Financial Planning and Analysis Analyst

This is a hybrid role with a requirement to attend our Cardiff office on a weekly basis

Role Profile:

We are looking for an ambitious, hands-on professional to support the UK Insurance Financial Planning and Analysis function.  This is a great opportunity to gain a wide knowledge of the business, to get involvement in analysis driving key business decisions and to build relationships with senior management across Admiral Group.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing an in-depth understanding of the operational and strategic activities of the UK businesses.
• Providing key analysis covering a variety of business performance metrics to senior stakeholders.
• Building and maintaining strong working relationships with managers within the finance functions and across the wider UK insurance businesses functions.
• Support in the UK Insurance planning cycle, preparing presentations and analysis for senior management and the UK Board.
• Contribute to risk scenario modelling and reporting alongside colleagues from the Group reserving and Group actuarial risk teams.
• Provide general support and ad-hoc analysis as required by senior managers.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Financial analysis experience 
• A relevant accounting or related qualification (candidates close to qualification will be considered)
• Strong academic background with excellent numeracy and analytical skills.
• Ability to evaluate business data and assess its commercial impact is essential.
• Self-motivator, pro-active in all aspects of the role
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with key stakeholders.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills are essential, and proficiency in other Microsoft Office applications (e.g. Word and PowerPoint).

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Experience of preparing business plans, financial analysis, and or Board reporting is desirable but not essential.

Please note - we may close this vacancy early if we receive lots of applications or business priorities change.

Admiral: Where You Can

We take pride in being a diverse and inclusive business. It's a place where you can Be You, and show up as you are. We’re committed to fostering a people-first culture where everyone is accepted, supported, and empowered to be brilliant. You can, Grow And Progress at a pace and direction that suits you, Make A Difference for our customers and each other, and Share in Our Future with all colleagues eligible for up to £3,600 of free shares each year after one year of service.

Everyone receives 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) when they join us, increasing the longer you stay with us, up to a maximum of 38 days (including bank holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to an additional five days of annual leave.

We’re proud of our people-first culture. In fact, we've been recognised as a Great Place to Work for Women, a Great Place to Work for Wellbeing, and an overall Great Place to Work for over 25 years! We’re fully committed to making sure your progression is not slowed or halted by barriers related to race, gender, age, sexuality or any of the protected characteristics.

Our fantastic benefits make sure our colleagues have a great work-life balance; You can view some of our other key benefits here.

Disability Confident Leader

As a Disability Confident Leader, for candidates with a disability or long-term health condition, that opt into the Disability Confident scheme, we’ll invite a fair and proportionate number of applicants that meet the essential requirements of the role to the first stage of our selection process.

If you need any adjustments or support with your application or during the recruitment process, just let us know. Please do email helen.hunt@admiralgroup.co.uk, contact us on  07796 062776. This number is dedicated to supporting candidates that require reasonable adjustments or support during the application process.

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