Management Accountant - Planning



Salary: £40,000-£50,000

Location: Central London



About the company:

My client is a forward-thinking international underwriting business with a reputation for delivering excellence, great people and innovative products.

As part of one of the world's largest insurance groups, they look to empower their clients around the world to protect customers against complex and ever-changing risks.

This role has a strong focus on two key areas:

1 Forecasting and Planning; and
2 Internal Reporting and Analysis
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Key Responsibilities:

* Forecasting and Planning



* Annual Planning & Forecasting
* Liaise with assigned sub-segment and Finance to capture data for annual corporate budgeting and SBF exercises and reforecasts for all International entities as required
* Produce and review budget assumption files prior to start of budgeting process
* Review and validation of budgets in Anaplan, Hyperion and Peoplesoft
* Produce, test and reconcile Hyperion/PS load files as required
* Coordinate with Houston Budget & Planning team
* Process & System Improvement
* Subject matter expert on Anaplan to support continued enhancements within the Anaplan tool to better support business planning
* Work on process improvements outside critical planning and forecasting periods



* Internal Reporting and Analysis:



* Conduct premium, commission and reserve reviews (pre and post close), to identify key movements, understand variances and make recommendations for adjustments if required.

* Investigate and report on queries and actions arising from month end process.
* Ensure that monthly, quarterly and yearly internal reports are produced, reviewed and distributed in compliance with the required deadlines.
* Review and improve existing report suite to continually meet stakeholder requirements.

* Carry out accurate analysis of key business drivers and parameters that impact current and future profit and revenue growth.
* Develop deep understanding of sub-segment's products including all underwriting aspects, reserving methodology and historical performance.
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* Other Responsibilities



* Ad-hoc reporting and analysis as required.
* Participate on project work across any aspect of the FP&A team's responsibilities

* Assist team members with process documentation and improvement.







Qualifications:

Essential

* Insurance accounting experience (min 3 years)
* ACCA, ACA or CIMA qualified / part-qualified
* IT literate with advanced Excel
* Highly numerate
* Detail orientated
* Strong aptitude to follow and improve existing processes
* Ability to work under pressure



Desirable

* University degree
* Peoplesoft, Nvision and Anaplan experience
* Management Accounting / Planning Experience