Decision Support Manager- Bromley recruitment
Managing one to two accountants, proactively working with multiple business areas and stakeholders, including Senior Exec and Group, to add value, understanding and meaningful analysis of business performance, improving processes and raising reporting quality.
Closely business partnering an array of evolving central function departments and networking with non-Finance staff, the task will involve monitoring, supporting, policing, reviewing and challenging on their financial performance and developments, including involvement in ad-hoc projects and business cases.
Wider aspects of the role will include an overview of the company’s performance with support given to the rest of the Central Decision Support team in producing reports and analysis as well as stress and scenario testing of plans.
Focus will also go towards understanding the company’s total expense position, leading initiatives to improve transparency and visibility of costs, to enable strong cost control management and accountability.
Jobholders will develop and match solutions to meet complex needs and will be required to make decisions and work under their own initiative. Ensure divisional and Group reporting deadlines are met and ensure the output of any information is timely, reliable and informative. Work with Decision Support Management and Senior Exec to understand strategic goals and assess performance compared to plan, investigating and commenting on variances.
• Insurance/Financial services knowledge preferred.
• PC Skills – Intermediate level working knowledge including the development of complex models. PowerPoint knowledge an advantage
• Professional Qualifications or equivalent
• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills
• Ability to deal with multiple task and deadlines
• Willingness and ability to challenge senior members of staff
• Financial Systems Knowledge – Solid understanding of reporting systems a distinct advantage