London | Hybrid Working (3 Days Office / 2 Days Remote)
The Opportunity
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a commercially focused FP&A & Operations Manager to join a fast growing international reinsurance organisation operating within a complex, fast-paced, and highly analytical environment.
The business operates across multiple jurisdictions and supports a broad portfolio of insurance and reinsurance activities, requiring strong financial planning capability, operational insight, and commercial analysis to support strategic decision-making and continued growth.
This role sits at the intersection of finance, operations, and business performance, offering significant exposure to senior leadership and the opportunity to influence both financial and operational strategy across the organisation.
Due to the specialist nature of the business, strong insurance sector experience is essential, with prior reinsurance exposure highly desirable.
The successful candidate will play a key role in budgeting, forecasting, Board reporting, operational analysis, and business performance improvement, helping the organisation scale efficiently while improving visibility and decision-making across multiple business areas and geographies.
The Role
Reporting into senior leadership, the FP&A & Operations Manager will take ownership of the Group planning cycle, operational performance analysis, and management reporting processes.
This is a highly visible role requiring a commercially minded finance professional who can combine strong financial modelling capability with operational awareness and strategic thinking. The successful individual will partner closely with senior stakeholders across finance and operations, providing meaningful insight to support both day-to-day performance and long-term planning.
The role offers broad exposure across financial planning, operational performance, executive reporting, process improvement, and strategic analysis within a multi-jurisdictional insurance environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the annual budgeting process, quarterly reforecasts, and long-term planning cycles
- Build and maintain robust financial models linking operational activity with revenue and cost drivers
- Work closely with business and functional leaders to gather inputs, challenge assumptions, and ensure alignment with Group priorities
- Monitor performance against plan, identifying variances, risks, and opportunities
- Perform scenario analysis and provide insights to support strategic decision‑making
- Support senior leadership with ad‑hoc analysis, presentations, and decision‑making materials
Board & Executive Reporting
- Prepare and coordinate Board and Executive Committee reporting, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and commercial relevance
- Translate complex financial and operational data into clear, actionable insights for senior stakeholders
- Deliver high‑quality reporting and analysis to support strategic discussions and performance management
Operational Performance & Business Improvement
- Support the COO with portfolio and operational analysis across business lines and geographies
- Develop and track operational KPIs focused on capacity, productivity, utilisation, and efficiency
- Analyse workflows and resource allocation to identify inefficiencies and improvement opportunities
- Support the design and implementation of practical, data‑driven operational improvements
- Partner with Operations leadership to align resource planning with business demand and growth
Systems, Reporting & Data
- Collaborate with teams across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring consistency in planning and reporting
- Contribute to the development of reporting tools, dashboards, and management information
- Support improvements in data quality, accessibility, and reporting processes across the Group
Essential Experience & Skills
- 6–10+ years’ experience within FP&A, operational finance, business performance, consulting, or commercial finance roles
- Strong insurance sector experience is essential
- Previous reinsurance sector exposure is highly desirable
- Strong hands‑on experience in financial modelling, budgeting, and forecasting
- Experience preparing Board‑level and Executive reporting
- Demonstrated exposure to operational performance, productivity analysis, or process improvement initiatives
- Strong understanding of the operational drivers behind financial performance
- Advanced Excel and financial modelling capability
- Professional qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CPA, CFA, or MBA
- Strong problem‑solving skills with the ability to structure and interpret complex data
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Comfortable operating within a fast‑paced, multi‑jurisdictional environment
- Hands‑on approach with strong ownership mentality and attention to detail
- Experience with BI and reporting tools
- Spanish speaker
London | Hybrid Working (3 Days Office / 2 Days Remote)
The Opportunity
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a commercially focused FP&A & Operations Manager to join a fast growing international reinsurance organisation operating within a complex, fast-paced, and highly analytical environment.
The business operates across multiple jurisdictions and supports a broad portfolio of insurance and reinsurance activities, requiring strong financial planning capability, operational insight, and commercial analysis to support strategic decision-making and continued growth.
This role sits at the intersection of finance, operations, and business performance, offering significant exposure to senior leadership and the opportunity to influence both financial and operational strategy across the organisation.
Due to the specialist nature of the business, strong insurance sector experience is essential, with prior reinsurance exposure highly desirable.
The successful candidate will play a key role in budgeting, forecasting, Board reporting, operational analysis, and business performance improvement, helping the organisation scale efficiently while improving visibility and decision-making across multiple business areas and geographies.
The Role
Reporting into senior leadership, the FP&A & Operations Manager will take ownership of the Group planning cycle, operational performance analysis, and management reporting processes.
This is a highly visible role requiring a commercially minded finance professional who can combine strong financial modelling capability with operational awareness and strategic thinking. The successful individual will partner closely with senior stakeholders across finance and operations, providing meaningful insight to support both day-to-day performance and long-term planning.
The role offers broad exposure across financial planning, operational performance, executive reporting, process improvement, and strategic analysis within a multi-jurisdictional insurance environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the annual budgeting process, quarterly reforecasts, and long-term planning cycles
- Build and maintain robust financial models linking operational activity with revenue and cost drivers
- Work closely with business and functional leaders to gather inputs, challenge assumptions, and ensure alignment with Group priorities
- Monitor performance against plan, identifying variances, risks, and opportunities
- Perform scenario analysis and provide insights to support strategic decision‑making
- Support senior leadership with ad‑hoc analysis, presentations, and decision‑making materials
Board & Executive Reporting
- Prepare and coordinate Board and Executive Committee reporting, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and commercial relevance
- Translate complex financial and operational data into clear, actionable insights for senior stakeholders
- Deliver high‑quality reporting and analysis to support strategic discussions and performance management
Operational Performance & Business Improvement
- Support the COO with portfolio and operational analysis across business lines and geographies
- Develop and track operational KPIs focused on capacity, productivity, utilisation, and efficiency
- Analyse workflows and resource allocation to identify inefficiencies and improvement opportunities
- Support the design and implementation of practical, data‑driven operational improvements
- Partner with Operations leadership to align resource planning with business demand and growth
Systems, Reporting & Data
- Collaborate with teams across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring consistency in planning and reporting
- Contribute to the development of reporting tools, dashboards, and management information
- Support improvements in data quality, accessibility, and reporting processes across the Group
Essential Experience & Skills
- 6–10+ years’ experience within FP&A, operational finance, business performance, consulting, or commercial finance roles
- Strong insurance sector experience is essential
- Previous reinsurance sector exposure is highly desirable
- Strong hands‑on experience in financial modelling, budgeting, and forecasting
- Experience preparing Board‑level and Executive reporting
- Demonstrated exposure to operational performance, productivity analysis, or process improvement initiatives
- Strong understanding of the operational drivers behind financial performance
- Advanced Excel and financial modelling capability
- Professional qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CPA, CFA, or MBA
- Strong problem‑solving skills with the ability to structure and interpret complex data
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Comfortable operating within a fast‑paced, multi‑jurisdictional environment
- Hands‑on approach with strong ownership mentality and attention to detail
- Experience with BI and reporting tools
- Spanish speaker
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