Data Analytics and Insights Manager

• Lead on the data analytics strategy and insight delivery in Financial Planning & Analysis.
• Shape strategic decisions through advanced analytics and MI reporting.
• Hybrid working with up to 60% homeworking and 40% in Stratford-upon-Avon

About the role:

Are you ready to take the lead in transforming financial planning through data-driven insights and expert analysis? At NFU Mutual, we’re looking for a visionary Data Analytics & Insights Manager FP&A to shape the future of our Financial Planning & Analysis function (FP&A).

As the Data Analytics & Insights Manager, you’ll be responsible for driving the development and execution of advanced data analytics and insights initiatives. Reporting to the Head of FP&A – Systems & Controls, you’ll promote a data-driven culture and provide strategic insights to inform key decision-making at the executive level.

You’ll define and lead FP&A’s MI strategy, embed advanced analytics and data science into performance reporting, and act as a strategic partner engaging with your FP&A colleagues, and senior stakeholders. This is a high-impact role where you’ll influence cross-functional collaboration across Finance, IT, Change, and Data Centres of Excellence, ensuring our solutions are scalable, sustainable, and aligned with our long-term goals.

You’ll also take on a leadership role, guiding a high-performing team by setting clear objectives, providing strong direction, and maintaining a commitment to excellence.

This is a fantastic opportunity to drive smarter, faster, and more impactful decisions across FP&A and the wider business.

Key duties include:

• Deliver clear, impactful financial insights to support strategic decisions across FP&A and the business.
• Improve reporting and forecasting by embedding data science and aligning with enterprise data standards.
• Collaborate across teams to understand, identify, and align best practice on tools like Workday and Shared Data Platform and drive the implementation to deliver these practices.
• Use data and analysis to influence senior leaders and solve high-impact business challenges.
• Oversee FP&A risk frameworks to ensure strong governance and compliance.
• Champion data-driven decisions and show the value of financial insight across the business.
• Keep up with trends in AI, analytics, and tech to boost FP&A’s capabilities.

About you:

You’re a strategic thinker who sees the big picture and knows how to turn insight into action. Confident and influential, you’re skilled at engaging stakeholders, communicating clearly, and leading with purpose. You bring out the best in people – motivating teams, managing performance, and creating a culture of continuous improvement. With a strong customer focus and a drive to make things better, you're always looking for smarter ways to deliver results. Lastly, you thrive on collaboration, can build strong relationships, and embrace change as an opportunity to grow.

Technical skills required:

• Extensive experience in data management, MI analysis, and insights, with application of statistical methods to support strategic decision making, this doesn’t have to be from a Finance background.
• Experience working with machine learning techniques (e.g., clustering, decision trees, neural networks).
• Experience using programming and tools (e.g., SQL and Azure).
• Proficient skills in using data visualisation tools (e.g., Power BI).
• Proficient skills in using data science tools (e.g., R Studio, Python).
• Understanding of cloud architectures and modern data analytics frameworks.
• Experience using systems to support analysis and insights.
• Experience using Finance systems and working with financial data is desirable (e.g. Workday, Adaptive)
• Experience with agile methodologies for implementing change is desirable.

At NFU Mutual, we support an inclusive workplace and value all the differences that make us unique. We celebrate the creativity and innovation that comes from diverse perspectives and experiences and share a common vision of doing the right thing for our customers and employees.

We recognise that some candidates may experience barriers during the recruitment process. So, we encourage candidates to discuss any adjustments or accommodations they need to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process.

We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Race at Work and Women in Finance Charter signatory and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.

Benefits and Rewards:

When you join our team, you can expect a supportive culture and an attractive range of rewards and benefits including:

• Salary – £70,000 - £85,000 (depending on experience)
• Annual bonus (up to 25% of salary)
• Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution
• 28 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme
• A Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilities
• Private medical insurance + options to add family members
• Access to savings at High Street brands, travel and supermarkets
• £20 contribution to a monthly gym membership – subject to T&Cs
• Health and wellbeing plan - cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and more
• Employee Volunteering - volunteer in the community for one day each year
• Unlimited access to Refer a Friend £500 bonus scheme
• Life Assurance cover of 4 x salary
• Employee discounts of 15% on a range of NFU Mutual insurance policies.

Working at NFU Mutual:

We’re one of the UK’s leading general insurance and financial services companies. For over 110 years we’ve put our customers at the heart of everything we do. Our people are just as important to us.

We pride ourselves on being “a great place to work” and our Gallup Exceptional Workplace 2025 award was not only awarded with Distinction but also named us as the first UK-based company to receive a Gallup Exceptional Workplace for ten years in a row. We are also the only Insurer to feature in the LinkedIn Top 15 Companies 2025 list of ‘Best midsize employers to grow your career in the UK’, the Glassdoor Best Places to Work UK List 2023 and 2024, and were recognised as a certified UK Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute in 2023, 2024 and 2025.

We offer a supportive culture where we empower and inspire our people to perform, offer them opportunities to grow, and recognise and reward their contribution. Our people are proud to work for a company that respects them and their communities, and they trust us to be financially sustainable, so we are successful now and in the future.