Senior Financial Analyst

CompanyHowden

LocationLondon, England, United Kingdom

Posted At12/5/2025

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Occupation Type

Finance and investment analysts and advisers

Occupation Code Skill LevelHigher Skilled

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£45,800 (£23.49 per hour)

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Description

Summary of the role

Joining the Business Intelligence team, you will be responsible for providing financial, accounting, and data-driven insights to the (re)insurance industry and leading strategic client projects directly. Your work will be integral to helping grow Howden Re's client base through innovative data and technology. You will be leading and producing client work, presentations for key stakeholders and you will participate in key decision making to support Howden Re's growing and innovate Business Intelligence team. To be successful, you will need to be able to articulate sophisticated ideas and showcase strategic, financial and commercial insights from the global (re)insurance industry.

Responsibilities

Provide a range of financial and accounting analysis, benchmarking and insights to stakeholders of the industry
Engage with clients to develop their strategic objectives and execute on deliverables and KPI's
Deliver financial and strategic reports and discover new opportunities for insights
Act as a key contact with senior level stakeholders internally to ensure financial insights are delivered
Develop data strategies to effectively make decisions
Analyse, interpret and visualise data to deliver insights and solutions to the commercial (re)insurance market.
Explore competitive market strategies through analysis of a related product and market trends
Present findings to all levels of management

Requirements

An engaging and inquisitive personality, always looking to solve problems and find solutions
Business acumen and intellectual curiosity
Experience in building presentations and analysing data in Microsoft Office and Power BI (preferable)
Knowledge of financial analysis is imperative
Confidence to work with senior management and present solutions to facilitate opportunities
Finely-tuned data skills and an awareness of data quality, data integrity checking and reconciliation
Ability to absorb information and proactively take initiative to problem solving
Superb attention to detail as well as strong written and verbal communication skills
Organised self-starter, with drive and dedication; able to finish work with little supervision

Highly Desirable

Experience within the (re)insurance industry
Strong financial/accounting background.
Understanding of specific accounting standards, such as IFRS 17.