P&C Planning Team Lead

You will play a strategic role in the planning and forecasting of the business unit’s performance (in particular under IFRS and Solvency 2 standards) and will play a key role in fostering business centricity among the finance function.

You will need to work with a large number of teams within SCOR and will be instrumental in providing financial insights and guidance over the business unit’s performance and their communication to internal stakeholders.

The P&C Planning Team Lead will be responsible for:

- **Planning, forecasting**: the P&C Planning Team Lead leads the process to produce the operational plans for the Business Function (resp. Strategic Plan when appropriate) and support legal entities. Strong collaboration is expected with other group teams (in particular BU teams (UW, In-force management, Pricing, Claims, Retrocession, middle office) and other Finance teams (Corporate Performance, Capital performance, Reserving and performance, Group Treasury) as well as risk teams in order to align the plan with the economic and business views and local footprint and constraints (liquidity / capital). Planning activities suppose sufficient knowledge on the expenses area leveraging on insights from the Expense Performance team, as expenses impact significantly business performance. As part of its forecasting activities (FYLU) and In collaboration with performance teams, the P&C Planning Team Lead helps anticipating trends, opportunities and risks that would impact the BU’s performance in the short / Medium / longer term.
- **Strategic decision support and insights**:it is key that the P&C Planning Team Lead masters all performance/reporting frameworks and related KPIs & targets, including those used by the Business to steer the portfolios, so that there is an end-to-end consistency in messaging around expected and actual performance. Ultimately these analytics aim to provide strategic insights and recommendations to senior management to support business planning decisions.
- **Tool development and process (re-)design**: he/she leads the improvement and streamlining of our P&C planning processes on the one hand and tools/systems development on the other, so that ultimately the team can focus on analytics rather than production of numbers/KPIs. These activities should be coordinated with the other Performance (Corporate, Capital, L&H) and Reserving teams, the Data and Data Platform Office, and the Transformation/delivery Office. Significant upstream and downstream (and lateral) stakeholder interactions are expected.
- The Planning team is a strong input provider to several other dependant Group processes**:timely delivery is key**(upon agreement on priorities and level of quality). Anticipation is expected to manage potential production bottlenecks.
- **Financial modelling**is expected - as and when scenarios / business opportunities are envisaged.
- **Stakeholder communication**: presentation of planning deliverables to senior leadership, COMEX and legal entity Boards, translating complex financial concepts into clear and business relevant insights. In addition, strong coordination with Investor Relations for producing an appropriate messaging around planning.
- **Strong leadership**, to ensure the team professional growth and development, while fostering a collaborative and results-driven work environment.
- **Compliance and governance**: ensure compliance with financial regulations, accounting principles, and internal controls. Implement appropriate and effective practises for financial governance, while promoting simplicity, efficiency, and accountability.

**Required experience, education & competencies**
- Master’s degree in Finance/Accounting and/or Actuarial degree
- Minimum 10 years post qualified experience.
- Proven experience in financial planning in the insurance industry
- Proficiency in financial modelling, forecasting and data analysis tools
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and ability to bridge financial data with business insights
- Excellent communication and presentation skills - targeting COMEX and senior management
- Technical knowledge of the main reporting standards: IFRS17 and Solvency 2 is essential
- Strategic mindset with a track record of contributing to the development/execution of business strategies on the one hand and on the other leading people during a period of change / transformation, with an eye to revisit the way things are (have been) done so that it fits a new context.

Working at SCOR means engaging with some of the best minds in the industry - actuaries, data scientists, underwriters, risk modelers, engineers, and many others - as we work together to find solutions to pressing challenges facing societies.

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