Who are we?
We’re a specialist employee benefits provider, striving to create healthy, happy workplaces. As part of the international Unum Group, we’re on a collective mission to help the working world thrive.
The roleWhat will you be doing?
○ Lead financial planning, forecasting and analysis activities, helping to shape and deliver Unum's financial plans while supporting strategic business decision making.○ Play a key role in the annual planning cycle and ongoing forecasting process, providing insightful analysis and ensuring deliverables are completed accurately and on time for both UK and US stakeholders.
○ Support the production of monthly management information, including the Monthly Performance Review (MPR), helping senior leaders understand business performance and key financial trends.
○ Deliver high-quality financial analysis and recommendations that support senior executive decision making on a wide range of business priorities and opportunities.
○ Develop and enhance reporting, forecasting and modelling tools that improve efficiency, accuracy and the quality of financial insights provided to the business.
○ Build and maintain expertise in Unum's financial planning systems, including tools such as Anaplan, helping drive continuous improvement across FP&A processes.
○ Partner with colleagues across Finance and the wider business to understand performance drivers, challenge assumptions and support informed decision making.
○ Translate complex financial data into clear, meaningful insights and presentations for senior stakeholders.
○ Build strong working relationships across the organisation, developing a deep understanding of business performance and the factors influencing financial results.
○ Contribute to a strong governance and control environment, ensuring compliance with Information Security requirements, Consumer Duty, Treating Customers Fairly, Conduct Risk and Solvency II obligations.
What will you bring?
○ Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, ACMA CGMA) or equivalent finance and accounting experience.
○ Experience within FP&A or a similar analytical finance role, ideally within a large or complex business environment.
○ Strong understanding of financial performance drivers and the interaction between profit and loss, balance sheet and business performance metrics.
○ Experience supporting business planning, forecasting, budgeting and financial analysis processes.
○ Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills, with the ability to create insightful reports, models and presentations for senior audiences.
○ Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, with an ability to interpret complex information and provide meaningful recommendations.
○ Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with confidence presenting financial information to senior Finance and business leaders.
○ Ability to manage multiple priorities, work at pace and consistently deliver high-quality output to tight deadlines.
○ Strong attention to detail combined with a continuous improvement mindset and interest in enhancing financial reporting tools and processes.
○ Experience working in collaborative, high-performing teams within a professional business environment.
LocationHybrid working. 3 days in office, 2 days from home. From office locations in Dorking, London or Basingstoke.
Benefits○ Competitive salary and annual bonus
○ Generous pension scheme
○ Income Protection, Life Assurance and Critical Illness cover
○ Employee wellbeing and mental health support
○ Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy and sell leave
○ Electric vehicle scheme and other flexible lifestyle benefits
○ Career development opportunities and professional qualification support
Why join us?
At Unum, we’ve created a workplace where people feel supported to progress and grow, and can see their ambitions coming to life.
As a part of our commitment to creating an inclusive workplace, we actively encourage applications from those with disabilities and those with long-term health conditions.
If you meet the essential criteria for the role and choose to opt in to the scheme during your application, you will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme.
If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.
Company:
Unum UKSkills Required
- Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, ACMA CGMA) or equivalent finance and accounting experience
- Experience within FP&A or a similar analytical finance role
- Understanding of financial performance drivers and the interaction between profit and loss, balance sheet, and business performance metrics
- Experience supporting business planning, forecasting, budgeting, and financial analysis processes
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including presenting financial information to senior leaders
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality output to tight deadlines
- Strong attention to detail and a continuous improvement mindset
- Experience working in collaborative, high-performing professional teams
Unum Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Unum and has not been reviewed or approved by Unum.
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Healthcare Strength — Benefits are described as starting day one and include medical coverage along with employer-provided life, short-term disability, and long-term disability. On-site amenities like a gym and café are also part of the health-and-extras package in some locations.
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Retirement Support — The retirement offering is positioned as a standout through a high employer 401(k) contribution. This retirement support is repeatedly framed as a key draw within the total rewards package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is characterized as generous, with additional personal days and company closure days also described. The time-off program is presented as broader than many peers on paper.
Unum Insights
What We Do
Unum is a company of people serving people. A Fortune 500 company, we help millions of people gain affordable access to disability, life, accident, critical illness, dental and vision benefits through the workplace — benefits that help them protect their families, their finances and their futures. Our products and services meet the needs of a diverse workforce that includes four generations, growing ethnic diversity and changing family dynamics. A strong commitment to social responsibility is one of Unum's core values. In fact, we place particular emphasis on contributing to positive change in the communities in which we live and work. Helping our communities become better is a natural extension of the commitment we make each and every day to our customers — to help employers manage their businesses and employees protect their families and livelihoods. We look forward to sharing industry news, community involvement, recognition and other info we hope you find interesting and informative. We encourage your comments and feedback so we can be a valuable resource for you and get to know you a little better.
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