Senior Finance Data Analyst - 12 Month FTC - Insurance Experience Needed

About Us Chaucer is a leading insurance group at Lloyd's, the world's specialist insurance market. We help protect industries around the world from the risks they face. Our customers include major airlines, energy companies, shipping groups, global manufacturers and property groups. Our headquarters are in London, and we have international offices in Copenhagen, Miami, Dubai and Singapore to be closer to our clients across the world. To learn more about us please visit our website www.chaucergroup.com Job Profile Summary We are seeking a Senior Finance Data Analyst with deep expertise in data analysis across finance processes within the insurance or financial services domain. As Lead Finance Data Analyst, you will play a critical role in enabling Chaucer’s Transformation Office and supporting the rollout of the new data platform. You will be responsible for shaping and prioritising data use cases that deliver measurable business value, working across the end-to-end data flow to support drive key finance outputs. You will work closely with the Finance Pillar within the Transformation Office to support data-driven decision-making and operational efficiency. This role acts as a strategic interface between finance stakeholders and data delivery teams, ensuring that platform outputs are actionable, impactful, and continuously evolving. Key Responsibilities Data Analysis & Insight Design • Conduct hands-on analysis across the end-to-end data flow to support the Finance transformation programme and data platform required outputs. • Translate finance needs into clear analytical requirements for the Data Platform and Analytics teams to develop scalable, repeatable reports. • Build prototypes and exploratory analyses to validate use cases and guide development. Collaboration with Data Platform & Analytics Teams • Work closely with Data Engineering and Analytics teams to define data structures, metrics, and visualisation requirements. • Provide detailed specifications and feedback to ensure data products meet finance needs and are embedded into tooling and workflows. • Participate in sprint planning and backlog grooming to prioritise finance-related data work. Enablement of Finance Data Flows and Data Models • Partner with the architecture team to support data analysis and ensure robust, scalable data flows are designed to enable enhanced finance data delivery. • Contribute to the development and refinement of the finance data model by providing analytical input and validating business logic. • Ensure data integration supports accurate, timely, and fit-for-purpose reporting outputs. Strategic Partnership & Alignment • Collaborate with Finance stakeholders to ensure data consistency and shared understanding. • Partner with the Finance Pillar within the Transformation Office to support strategic initiatives through data. • Contribute to the delivery of data-driven change programmes by providing analytical input. Data Quality & Governance • Identify and resolve data quality issues impacting finance analysis and tooling. • Contribute to metadata, documentation, and lineage tracking for finance datasets. • Ensure compliance with Chaucer’s data governance standards and support continuous improvement of data assets. Skills and Competencies Essential: • A good understanding of Finance processes and terminology within the London Market or Commercial & Specialty Insurance. • A good understanding of data platforms, data transformation, and reporting ecosystems. • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to navigate complex business and technical landscapes. • Demonstrated ability to translate business needs into technical requirements and product outcomes. • Comfortable working in agile or iterative delivery environments. • Familiarity with data governance, data quality, and modern data technologies is a plus. Education • Bachelor’s degree; industry certifications in business analysis or insurance domain preferred. Why Chaucer An established market leading Insurer, where over the past 5 years, the Chaucer Group has seen significant and successful growth. In 2019, we wrote $1.4bn of Gross Written Premium, closed 2023 with $2.7bn, and are on track to write well over $3bn in 2024. This is an exciting time for Chaucer; we have the people, the platforms, the expertise and the relationships to continue our recent success. We will remain focused on the areas where we can provide the most expertise and value to our brokers and clients. Hybrid working We have no appetite to change this, whilst the market is steadily moving back to 4/1 working days, we are continuing to operate on a much more flexible hybrid basis with Heads of teams working closely with employees to strike a balance of what works best in their area. Our approach has been immensely popular and a successful way of working for the business and all employees at Chaucer. Chaucer is committed to diversity, actively values difference and respects people regardless of the protected characteristics which are outlined in the Equality Act 2010 (UK legislation) as a result of the Equal Treatment Directive 2006 (EU legislation). A diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace are core to our success as a business and integral to our winning strategy and culture. We recruit from the widest available pool of talent, and our hiring, assessment and selection process is fair, free from bias and one which ensures we select the right person for the job, based on merit. We are committed to promoting a culture that actively values difference, and recognises that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect throughout their employment. We are open to considering flexible working arrangements for all roles and encourage you to outline your needs during the interview process. Benefits – Extensive, non-contributory benefits, including pension, medical insurance, life insurance, flexi benefits, options for buying and selling holidays, not to mention a diverse and inclusive culture, we pride ourselves on managing employees welfare. We have a wide range of other benefits on offer.