Senior Finance Business Partner

Company: Axis Capital
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

In this Senior Finance Business Partner role, you will be the trusted finance voice to the CEO, CFO, and ExCo, translating plans into funded options and decision-ready insights. You will elevate FP&A through business partnering, strategic planning, and AI-enabled workflow improvements, helping leaders understand the financial impact of strategic choices. You will drive forecasting rigor, scenario modelling, and governance to enable high-value decision making. This role offers meaningful influence across Corporate Functions, Reinsurance, and ACS in a dynamic, data-driven environment.

Pay / Benefits

  • medical plans for you and family
  • health and wellness programs
  • retirement plans
  • tuition reimbursement
  • paid annual leave

Responsibilities

  • Lead monthly expense management and reporting across the Group
  • Partner with ExCo, CFO and function leaders to challenge commercial decisions and provide finance perspective
  • Frame value drivers behind strategic choices and translate plans into funded options
  • Turn variance analysis, budgets and forecasts into decision-ready commentary
  • Act as trusted adviser in leadership meetings to influence decisions ahead of the numbers
  • Promote accountability for expenses and analyze spending trends to identify opportunities
  • Own and enhance Anaplan Workforce model with scenario planning and long-term forecasting
  • Lead budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning across the portfolio
  • Develop rapid workforce, expense and strategic scenarios for quick decision-making
  • Use AI-enabled workflows to improve forecast quality and reduce manual effort
  • Streamline month-end/quarter-end close and improve data-control standards
  • Lead governance and controls to ensure right-first-time reporting
  • Identify process improvements and drive automation for higher-value analysis
  • Develop and maintain expense dashboards, reports, and KPI reporting
  • Coach FP&A team in Anaplan modelling, AI-enabled working and executive communication
  • Work autonomously with change initiatives approved by Head of Corporate FP&A
  • Take on additional duties as needed

Key requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting or Economics; professional finance qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or CFA preferred
  • 7+ years in FP&A or commercial finance
  • Experience partnering with senior leaders and ExCo in a multi-entity group
  • Strong strategic and commercial judgement with constructive challenge
  • Advanced modelling and scenario-forecasting skills
  • Experience with Anaplan or similar planning solutions; interest in leveraging AI for workflow
  • Advanced skills in PowerPoint, Excel, Power BI; familiarity with Workday, Oracle, SAP, Hyperion or similar systems
  • Excellent written and verbal communication for senior leaders
  • Track record of improving processes, controls and data quality with automation
  • Experience driving governance and operating cadence in finance
  • Strategic and commercial judgement
  • Strong communication and executive presence
  • Coaching and mentorship
  • Anaplan modelling
  • Scenario planning and forecasting
  • PowerPoint

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Posted: October 1st, 2026