Junior Financial Planning and Analysis Forecasting Analyst 2021

Here at esure, we’re no strangers to change. As one of the industry leaders in the insurance business, striving to become a world class digital insurer, we’re getting ready for more. It’s creating great new opportunities for innovative and talented industry professionals to join us at a pivotal point in our development.

Job Description

We are currently recruiting for a Junior Financial Planning and Analysis Modeler to join us on a 12 month fixed term contract basis.

As a key addition to the wider Finance function, you will support the enhancement of existing Financial Planning excel models, including re-platforming these models to a new software tool that will support the broader financial reporting, MI and forecasting needs of the Commercial Finance team.

What you will do

• Play a key role in the rebuild of the current Financial Planning process and models to deliver a ‘best in class’ excel solution.
• Support the transition from the current excel solution from an IFRS4 basis to a proforma IFRS17 basis solution with further development into a more automated new software tool solution
• Support the review and delivery of improvements to process design, usability, efficiency, adaptability to business developments and the robustness of output results
• Deliver enhancements in forecasting methodologies, approach and projection patterns
• Present complex, wide ranging analysis, drawing out the salient points to enable senior financial and non-financial management to quickly assimilate the key issues and impacts
• Support the development of creative and implementable solutions that will lead to an agile and fast moving CFO function.
• Support the roll-out of training and support/develop users of the financial models.

Qualifications

What we would love you to bring

• Qualified accountant or actuary ideally with insurance / financial services background
• Significant experience of excel and software solution financial modelling.
• Experience of efficient data structuring.
• Highly organised, able to adeptly navigate across teams and subject areas and to operate in complex, agile environments whilst maintaining the highest standards of accuracy and precision
• Comfortable with and adept at problem solving.

What we will offer you in return

• A competitive salary that recognises your skills, experience, and potential
• 25 days annual leave plus 8 flex days (equivalent to bank holidays to be taken as and when suits you)
• Bonus scheme
• Flexible working – including hybrid working post Covid19
• Staff discount on our products
• Private medical cover for eligible colleagues

In light of the current Covid-19 pandemic, we want to emphasise to all applicants that the safety and wellbeing of our candidates and colleagues is esure Group’s number one priority. All interviews will be conducted remotely via a video conference platform to ensure that everyone involved is adhering to the social distancing guidance.