Admiral Group Plc
Finance Planning and Performance Manager
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This role is fully Gibraltar Based, and as such requires you to fully reside in either Gibraltar or Southern Spain
A great opportunity to make a real impact at Admiral Insurance Group Limited (AIGL) as Finance Planning & Performance Manager!
AIGL is part of the Admiral Group, a FTSE 100 financial services organisation serving more than 11 million customers, generating £6 billion in turnover (2025), and employing over 14,000 colleagues worldwide.
As the Group’s largest underwriting entity by written premium, AIGL underwrites a significant proportion of the UK business across motor, household, travel, pet and other insurance products. The team takes great pride in delivering high-quality support to the wider Group and was recognised as Admiral’s Best Small Support Function in 2025.
As Finance Planning & Performance Manager you will help to shape financial planning processes, influence strategic decision-making, and contribute to the continued success of AIGL. You'll work closely with senior stakeholders, including the Board, while helping to drive improvements across reporting, forecasting and financial performance management.
About The Role
Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will lead AIGL's budgeting, forecasting and financial planning activities, providing insightful analysis and performance reporting to senior management and the Board.
The role will have ownership of key financial planning processes, including quarterly variance analysis, Board reporting, cash flow forecasting and financial modelling. You'll also collaborate with teams across Finance and the wider business to ensure robust forecasting, support commercial decision-making and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the analysis of quarterly financial results, providing clear and insightful commentary on performance against budget, forecast and prior year.
- Produce monthly performance reports and quarterly Board packs, ensuring stakeholders receive timely, accurate and meaningful financial information.
- Manage the annual budgeting and rolling forecast processes, supporting Board approval and AIGL's wider capital planning activities.
- Own the cash flow forecasting process, monitoring actual performance against expectations and identifying emerging risks and opportunities.
- Partner with colleagues across Finance and the wider business to challenge assumptions, improve forecasting accuracy and support strategic decision-making.
- Support the review and approval of key finance journals, ensuring transactions are accurately recorded and appropriately supported.
- Maintain and enhance financial models used for forecasting, scenario analysis and business planning.
- Provide financial oversight and support for key projects, commercial arrangements and contracts.
- Identify and implement improvements to financial reporting, planning processes, controls and data quality.
- Provide broader support to the Finance team and undertake ad hoc analysis and projects as required.
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About You
We're looking for a commercially minded finance professional with strong analytical skills and a passion for delivering high-quality financial insight.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) or qualified by experience
- Significant experience in budgeting, forecasting and management reporting
- Experience preparing Board-level reporting and communicating financial performance to senior stakeholders
- Experience supporting strategic planning and business performance initiatives
- Strong analytical and financial modelling skills
- Excellent attention to detail, organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities
Desirable Skills & Experience
- Experience within the insurance or wider financial services sector.
- Understanding of financial control environments and cash flow management.
- Experience supporting strategic planning and business performance initiatives.
Please note - we may close this vacancy early if we receive lots of applications or business priorities change.
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Admiral: Where You Can
We take pride in being a diverse and inclusive business. It's a place where you can Be You, and show up as you are. We’re committed to fostering a people-first culture where everyone is accepted, supported, and empowered to be brilliant. You can,
- Grow And Progress at a pace and direction that suits you,
- Make A Difference for our customers and each other, and
- Share in Our Future with all colleagues eligible for up to £3,600 of free shares each year after one year of service.
You will receive 37 days holiday (including bank holidays) when you join us, increasing the longer you stay with us, up to a maximum of 42 days (including bank holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to an additional five days of annual leave.
We’re proud of our people-first culture. In fact, we've been recognised as a Great Place to Work for Women, a Great Place to Work for Wellbeing, and an overall Great Place to Work for over 25 years! We’re fully committed to making sure your progression is not slowed or halted by barriers related to race, gender, age, sexuality or any of the protected characteristics.
Our fantastic benefits make sure our colleagues have a great work-life balance; You can view some of our other key benefits here
Disability Confident Leader
As a Disability Confident Leader, for candidates with a disability or long-term health condition, that opt into the Disability Confident scheme, we’ll invite a fair and proportionate number of applicants that meet the essential requirements of the role to the first stage of our selection process.
If you need any adjustments or support with your application or during the recruitment process, just let us know. Please do email helen.hunt@admiralgroup.co.uk, contact us on 07796 062776. This number is dedicated to supporting candidates that require reasonable adjustments or support during the application process.
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