Finance Business Partner

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our UK Finance team in Cardiff as Finance Business Partner during a period of growth!

You will provide financial and operational support across Admiral’s UK insurance businesses.

The role requires flexibility, as the work can vary significantly in its nature and scale, and provides a great opportunity to gain a wide knowledge of the business, involvement in the continued innovation of the business and to build relationships with senior management. 

Responsibilities

• Developing a good understanding of the activities of the business and a strong working relationship with managers across the entire business, in order to be able to provide financial, numerical and procedural analysis for a variety of departments
• Primary responsibility for supporting the UK Insurance diversification strategy and related non- motor products. This will include the development of the financial plans, monitoring performance delivery and business case development.
• Significant involvement in the budgeting/forecasting process for the other areas of the insurance business, including revenue and expense lines, as required.
• Development of complex spreadsheet models to aid with business decision-making and assessment of investment in systems, new products and testing campaigns
• Pro-active monitoring of performance vs. budget / re-forecasts and summarising variances for senior management through meetings with heads of departments across the business
• Providing general support and completing ad-hoc analysis as required by Finance managers and heads of departments across the business
• Developing new MI for use with new business ventures and testing campaigns

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Qualified accountant with strong academic background and strong numeracy and analytical skills
• Experience of preparing investment business cases and cost management processes would be beneficial
• Strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with and influence all types of people and all levels of management
• Self-motivator, pro-active in all aspects of the role
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills are essential, and proficiency in using other MS Word and PowerPoint

Salary, Benefits and Work-Life Balance

We do not have a set salary for this position, as it will be dependent on the successful candidate’s experience. We are happy to see CVs from all candidates who meet the requirements and will be happy to discuss the remuneration package.

At Admiral, we are proud to be a diverse business where we put our people and customers first. We have great benefits to ensure employees have a great work-life balance; it's one of the reasons we’re consistently voted one of the Sunday Times Best Big Companies to work for in the UK. We want you to have an element of freedom to define a working lifestyle that supports this, so accommodate flexible hours wherever possible.

All colleagues will receive 33 days holiday (including banks holidays) when they join us, and this will increase with length of service, up to a maximum of 38 days (including banks holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to five days of annual leave in addition to your allocation.

You can also view some of our other key benefits here.

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