Graduate Financial Planning Analyst

Acturis is the UK's leading Software-as-a-Service provider for general insurance. Founded in 2000, we have grown exponentially over the past 20 years. To date, more than 95,000 individuals in over 40 countries use Acturis solutions to power their business, and our platform manages over £10bn worth of transactions every year. By working closely with brokers, insurers, and MGAs, we have helped to create and shape the insurance market of today.

At Acturis, we invest in recruiting, developing, and promoting talent. With us, you will:

• Work with a talented, motivated, and friendly team of like-minded colleagues

• Be supported and encouraged to develop your skills and knowledge through structured training and coaching from experienced colleagues

• Receive constructive performance feedback and encouragement every quarter to help you improve

• Be given real responsibility for your own projects as soon as you are ready

• Receive a competitive salary and participate in annual performance reviews

• Benefit from private health insurance, disability cover, and a company pension scheme

• Work from home up to 3 days per week (after completing your training period)

We have an exciting opportunity for a Financial Planning Analyst to join our company in a newly created role.

Reporting to the Head of FP&A with a dotted line to the Group CFO, the FP&A Analyst will oversee and deliver improvements to management reporting for Acturis, provide support to the business in making informed decisions, and assist with due diligence of potential acquisition targets.

This role will be based in our London office, with a minimum of 2 days in the office following the training period.

• Budgeting, forecasting, and monthly reporting:

  • Support the creation of regular and ad-hoc analysis reports and presentations for senior leaders within the business

  • Conduct P&L, cost, KPI, variance analysis, and other ad hoc analyses as required

  • Assist with the annual budgeting and forecasting process across all Acturis platform business verticals

  • Contribute to continuous improvement of the financial planning process

• Business partnering:

  • Collaborate closely with senior managers, directors, and non-finance colleagues to support customer-driven analysis, resolve reporting queries, and evaluate commercial contracts

  • Support customer contract value modelling and the impact analysis of deal desk discounts

  • Develop and maintain white space analysis across services

  • Analyze insurance market placement data to identify opportunities and trends

  • Contribute to identifying new opportunities and managing business development and marketing initiatives

  • Compile, analyze, and report productivity KPIs, working with department leaders to address variances

  • Support the identification and reporting of billing leakage, overdue billing, and late payments, and implement process improvements to reduce these issues

• Strong academic background with a 2.1 degree from a top 30 university

• ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified

• Excellent knowledge of budgeting and forecasting

• Good understanding of management reporting

• Familiarity with Software / SaaS KPIs

• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact with senior managers

• Excellent MS Office skills, especially Excel and PowerPoint

• Experience in financial modelling

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to work under tight deadlines in a dynamic environment

• Flexibility to accommodate colleagues' working hours across time zones and support business needs