Expenses Lead

at  MS Amlin

Expenses Lead
Location: London
Contract Type: Permanent
Work Pattern: Full Time and Hybrid
Key Responsibilities:
Working across the organisation with our Heads of Businesses the role holder will act as expenses business partner to support the management of budget, forecasts and operational expense related queries. In particular, working closely with HR to understand staff related costs and MI.
The role holder will also work closely with key stakeholders to drive and executing of the companies expenses strategy and driving cultural change across the organisation with regards to expense management and discipline.

Key activities

• Embed strategic expense message and discipline.
• Working across the finance teams to manage control expense reporting – Cash, UK GAAP, IFRS17 and QMB.
• Control expense allocations – Product and YoA.
• Capture, control and report the budget on multiple reporting bases (including product level output).
• Control our main services entity relationships and other internal cross entity management (ABS, ACS and AIML).
• Control expense inputs into Tyche and FinOps.
• Better control of the fixed asset register and associated amortisation.
• Lead reporting initiatives – e.g., using Oracle expense reports for HR and Operations (outsource) MI.
• Create automated reporting output (reducing reliance on IT solutions, etc)

All of which will ensure a timely and better understood output within the new aspirational timetable requirements, plus a fully engaged business support function.
What you’ll need:

For this particular role there are some important qualifications and experience we need you to have. These include:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or a related field; CPA or other relevant certification preferred.
• Transformation and workforce planning experience
• Insurance knowledge is preferable
• Stakeholder management and conflict resolution

You’re going to enjoy this job if you also:

• Enjoy maths and stats
• Have an eye for detail
• Are a strong problem solver
• Can explain complex data in simple terms

We are stronger together because of our common interests and rich differences. You may be the strength we didn’t know we needed. Believe in yourself, and click apply today!

What Can You Expect From Us?

• Competitive Base Salary
• Performance Related Discretionary Bonus
• Holiday: 28 days core annual leave, and you can buy up to 5 days
• Pension: A minimum 2% employee contribution plus 7% MS Amlin contribution (9%) up to a maximum of 5% employee contribution plus 13% MS Amlin contribution (18%)
• Private Medical: cover for yourself. Family members/dependants can be added.
• Flex Fund: £1,000 (pro-rated based on start date) to spend on flexible benefits.
• Life Assurance: 10 x annualised base salary
• Enhanced Parental Leave (maternity and paternity): 6 months full pay, entitled from day 1.
• Continuous Learning Approach: Including study support with professional qualifications.
• Employer Supported Volunteering: 3 days volunteering leave.
• Annual health screening
• Give as you earn
• Cycle to work
• Season ticket loan
• Green car scheme
• Retail discount platform

About MS Amlin
MS Amlin is a group of leading global (re)insurance companies, and we are part of the global top-10 non-life insurance group MS&AD. We operate through four legal entities operating in the Lloyd’s, Continental European, US and Bermudian global (re)insurance markets.
This role is in our Lloyd’s business
Our Lloyd’s business writes a diverse (re)insurance portfolio and specialises in providing insurance coverage to commercial businesses and offering reinsurance protection to other insurance companies around the world. We operate from our offices in the heart of London’s (re)insurance district and from our market hubs in Asia and the Middle East. We work in partnership with our brokers and clients to provide proactive risk solutions and support across a broad range of trades and industries. We operate through our Lloyd’s Syndicate 2001, and we can trace our roots in the insurance market, back over 100 years.

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or a related field; CPA or other relevant certification preferred.
• Transformation and workforce planning experience
• Insurance knowledge is preferable
• Stakeholder management and conflict resolutio