Position Summary:
The Finance Business Partner (FBP) will act as a strategic advisor to the business, providing financial insights, analysis, and decision support to drive performance and profitability. Working closely with underwriting, claims, and operational teams, the role bridges finance and the wider business to ensure robust financial planning, cost management, and value creation.
Location:
London - UK - Fenchurch
What will your job entail?
Key Responsibilities
Business Partnering
- Partner with underwriting, claims, and distribution teams to support commercial decision-making
- Provide financial insights on product performance, pricing strategies, and portfolio profitability
- Challenge and influence stakeholders to improve financial outcomes
- Translate financial results into actionable business insights
Financial Planning & Analysis
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning processes for assigned business areas
- Develop drivers-based models to support scenario planning and stress testing
- Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) including loss ratios, expense ratios, and combined ratios
- Analyse variances and provide commentary on financial performance
Performance Management
- Support performance reviews with senior stakeholders, including preparing reports and presentations
- Identify trends, risks, and opportunities within underwriting and claims performance
- Drive cost optimisation initiatives and operational efficiency improvements
Insurance-Specific Analysis
- Provide insight into underwriting performance, reserves, and claims trends
- Assess profitability by product, channel, and customer segment
- Support pricing decisions with financial analysis and scenario modelling
- Work closely with actuarial teams to understand assumptions and financial impacts
Reporting & Governance
- Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting in line with internal and regulatory requirements
- Support month-end and year-end processes with variance analysis and commentary
- Maintain strong financial controls and governance standards
- Contribute to regulatory reporting where required (e.g., Solvency II inputs, if applicable)
Key Skills & Experience
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
- Proven experience in a Finance Business Partnering role, ideally within insurance or financial services
- Strong understanding of insurance metrics (e.g., loss ratio, combined ratio, reserving principles)
- Advanced financial modelling and data analysis skills
- Ability to communicate complex financial information to non-finance stakeholders
- Strong commercial acumen and influencing skills
- Experience working with large datasets and finance systems (e.g., ERP, BI tools)
Disclaimer
Ryan Specialty is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building and sustaining a diverse workforce throughout the organization. Our vision is an inclusive and equitable workplace where all employees are valued for and evaluated on their performance and contributions. Differences in race, creed, color, religious beliefs, physical or mental capabilities, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, and many other characteristics bring together varied perspectives and add value to the service we provide our clients, trading partners, and communities. This policy extends to all aspects of our employment practices, including but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, discipline, firing, promoting, transferring, compensation, benefits, training, leaves of absence, and other terms, conditions, and benefits of employment.
