Senior Finance Business Partner

As a Senior Finance Business Partner in our thriving insurance broking business, you'll play a pivotal role in steering the company through a period of significant growth and operational transformation. You'll be the linchpin between finance and the business, providing insightful analysis and strategic advice to facilitate informed decision-making. Your role is crucial in identifying and navigating both risks and opportunities, ensuring we stay agile and resilient in a dynamic industry landscape.

The role would be hybrid but with an expectation to be in the Gloucester office 2 days per week

If you have the right blend of not only being able to do it but also the ability to show people how to do it, the ability to show people what better looks like, aspirational and ambitious then this role could be for you

Key Responsibilities:

1. Performance Monitoring & Risk Management:

• Lead the analysis of financial performance across our five retail businesses, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Develop and maintain robust financial models to support risk assessment and forecasting.
• Provide regular, concise, and insightful reporting to senior management on financial health and risk exposure.

2. Strategic Advisory:

• Act as a key advisor to department heads, aiding in strategic planning and resource allocation.
• Collaborate with various teams to align financial strategy with overall business objectives.
• Champion a culture of informed decision-making based on financial insights and market trends.

3. Growth Facilitation & Opportunity Identification:

• Proactively identify growth opportunities and efficiency improvements.
• Support business case development for new initiatives and investments.
• Guide the business through financial aspects of change management and scaling operations.

4. Agile & Innovate Mindset:

• Foster an environment of 'fail fast, learn quickly' within a framework that maintains financial control.
• Encourage innovative thinking in financial processes and business strategies.
• Lead by example in adapting to change and navigating through uncertainties.
• Doesn't wait for perfect before acting and embraces ambiguity through change.
• Creates what isn't there today; assembles the data available to make informed choices.

5. Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Work closely with other departments to ensure a holistic view of business performance.
• Facilitate effective communication between finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Drive initiatives that enhance cross-departmental synergy and understanding.

6. People Leadership:

• Lead and motivate a team of three FBPs to provide progressively improving service to our internal customers
• Develop individuals and their careers for their benefit and that of PIB, creating bench strength for the group
• Management of underperforming team members as necessary to bring to the right standard.

Person specification:

• Proven experience in a similar role, ideally within the insurance industry.
• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex and often disparate data.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Agile and adaptable, with a forward-thinking mindset.
• Experience in change management and process improvement.
• Proficient in financial modelling and various financial systems.

Further Information

As well as a competitive salary we offer the following benefits -

• Competitive holiday allowance with the annual option to buy additional days
• Death in Service benefit of x4 salary
• Company pension scheme
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave packages
• A flexible benefits package which allows you to add additional benefits to your overall package
• Our benefits portal offers discounts on technology & electronics, cinemas, restaurants, days out, mortgage advice, travel and many more
• Referral schemes
• Discounted rates on PIB products
• We offer a first-class employee benefits and welfare package to support our employees with financial management, cycle to work scheme, counselling support, health screening, will writing, menopause support, books, stopping smoking and much more
• We also offer a wide range of discounts including a kids pass – giving you discount to over 4500 attractions and activities, discounts at hairdressers and beauticians, climate change projects with lots of other options to choose
• PIB has a comprehensive learning & development framework, including professional study options and apprenticeships which are available to all employees, and which will support your career development
• Being a part of our PIB Community Trust, we support fundraising where you can apply for grants from PIB Group towards your chosen charity

We are proud of our success and growth and have been recognised for many industry awards across our business. If you wish to work for a company that truly puts people at the heart of their organisation, then we would love to hear from you. PIB operates a flexible working policy, and our management teams will talk to you about how that would meet both your flexible working needs and those of the business and role you are applying for. We would love to hear from you if you want to hear more about opportunities in PIB.

We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to hiring a diverse and inclusive workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, gender, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.

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