About the team and the job:

Reporting to the Global Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) in New York, we require an experienced Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Financial Analyst to serve as a Finance Business partner.  This person will play an important role within the FP&A team in partnering with the business and management in providing strategic decision support.

The FP&A team at Acrisure Re is a global team with members based in the US, the UK, and the Netherlands. This role will be based in New York and will provide strategic insight, drive optimal decision-making, and perform traditional Finance duties including but not limited to monthly close, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, expense management, and financial analysis – for example, revenue, client profitability analysis. Duties will include review and coordination of financial analysis across different business lines in support of Regional Finance management.

How you'll contribute:

The general responsibilities of this role are set out below. In addition, the position will have an opportunity to build upon existing FP&A deliverables and processes in supporting the overall company's rapid growth while interacting with various levels of management.

Reporting

• Produce month-end and quarter-end reporting such as financial MI packs and presentations for key stakeholders including variance analysis, commentary, and insight.
• Develop and prepare group and subsidiary financial presentations for Board meetings.
• Play an active role in monthly close processes, providing feedback and support to the Financial Accounting team in producing accurate and high-quality financial results in a timely manner.
• Publish monthly dashboards and reports to department owners

Business Partnering

• Work closely with the FP&A group and business heads to ensure segment and group targets are met by providing financial and analytical decision support.
• Perform regional revenue scenario planning to help management project various outcomes while monitoring projected functional and overall expenses.
• Business partner designated business segments in relation to their P&L performance and corporate functions managers in relation to expense management.
• Liaise with relevant business leaders monthly / quarterly and act as the first point of contact for budget / forecast / business performance related queries.
• Ad hoc analysis of business performance to support management and decision making.

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Support annual operating plan and rolling forecast processes.
• Develop business projections for long-term strategic plans, initiatives, and capital spending.
• Partner with local and regional business teams and lead the rolling revenue forecasting process. Monitor performance to assist management in identifying risks & opportunities.
• Review, enhance, and issue budget and forecast templates for upload into internal FP&A system.
• Report on the overall drivers of variances between budget and current year forecast, movements between latest and prior forecast, and variances to budget / prior year.
• Develop and track key performance indicators vs targets to assess trends and measure operational efficiency.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration related field (MBA or CPR preferred).
• 1-3 years minimum experience in a Corporate Finance function, preferably FP&A, Investment Banking, Treasury, or Corporate Development within the Financial Services Industry.
• General Insurance sector experience desirable.
• Proficiency in financial analysis, forecasting, budgeting, and performance management especially experience in working with revenue.
• Experienced in financial modeling and financial analysis. Working knowledge of FP&A system and reporting tools (for example, Oracle Hyperion, Workday, Adaptive, Cube, Power BI) preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Excel and PowerPoint especially in consolidating large data sets and communicating key messages to management
• Demonstrate appropriate understanding / working knowledge of accounting principles (GAAP and IFRS) and internal controls.
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail with the ability to multi-task and work in a challenging fast-paced environment.
• Maturity, professionalism, and high level of discretion is required.
• Confident, self-starter with a strong work ethic and a positive, can-do attitude and teamwork mentality.
• Independent worker and analytical thinker with ability to conduct research, data analysis, and draw conclusions.

What's in it for you?

• An opportunity to join a fast growing and successful (re)insurance broker that is investing in new capabilities to leverage that success.
• Being tested in a challenging work environment, working with employees in multiple countries.
• Having access to a diverse range of colleagues with market-leading expertise in their various disciplines.
• Having the opportunity to collaborate with different teams, business units and leaders.
• Competitive remuneration with discretionary bonuses.
• And having some fun along the way!

About Us

Acrisure is an integrated team of insurance and reinsurance specialists who bring together vast experience and expertise gained from working in markets and sectors across the world. We develop a thorough understanding of our clients' situations and markets and create unique opportunities for innovative and ingenious solutions that deliver signature value.  Acrisure London Wholesale capabilities cover all aspects of placement facilitation, namely open market, delegated authorities, MGAs and facultative reinsurance.

Acrisure Re and Acrisure London Wholesale are an Agency Partner of Acrisure LLC, providing high quality insurance and risk management services and solutions. Acrisure has grown at a rapid rate in recent years and is now one of the 10 largest insurance brokers in the world, with ambitious plans to continue growing at an accelerated and unprecedented pace. Beyond growth, Acrisure's dedication to its highly unique business model, ownership structure and entrepreneurial culture, has put us on the envious path of being the largest, most successful privately held insurance brokerage in the industry.

Our Ethos

Acrisure prides itself in achieving greatness through its people. We are a flat structure organization that see the person behind the position. It's up to you to shape your career but we provide you with every tool that we can to help you get there.

We believe teams and solutions are made stronger through different perspectives, which is why we're committed to a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion.

At Acrisure we are committed to developing our people as we believe that investing in our employees is critical not only for their individual success but the success of the organization. Through The Acrisure Academy (our learning system) we offer a variety of tailored courses and learning programs to enhance your skills and foster a culture of innovation. Additionally, we also offer ongoing professional development resources, coaching, and mentoring … by growing our people, we grow our business!

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