Zurich Insurance Plc is looking for a Reporting Analyst to act as a liaison between business units and finance by providing detailed financial analysis to support decision making for the EEA business.
Your Role
As a Reporting Analyst your main responsibilities will include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following:
- Support the development of the business strategy for EEA business and other initiatives through provision of regular, accurate and detailed financial analysis and insight.
- Deliver robust, timely information relating to all aspects of financial performance in order to enhance business decision making.
- Act as a point of contact for reporting matters, acting as a conduit between finance, the business units and the support functions as required.
- Ensure outputs are robust and completed in a timely manner.
- Provide detailed financial analysis and support for business initiatives including new business opportunities.
- Develop a good working knowledge of relevant business segments, and act as a subject matter expert for queries relating to financial performance.
- Develop a detailed understanding of local and regional market trends.
- Produce reporting presentations for biannual and quarterly governance forums including all relevant metrics across financial and operational controls.
Additional Job Functions / Business Accountabilities
- Assist in the delivery of robust, timely, regular and ad hoc business insights/information to key stakeholders in order to support the financial performance of the Business Unit.
- Contribute to the annual budget/plan and regular forecast process through close work with the business by ensuring outputs are accurate and completed in a timely manner.
- Deliver thorough and timely information relating to all aspects of financial performance in order to enhance business decision making.
- Act as a point of contact for business for all matters financial, acting as a conduit between finance and the business units and support functions as required.
- Support local business management by attending regular performance reviews in order to communicate key financial data and analysis.
- Develop relationships in order to create effective channels for communicating performance issues.
Performance Management Accountabilities
- Model behaviours that demonstrate commitment to Zurich Behaviour and Values.
- Coach and provide technical advice and counsel within and outside operating unit.
- Take action to manage own personal development and encourage others to do the same.
- Degree in finance, accounting, or related field.
- At least 3+ years’ experience in reporting
- Experience within the insurance / financial services industry an advantage
- Displays strong analytical skills to enable the extraction, analysis and interpretation of data
- Experience developing, maintaining and analysing scorecards, dashboards and key performance indicators utilising data from multiple sources
- Self-starter with strong analytical skills and decision-making capabilities.
- Attention to detail, problem-solving skills and ability to work effectively on cross-functional team.
- Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint and Word; familiarity with financial systems such as SAP, Cognos, TM1 preferred.
- Excellent communication and organisation skills.
