Lead Finance Business Partner, Europe

Overview

In this role you will lead FP&A and business partnering for UK and Continental Europe, acting as a financial expert across product lines. You will coordinate regional planning, reporting, and regulatory compliance, translating financial data into insights for senior stakeholders. You’ll partner with UK COS, Valuation, Operations, and Excos to align plans with strategy and drive informed decision making. The position offers exposure to cross‑regional finance processes and the opportunity to shape European financial planning in a global life and health insurer.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional financial analysis across all product lines for UK and Continental Europe in line with US GAAP and IFRS 17
• Prepare quarterly reporting decks/presentations and support Exco reporting
• Be the key contact for local regulatory reporting and related ad-hoc analyses
• Coordinate annual Europe Plan submissions, including quarterly forecasts and KPI analysis (ETER)
• Support expense management reporting and ensure accuracy of local/regional/global expense reporting
• Collaborate with EMEA Expense Management Team and Heads of Valuation on reporting and planning
• Advise and communicate financial information to non-financial stakeholders and guide committees and projects

Key requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance

• Strong communication and presentation abilities
• Stakeholder management and relationship building
• Analytical thinking and problem solving
• US GAAP
• IFRS 17
• Financial planning & analysis

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