FP&A Analyst

Who are we?

Howden is a collective – a group of talented and passionate people all around the world. Together, we have pushed the boundaries of insurance. We are united by a shared passion and no-limits mindset, and our strength lies in our ability to collaborate as a powerful international team comprised of 18,000 employees spanning over 100 countries.

People join Howden for many different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture. It’s what sets us apart, and the reason our employees have been turning down headhunters for years. Whatever your priorities – work / life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering – you’ll find like-minded people driving change at Howden.

We are looking for an FP&A Analyst to support the Head of FP&A for HUK&I and the IT Finance Business Partner. Your role will involve understanding financial performance, making decisions, forecasting, and resolving queries. You will also contribute to improving reporting, analysis, and planning practices.

Please note this is a full-time, permanent opportunity. You will be based in our Maidstone office and ideally be onsite for 2-3 days per week on average.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing high-quality, timely Management Accounts packs. This includes providing commentary, analysis, and forecast outlooks for revenue, contractor, and system spend in business divisions.

• Produce and maintain a simple, informative monthly IT deck with relevant management information for senior management.

• Support the management accounts team during month end with control account reviews, monthly allocation journals and accounting for any required accruals and prepayments.

• Maintain detailed analysis on large 3rd party suppliers to provide information to the management accounts team on allocation splits.

• Support in the review of group-wide IT contracts and the distribution of cost.

• Analyse large data sets to help further understand the monthly and YTD movements against budget and forecast across the IT cost base.

• Broaden the existing reporting by crafting new schedules and templates using different metrics as and when necessary.

• Update any financial models that assist the M&A team in identifying IT cost alignments and cost per user calculations.

• Aid in forecasting and budgeting activities to ensure flawless execution.

• Finance Processes - support key core finance activities including month end, planning and financial modelling.

Management Information and Reporting

• Manage assigned projects and contribute to other projects as the need arises.

Key Skills and Knowledge Required

• Part qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA etc.).

• Experience with the preparation of management accounts (Cost centre accounting and knowledge of capital and operational spend).

• Budgeting and Financial Analysis experience.

• Strong financial modelling skills, especially Excel (pivot tables, formulas, index match).

• Experience working with large data sets that require cleansing, mapping, and summarising.

• Ability to analyse complicated financial submissions and summarise into key points.

General

• Develop strong working relationships with business leaders to provide tailored finance support to each team.

• Proactive and organised, with the flexibility to meet deadlines and a strong drive to achieve results.

• Ability to work well in a team and is self-motivated and shows initiative.

• General understanding of principles of insurance.

• Rigorously adhere to the Group Employee Code of Conduct, which aligns closely with the FCA’s code of conduct for all regulated entities.

What do we offer in return?

A career that you define. At Howden, we value diversity – there is no one Howden type. Instead, we’re looking for individuals who share the same values as us:

• Our successes have all come from someone brave enough to try something new

• We support each other in the small everyday moments and the bigger challenges

• We are determined to make a positive difference at work and beyond

Reasonable adjustments

We're committed to providing reasonable accommodations at Howden to ensure that our positions align well with your needs. Besides the usual adjustments such as software, IT, and office setups, we can also accommodate other changes such as flexible hours* or hybrid working*.

If you're excited by this role but have some doubts about whether it’s the right fit for you, send us your application – if your profile fits the role’s criteria, we will be in touch to assist in helping to get you set up with any reasonable adjustments you may require.

*Not all positions can accommodate changes to working hours or locations. Reach out to your Recruitment Partner if you want to know more.

Permanent