Finance Business Partner

Finance Business Partner

Role Description

As a Finance Business Partner, you work closely with the relevant business area to provide guidance, analysis and insight on financial matters, providing both recommendations and challenge. Through building relationships and influencing stakeholders, you will provide financial support to facilitate the achievement of the business goals.

This is a hybrid role based in Guildford we would consider a suitable candidate Bournemouth.

Salary Information

Circa £60,000

Pay is based on relevant experience, skills for the role, and location. Salary is only one part of our total reward package.

About You

As a Finance Business Partner you will be accountable for:

• Providing financial management expertise, analysis and insight to inform and contribute to decision-making within the business channel/segment/function.
• Appraisal and support of new opportunities and projects to ensure that all relevant financial considerations are made and appropriate controls are in place.
• Ownership of month-end expense process for relevant area including articulation of how costs allocate to specific P&Ls and explaining the impact of any changes
• Leading the expense budgeting and planning process for relevant business areas.
• Producing accurate and timely financial management information for use within the business area to inform decision-making.
• Ensuring all reporting and accounting is carried out to the required standards and quality, and to the agreed timescales.
• Influencing business decision-making through engagement with key stakeholders.

Essential Skills

• Previous experience of working in finance within the insurance industry.
• Up-to-date insurance accounting and reporting knowledge.
• Ability to apply management accounting and financial management techniques to inform business decision-making.
• Strong intellect and the ability to see both the detail and the 'big picture' across the business and data.
• Strong analysis skills including good knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to collaborate credibly across all levels in the organisation (including senior management).

• Ability to work under pressure and to achieve deadlines

Desirable Skills

• Qualified Accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA)
• Previous experience using SAP / Anaplan is desirebale but not essential

What We Will Offer You

Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from- so you can pick a package that’s perfect for you. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. That’s on top of enjoying all the benefits you’d expect from the world’s number one insurance brand, including:

• Flexible buy/sell holiday options
• Hybrid working
• Annual performance related bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• Development days
• A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet
• Retail discounts
• Volunteering days

Our Ways of Working

Do you need flexibility with the hours you work? Let us know as part of your application and if it’s right for our customers, our business and for you, then we’ll do everything we can to make it happen. Here at Allianz, we are signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter. We believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Our aim with this is to help innovation, creativity, and you to thrive - Your work life balance is important to us.

Inclusive Support & Accessibility

At Allianz, we are committed to fostering building an inclusive, accessible workplace where everyone can thrive. As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from disabled and neurodivergent candidates and offer tailored adjustments throughout the recruitment process and in the workplace, whether that’s assistive technology, ergonomic equipment, flexible working arrangements, mentoring or coaching. We want to encourage candidates to speak with us about any adjustments they may need. We’re here to support you.

If you have a disability or long ‑ term health condition and meet the essential criteria, you can choose to be considered through our Offer an Interview Scheme.

Contact our Resourcing team to opt into this scheme or for any assistance during the recruitment process including larger text, hard copies, or spoken applications. View email address on internal-careers.allianz.com

For any inquiries or to submit your application, please contact: Conor McCourt

Closing date: 25th September 2026

We reserve the right to close the advert early if we reach enough applications.

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