Financial Planning and Analysis Manager/ Assistant Manager

Starr Insurance is a leading insurance and investment organization, providing commercial property and casualty insurance, including travel and accident coverage, to almost every imaginable business and industry in virtually every part of the world.

Cornelius Vander Starr established his first insurance company in Shanghai, China in 1919. Today, we are one of the world's fastest growing insurance organizations, capable of writing in 128 countries on 6 continents.

GENERAL SUMMARY

The FP&A Manager will assist the Head of FP&A to implement a robust performance management framework, closely monitoring financial performance, and producing insightful management reporting for senior stakeholders. The role will help in overseeing expense tracking and allocation, drive efficiency initiatives, and coordinate annual and long-term financial planning processes. Substantial liaison with all stakeholders is expected to build the analytical and commercial capabilities of the finance function.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performance Management Framework

Support the implementation of an APAC performance management framework to monitor financial performance across regions, countries and business units.

Partner with Finance, Underwriting, Actuarial and other stakeholders to develop meaningful KPIs and provide insights on business performance.

• Management Reporting

Produce timely and insightful management reporting for senior management.

Analyze actual versus budget and forecast performance, identify key drivers, risks and opportunities, and provide clear business commentary to support decision-making.

• Financial Planning, Forecasting and Scenario Modelling

Coordinate and facilitate annual budgeting, forecasting, reforecasting and long-term financial planning processes across APAC.

Support the review of top-down targets, bottom-up plans and key planning assumptions.

Develop and improve financial models to support forecasting, scenario analysis and decision-making.

• Expense Monitoring and Efficiency

Oversee expense tracking and allocation, provide insights on spend, and identify opportunities to improve efficiency across APAC.

• Automation, System and Finance Modernization

Support finance modernization initiatives, including Anaplan, Workday and other reporting tools.

Drive automation, reporting enhancements and process improvements to increase efficiency and data quality.

Develop or support dashboards, analytical tools and reporting templates to improve timeliness, consistency and scalability of FP&A processes.

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Actuarial Science, Data Analytics, Business or related discipline. Professional qualification in accounting, finance, actuarial or related field would be advantageous.
• 5-8 years of relevant experience in FP&A, corporate finance, insurance finance or financial consulting. Insurance industry experience preferred.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, financial modelling and business partnering.
• Ability to work with complex data and turn analysis into clear business insights.
• Experience with Power BI, SQL or similar tools would be advantageous.
• Experience with planning systems and reporting automation initiatives would be advantageous.
• Solid understanding of accounting relevant for insurance, in particular US GAAP.
• Ideally familiarity with Anaplan and Workday.
• Understanding of corporate finance concepts and processes. Strong analytical and modeling skills.
• Ability to build collaborative relationships with stakeholders globally and from various backgrounds
• Excellent written and verbal commutation skills.