Insurance Finance Manager

Are you an experienced insurance professional with strong financial and analytical expertise? If so, this opportunity at Peabody could be a great next step in your career.

As Insurance Finance Manager, you’ll lead the day-to-day operations of the insurance team, providing insight, support, and expert guidance across the organisation on all insurance-related matters. You’ll play a key role in ensuring robust financial management, effective claims analysis and build strong relationships with brokers and insurers, while delivering high-quality reporting to support decision-making at all levels.

You’ll also drive improvements in reporting, data quality, and processes, ensuring compliance and value for money across Peabody’s insurance activities.

What you’ll do

• Manage financial analysis across premiums, excess, and claims, setting targets and monitoring performance.
• Support commercial negotiations with insurers and brokers to ensure value for money and effective coverage.
• Oversee internal and external financial reporting, including general ledger postings, allocation of funds, and recharging of insurance costs.
• Develop and implement claims management processes and insurance reporting procedures, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Work closely with stakeholders across the business to improve data recording, analysis, and reporting capabilities.
• Identify and address gaps in policy coverage, raising queries and ensuring updates are reflected in documentation and wording.
• Maintain the insurance team’s master property records, including capital additions, disposals, and tenure changes.
• Advise Development teams on insurance requirements for upcoming handovers, including reviewing reinstatement values.

What you’ll need

You’re a confident and credible leader, able to influence stakeholders and provide clear, actionable insight on complex insurance matters. You’re highly analytical, detail-oriented, and capable of balancing multiple priorities while maintaining high standards of accuracy and delivery. You’re also experienced in presenting high-quality reporting to senior stakeholders and contributing to commercial decision-making.

You will also have:

• A Certificate in Insurance with relevant post-qualification experience.
• Strong knowledge of insurance and claims, with the ability to apply this in a practical business context.
• Experience producing high-quality management reporting, including at Board level.
• Experience supporting or leading commercial negotiations with external providers.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing deadlines.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to work collaboratively across teams.

What We Offer

• Up to 30 days’ annual holiday, plus bank holidays
• Two additional paid volunteering days each year
• Flexible benefits scheme, including family friendly benefits and access to a discount portal
• 4 x salary life assurance
• Up to 10% pension contribution
• Professional development and opportunities to broaden your experience

Why Join Us?

When you join Peabody, you’re joining a team guided by our values, Be Kind, Do the Right Thing, Love New Ideas, Celebrate Diversity, Keep Our Promises, and Pull Together. We believe in creating a workplace where everyone feels supported, included, and empowered.

Please read before applying

This role is a Fixed Term contract opportunity until November 202.

You must have the right to work in the UK; we are unable to provide visa sponsorship.

Our Assessment Process

Our fair, inclusive and transparent recruitment process includes an in person interview at our Westminster Bridge Road office on the 22nd July.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

If you have any questions about this role, please email Talent Specialist, Charlene at charlene.moore@peabody.org.uk