Role Overview
Albany Beck is seeking an experienced Project Manager to support a high-profile engagement within the insurance sector, focused on Finance Transformation and operational improvement. This role will work across two critical workstreams centred on financial reporting optimisation, process improvement, and scalable operating model design.
The role will involve leading reviews of existing finance-related processes, identifying tactical improvements, defining future-state solutions, and supporting the development of business cases and delivery roadmaps. This opportunity is suited to a hands-on Project Manager who is comfortable operating in complex environments, working with senior stakeholders, and driving structured change initiatives from discovery through to recommendation.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and deliver two concurrent Finance Transformation workstreams within a complex insurance environment
- Conduct current-state process reviews, identifying inefficiencies, operational risks, controls, and improvement opportunities
- Deliver quick wins and tactical improvements to existing reporting and operational processes
- Define target-state operating models and scalable future-state processes
- Support the creation of business cases, delivery roadmaps, and implementation plans
- Document business processes, data flows, controls, and key pain points
- Engage and manage stakeholders across Finance, Transformation, Operations, and senior leadership teams
- Establish and maintain strong project governance, including RAID logs, weekly reporting, and governance meetings
- Identify opportunities to improve manual and Excel-based processes through automation and more scalable solutions
- Ensure project deliverables are completed within agreed timelines and aligned to wider transformation objectives
Key Experience
- Proven Project Management experience within the insurance sector, ideally within London Market, specialty insurance, or reinsurance
- Strong experience delivering Finance Transformation, reporting, or process optimisation initiatives
- Experience conducting process reviews, current-state assessments, and target operating model design
- Strong understanding of project governance, including RAID management, reporting, and stakeholder governance forums
- Experience supporting finance-related change initiatives, including reporting, reconciliations, controls, or cash processing
- Experience improving or transforming manual, Excel-based operational processes into more scalable solutions
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage senior business and technical stakeholders
- Experience developing business cases, scope documents, and delivery roadmaps
- Exposure to financial reporting, IFRS17, Solvency II, or insurance finance environments would be advantageous
- Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, ambiguous transformation environments