Location: London/ hyrbid
Salary: Competitive
About the Job:
Own and drive key analyses / reporting tools that enable Beat to assess current and historical underwriting performance, as well as inform critical underwriting and portfolio management decisions.
Main areas of responsibility
Performance Management & MI
- Design, develop and test relevant new MI / dashboards to evaluate the performance of Beat’s underwriting franchises in real-time.
- Maintain and improve existing underwriting MI / dashboards in Power BI.
- Support the on-going migration of underwriting MI into Power BI.
- Support with the weekly review of Beat’s underwriting portfolio, assessing performance vs. plan and identifying trends in UW KPIs for each of Beat’s underwriting franchises.
Portfolio Data
- Act as the team’s liaison with Beat Operations, Beat Systems & Data Governance, and the underwriting / operations teams of Beat’s underwriting franchises to ensure underwriting and portfolio data is up to date and valid.
- Work with the Beat Systems & Data Governance team to add and improve core UW data points, to increase visibility of critical KPIs for MI outputs.
- Run regular validation checks on Beat’s underwriting portfolio data
Key Skills
- Excellent problem-solving skills are required.
- Strong communication skills are required, with the ability translate complicated analytics / concepts into simple and relevant messages for underwriting franchises and Beat’s senior leadership, both visually and verbally.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel is preferred.
- Proficiency in SQL, Power BI, and/or VBA is preferred.
- Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint is preferred.
Background and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree from a top UK university (or equivalent outside of the UK) in a quantitative subject, including but not limited to Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Engineering, Economics or Finance, is required.
- Master’s degree or PhD from a top UK (or equivalent outside of the UK) in a quantitative subject, including but not limited to Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Engineering, Economics or Finance, would be preferred.
Key Attributes
- Be a true team player, ready to “roll-up their sleeves” to support colleagues across the organisation.
- Continuously focus on driving towards output.
- Be “80/20”, continuously thinking about what is most important / what moves the needle and applying their time and focus accordingly.
- Be highly diligent and thorough in their analyses.
- Be a self-starter, able effectively to prioritise, work independently on tasks, and continuously drive forward their own workstreams.
- Be professional and courteous.
- Be flexible and prepared to work in a dynamic environment and adapt to changing priorities.
- Be passionate about driving growth and success for the firm, as well as driving their own personal and professional growth.
Generic
Conduct Standards – Tier 1
All Staff – to always comply with the PRA/FCA’s Conduct Standards, namely:
- You must act with integrity.
- You must act with due skill, care and diligence.
- You must be open and co-operative with the FCA, the PRA and other regulators.
- You must pay due regard to the interests of customers and treat them fairly.
- You must observe proper standards of market conduct.