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About the Role
As a high-performing and commercially minded FP&A Manager, you will play a key role in partnering with the business to deliver high-quality financial planning, analysis and insight that supports effective decision-making across the Division. This is a broad, hands-on role requiring strong analytical capability, sound accounting judgement and the confidence to work effectively with stakeholders across Finance, Actuarial and the wider business. An ability to understand complex reinsurance products and translate financial and technical concepts for audiences with different levels of expertise will be highly valued. Experience with Power BI development and financial systems would also be beneficial.
Responsibilities
- Lead regular and ad-hoc financial analysis and reporting for senior stakeholders.
- Partner closely with the Protection Line of Business and Corporate Actuarial teams to support the annual business planning and forecasting processes.
- Responsible for quarterly management information and insights for the Global Protection Executive Committee and the local Australia Board.
- Deliver key deliverables including Investment Committee reporting and support for the quarterly financial close.
- Manage investment portfolios, treasury operations, and oversight of the investment portfolio, including cash flow management.
- Oversee finance compliance activities and support portfolio optimisation.
- Contribute to broader initiatives through ad-hoc analysis and finance support as required.
- Demonstrate leadership across the Protection FP&A team, influence senior stakeholders and drive better business outcomes through analysis, insight and recommendations.
- Prepare and review key management information including quarterly reporting, reporting to various committees and internal stakeholders.
- Support the annual business plan process.
- Provide support to wider business and finance transformation initiatives and ad-hoc financial analysis to support Line of Business.
Requirements
- Professional accounting designation (CPA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) is preferred.
- At least 3 - 4 years post qualified experience.
- Specialist understanding of accounting and control in the life insurance industry.
- Demonstrated ability to improve processes and challenge the status quo.
- Able to add value through effective financial analysis demonstrating influencing and presentation skills.
- Able to simplify complex problems and present these in concise reports and presentations.
- Able to frame issues, and make recommendations to enable quick and sound decision making.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Proficiency in Excel.
- Proficiency in Power BI desirable.
- Insurance or Reinsurance industry experience strongly preferred.
- Flexibility to participate in occasional out-of-hours calls with colleagues across Singapore, the UK and Canada.
Skills
- Financial planning
- Financial analysis
- Insight delivery
- Stakeholder management
- Analytical capability
- Accounting judgement
- Power BI development
- Financial systems
- Excel proficiency
- Power BI proficiency
Location
- Australia
Work Type
- Full-time
- Fixed-term contract
Experience Level
- 3-4 years post qualified experience
Education Level
- Professional accounting designation (CPA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) preferred
Benefits
- 20+5 days of annual leave with option to buy more days
- Fertility leave
- Generous enhanced parental leave
- Group Salary Continuance Insurance (SCI)/Income Protection (IP)
- Subsidized gym membership
- Access to Employee Assistance Program
- Time off for volunteering
- Charitable matching of employee donations
About the Company
- Every person in our global team is valued for the unique qualities they bring to our business and we seek to build their expertise and support their individual ambitions at every step.
- We work hard and thrive on achievement, but we also know how to have fun and relax too.
- We regularly host a range of team building days to strengthen our team's connection with each other and reflect on their successes.
- Providing employees with a healthy work-life balance is very important to our culture.
- We host regular social activities and well being initiatives.
- We are also committed to supporting our employee's involvement in their communities, by actively fundraising, hosting charity events and overseeing volunteering opportunities.
Equal Opportunity
- We are committed to a culture of diversity and inclusion that embraces the authenticity of all employees, partners and communities.
- We support all employees to thrive and achieve their fullest potential.
- As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we will provide reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process to ensure equal access to applicants with disabilities. Please contact us about your needs so that we can discuss these with you to make sure that suitable adjustments are made, where possible.