Finance Business Partner in Redhill

Location: Redhill
Salary: Hidden
Recruiter: AXA Group
Job Hours: Full-time

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Here at AXA, we give our customers and our people the confidence to progress. We're changing the way the world thinks about insurance, so come and shape the future of our business together. We're a team of technical experts, with diverse skills, experiences and backgrounds. We're the glue that ensures best practice and shared learning is applied across all of our business areas, giving our colleagues the confidence to grow and progress. 

We are looking for a Finance Business Partner to join our UK Finance team at AXA Partners. This role reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer and is integral to supporting the UK&I business in achieving its targets through performance insight and collaborative challenge within our business teams.

Responsibilities:

  • Build strong partnerships and working relationships across senior business/finance stakeholders to drive optimal business decisions
  • Provide business-friendly analysis and deliver insight aligned with AXA Partners UK&I business goals and long-term strategy
  • Collate and present financial targets and actual performance to key business stakeholders, influencing change where needed
  • Critically assess & support emerging business initiatives spanning key financial, commercial, underwriting, and operational business parameters
  • Work closely with the AXA Partners UK&I FP&A team to lead the delivery of key Group Finance-driven activity
  • Additional accountabilities include supporting training and development, as well as wider functional activity within the AXA Partners UK&I finance function

  • Your Profile
  • Qualified accountant with 3+ years PQE or equivalent experience
  • Preferable experience in the insurance sector/regulatory environment
  • Experience in global businesses with effective cross-border relationship management
  • Successful design and implementation of new financial/accounting processes
  • Proven ability to analyze complex financial information leading to positive business outcomes
  • Successful ownership and delivery of change in matrix business structures
  • Experience in a fast-paced commercial environment with competing/changing demands
  • Successful completion of complex forecast & budget cycles
  • Knowledge of pricing techniques, allocations, and profitability analysis
  • Key Skills:

  • Ability to design and implement effective financial planning and assessment methodologies
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify root causation
  • Natural ability to simplify complexity
  • Solid relationship management skills with confident verbal and written communication
  • Professional level presentation, negotiation, and influencing skills
  • Strong working knowledge/understanding of accounting principles
  • Advanced level Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

  • About AXA
    AXA Group is the worldleader in insurance and asset management. We protect and advise our clients atevery step in their lives, by offering products and services which satisfytheir needs in the areas of insurance, personal protection, saving and assetmanagement. AXA is the leading insurance brand worldwide, with over 100 millionclients. We are transforming from payer to partner for our client, with astrong focus on risk prevention.

    Our mission:Empower people to live a better life.

    Our values: Customer First, Courage, Integrity and One AXA.



    About the Entity

    AXA Partners is an AXA transversal business unit offering a wide range of solutions in assistance services, travel insurance and credit protection.

    AXA Partners’ role is also to implement innovative solutions emerging from the AXA Innovation unit.

    Combining passion with advanced expertise, we design and deliver worldwide solutions for partners and communities. We protect what matters, when it matters.

    Our ambition is to become one of the most inspiring companies to work for, as such we’re committed to supporting employee needs, providing meaningful career development and celebrating differences. We understand that everyone has individual work and home life responsibilities, therefore we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements for this role, should this be a requirement for you. 

    Join a company that helps protect the forests! At AXA Partners, we plant a tree for every new recruit (with a permanent contract).


    What We Offer

    One of the best things about joining AXA is our rewards package. At AXA Partners, we’re appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive: 

  • Competitive annual salary
  • Annual company & performance-based bonus
  • Group Personal Pension Plan
  • Life Assurance (4x Annual Salary)
  • Private Healthcare Benefit
  • 25 days annual leave rising to 27 plus Bank Holidays
  • AXA employee discounts

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