FP&A Manager FTC - HFG
Job description
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We are partnering with a London Market insurance business to recruit an FP&A Manager. This is a high-impact role responsible for driving financial planning, forecasting, and performance analysis across both regulated and corporate entities.
You will work closely with senior stakeholders, providing insightful analysis and supporting strategic decision-making in a fast-paced, regulated environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development and maintenance of financial planning and forecasting models
- Own the budgeting and reforecasting process across multiple entities
- Deliver high-quality analysis and commentary on business performance for senior leadership and board reporting
- Conduct detailed expense analysis and identify key trends and variances
- Manage and enhance planning systems to improve efficiency and reporting capability
- Oversee the preparation and submission of regulatory returns (including Lloyd's submissions), liaising with underwriting, actuarial, and operational teams
- Support and supervise junior members of the finance team where appropriate
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across finance processes and reporting
- Contribute to ad hoc strategic and financial projects
Candidate Profile
- Qualified Accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)
- Significant experience in a commercial finance or FP&A role within the insurance sector
- Strong understanding of the Lloyd's market and regulatory environment
- Advanced Excel skills and experience with financial planning systems
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence non-finance stakeholders
- Highly organised with strong attention to detail
- Able to manage multiple priorities and work to tight deadlines
- Proactive, adaptable, and solutions-focused mindset
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⭐ Highlight your qualified accountant status (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) prominently as this is explicitly required
📊 Quantify your FP&A achievements: 'Led budgeting for 8 entities, improving forecast accuracy by 15%'
🏛️ Emphasise Lloyd's market and insurance sector experience as this is sector-specific
🔧 Showcase advanced Excel skills and financial planning systems experience
🎯 Demonstrate regulatory returns experience, particularly Lloyd's submissions and compliance
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- •Led FP&A processes for 6 regulated entities, delivering monthly board reports and improving forecast accuracy by 18% through enhanced modelling techniques
- •Managed Lloyd's regulatory submissions for £450M GWP portfolio, ensuring 100% compliance with submission deadlines across 12 syndicates
- •Supervised 3 junior analysts while implementing new financial planning system, reducing monthly reporting cycle from 15 to 8 working days
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Your FP&A Manager role at this London Market insurance business aligns perfectly with my qualified accountant background and extensive Lloyd's market experience. Having led financial planning across multiple regulated entities, I understand the complexities of insurance sector forecasting and regulatory compliance that this position demands.
My background in commercial finance within the insurance sector has equipped me with the technical expertise to drive strategic decision-making through insightful analysis. I have successfully managed budgeting processes, enhanced planning systems, and delivered high-quality board reporting whilst maintaining regulatory compliance standards.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›Walk me through your approach to building a financial forecasting model for multiple entities
- ›How do you handle variance analysis when actual results differ significantly from budget?
- ›Describe your experience with Lloyd's regulatory returns and submission processes
- ›What financial planning systems have you used and how did you enhance their capabilities?
- ›How do you ensure accuracy when preparing board-level financial reports?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time when you had to influence non-finance stakeholders on a financial decision
- ›Describe a situation where you identified a significant trend or variance in financial performance
- ›Give an example of how you've driven continuous improvement in finance processes
- ›Tell me about managing multiple priorities with tight deadlines in a regulated environment
- ›Describe a time when you had to adapt your approach due to changing business requirements
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time when you had to influence non-finance stakeholders on a financial decision
Describe a situation where you identified a significant trend or variance in financial performance