Lead Modeller – Business Planning

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
London
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Finance & Accounting
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion

SKILLS

Financial Modelling Business Planning Excel (VBA, Power Query, Power Pivot) Capital Management Solvency II Scenario Analysis Stakeholder Communication Actuarial/Accounting Qualification

FULL DESCRIPTION

Lead Modeller – Business Planning

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Group is a fast-growing global reinsurance speciality company servicing the insurance markets of Lloyd’s, Europe and North America. Due to growth, we’re looking for our very first Lead Modeller to design, build and govern our Business Plan Model (BPM).

  • Location: London (Hybrid, two days in office)
  • Employment Type: Permanent – Full Time
  • Department: Actuarial

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development and execution of the BPM to support budgeting, forecasting and long term planning.
  • Deliver scenario and sensitivity analysis to support management and board-level decisions.
  • Own version control, integrity checks and documentation to ensure transparency and auditability.
  • Partner with Finance, Pricing, Reserving, Underwriting, Claims and Treasury to turn modelling outputs into actionable insights.
  • Support underwriting transactions, investment appraisals and strategic initiatives with robust modelling and analysis.
  • Present complex outputs clearly to non-financial stakeholders.

Candidate Requirements

  • Right to work in this location
  • Professional actuarial or accounting qualification (e.g., ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CFA/AIA/FIA or equivalent).
  • 5–10 years’ financial modelling experience within a (re)insurance environment.
  • Proven experience leading (re)insurance business planning model development/review.
  • Advanced Excel modelling expertise (incl. structured references, dynamic arrays, Power Query/Power Pivot, VBA).
  • Strong knowledge of Capital Management and Solvency II and/or BSCR frameworks.
  • Deterministic modelling experience required; stochastic experience advantageous.
  • Contributing positively to our culture and values.

Benefits

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is a global speciality reinsurance company that offers capital and liability solutions to its clients. We offer a range of benefits including competitive salary & annual bonus, health & wellbeing subsidy, generous pension, private healthcare, life assurance, income protection, 25 days annual leave, cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan, electric vehicle scheme, EAP, learning support, hybrid working, and employee socials.

About [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Group

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is an insurance & reinsurance legacy specialist focused on the acquisition and management of discontinued non-life portfolios, with operations in Bermuda, Finland, Germany, Malta, Switzerland and the UK.

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