A leading London Market (re)insurance business that has shown rapid growth in the past 5 years is looking for a commercial accountant to join them for a newly created role in the FP&A team. As a senior and experienced finance professional you will build a strong understanding of financial and operational issues by linking financial and operational information to strategy and commercial outcomes. In this role you will:

• Provide findings for strategic decision support to improve capital optimisation, processes, and productivity.
• Contribute to detailed analysis of financial data to identify inefficiencies, propose solutions and support the delivery of the required changes.
• Manage complex business models and financial data and interpret them into meaningful insights.
• Develop robust financial models and scenario analyses to support complex decision-making processes.
• As a senior technical and analytical expert possessing strong ability to analyse financial data and provide insights. Demonstrate proficiency in financial reporting tools, and MS Office (Advanced Excel, Power- BI)
• Ensure successful development and implementation of systems and tools for improved financial reporting and data analysis.
• Drive process improvements, controls solutions, execute projects related to standardization, quality improvement, compliance or simplification.
• Assist in the interpretation of organisation goals and regulatory/legislative requirements; and is proactive, in reviewing, analysing and suggesting how compliance, effectiveness and risk management can be improved
• Apply specific expertise to advise and guide others within the team, to ensure accuracy, good practice and adherence to prescribed standards

This role requires a pro-active, qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with a commercial outlook and a good understanding of the drivers behind and insurance P&L and balance sheet. You'll need excellent communication skills and will be comfortable researching inquiries and emerging issues.