Role Title: Finance Business Partner – Analyst
Division: GRS Finance
Department: Finance Performance
Location: London
Type: 12 month FTC - Maternity cover


About the Department & Team:

• The Expenses Management Team is responsible for initiating, agreeing and delivering the expenses strategy to support the delivery of Liberty Specialty Markets’ overall business strategy and objectives.
• This will include the delivery of first-class advisory, planning, reporting, compliance and any technical/training services across all areas of expense.

Key Responsibilities


Planning and Partnering

• Assisting in the preparation of the LII (Liberty International Insurance) Expense Planning process, meeting with stakeholders to discuss the annual plan, completing and reviewing detailed versions of the plan.
• Ensure strategic alignment between the Operating Model Expense Plan and the Business Model Revenue Plan.
• Partnering with the Support functions to ensure alignment of Investment Spend to the broader LSM strategy.
• Partnering with the Underwriting & Reinsurance Finance Business Partners to ensure greater understanding of the expense base.
• Posting and reviewing relevant month end entries for LII.
• Establish key stakeholder relationships and identify appropriate methods of working and communication channels.
• Create and maintain effective structures to ensure alignment with broader Finance Performance team.
• Preparation of expense plan information in the relevant entity’s financial statements, liaising with other finance teams as necessary
• Adherence to all relevant regulatory requirements forms part of your role, and the demonstration of behaviours as set out in the Conduct Risk Policy, as they relate to your role, is core to LSM's commitment to our Liberty Values, placing customers at the centre of our business and behaving with integrity. LSM expects you to understand your responsibilities relating to all regulatory and internal requirements, and to proactively demonstrate compliance with these requirements and behaviours at all times. These requirements include the Senior Managers and Certification Regime Conduct Rules, Solvency II, fair treatment of customers, Financial Crime, Data Protection, Conflicts of Interest, and Whistleblowing.

Headcount

• Ownership and delivery of the monthly head count reporting process.
• Tracking and approving role requisitions within the agreed timeframes.

Skills and Experience

• Relevant experience, ideally gained within the insurance industry although candidates from practice will be considered.
• Experience across all key main areas of expenses.
• Track record in delivering high quality support on key issues in a complex business.
• Experience of leading key stakeholder relationships.
• Capable both of strategic thinking as well as practical hands-on financial process and analysis
• Strong organisational skills with a real desire to deliver a first-class service supported by a continuous improvement philosophy towards systems and processes.
• Able to communicate (written and verbal) on a professional/technical level with peers, external advisors and stakeholders as well as ability to simplify complex issues for non-financial colleagues.
• Strong Excel skills.

About Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM)


Liberty Specialty Markets is part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, a leading global insurer. We offer a breadth of world-class insurance and reinsurance services to brokers and insureds in all major markets.

Our people are key to our success. That is why “Put People First” is one of the five Liberty values which unite us as a global organisation. We bring this to life for our colleagues through:

• Offering a vibrant and inclusive environment and committing to their career development.
• Promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Our Inclusion Matters framework and employee-led networks strengthen the diversity of our workforce and our inclusive environment.
• Reinforcing that collaborating together to share our unique perspectives help us make better decisions, deliver innovative solutions and pursue our ambitious goals.
• A supportive culture, which includes promoting a healthy work-life balance and working flexibly.

For more information, please follow the links below:

https://www.libertyspecialtymarkets.com/gb-en/careers/working-for-us

https://www.libertyspecialtymarkets.com/gb-en/careers/diversity-inclusion-wellbeing/diversity-and- inclusion