendors and liaise with external auditors as needed.
- Provide various ad hoc analyses as required by the Head of Finance/CFO.
- Partner with cost centre owners to analyse, challenge, and agree on their cost bases.
Key Skills
- Strong problem-solving and data interrogation skills.
- High proficiency in Excel.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Strong organisational abilities.
- Ability to drive process improvement and work autonomously.
- Team player with strong collaborative skills.
- Qualified Accountant or equivalent professional qualification.
Key Competencies
- Be Courageous: Show confidence in decision-making and problem-solving.
- Be Curious: Demonstrate a passion for learning and improvement.
- Passion for Excellence: Strive for high standards in all tasks.
- Foster Collaboration: Build strong, cross-functional relationships.
- Delivery and Accountability: Manage workload efficiently and communicate potential issues.
- Innovation and Continuous Improvement: Suggest and implement better ways of working.
- Developing Capability: Seek personal development and performance improvement.
- Customer Focus: Maintain professionalism and respond to customer needs promptly.
- Collaborating with Others: Contribute positively to team culture.
Job number 1524716
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Company Details:
Markel
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Markel UK is a specialist insurer and part of a financially strong ?A? rated company, serving regional brokers and UK businesses with insurance soluti...