Head of Strategic Finance Risk & Broking

The individual filling this role will be responsible for providing holistic financial, strategic, and analytical advice and support to the R&B Finance and R&B Executive leadership teams. The role will be critical in achieving the short- and long-term financial and strategic objectives of the Risk & Broking segment and actively shape strategy and strategic plans, support execution of strategic initiatives, and track execution success.,

• Act as a strategic partner to the Head of Finance for Risk & Broking and President of Risk & Broking through thoughtful analysis of financial and operational data, forward-looking trends that drive actionable decisions, as well as options and recommendations for decision-making.


• Work with Finance and Business leadership to proactively identify and help solve performance issues. Regarded as a key contributor in shaping the long-term business strategy to drive superior performance in revenue growth, profitability, and working capital management.


• Strategic Planning: Coordinate the financials of the strategic plan for R&B in close collaboration with business leaders and their respective Finance leaders and business partners. Own the R&B financial model and global roll-up of Geography and line of business submissions and oversee development of business cases for strategic initiatives and assess short- and long-term impact on revenue growth and profitability.


• Establish process and common metrics to develop, approve, and coordinate the tracking of execution of in-year and multi-year investment plans. That includes:

o Work with the business to develop investment business cases,
o Secure funding and snr leadership / SAC approvals,
o Lead interactions with the WTW investment committee,
o Quarterly reporting across all investment cases for senior management and board of directors.

• Strategic Projects and M&A: Serve as a program and finance leader on strategic initiatives that impact R&B globally such as inorganic/M&A/divestitures or partnership initiatives, investment opportunities, and operational improvement initiatives.


• Transformation / Continuous Improvement: Oversee development of business cases [and ongoing financial oversight to achieve in-year and longer-term efficiency targets including securing appropriate funding and senior leadership approvals (includes the ongoing monitoring and tracking of financial benefits).


• Quarterly result analysis: Support development of quarterly results analysis including preparation of materials for QBRs, quarterly earnings and investor Q&A, as well as board materials and analysis; specifically assessing and measuring the impact of strategic investments and initiatives on quarterly results.


• Analysis of performance gaps and support development of action plans to achieve R&Bs growth targets in-year and long-term.


• Drive strong coordination and collaboration across Finance, Operations, and Business leadership to achieve R&Bs growth targets in-year and long-term.
  
  Strong experience either in Strategy, Strategic Finance, or Corporate Finance.


• Deep understanding of the Risk & Broking industry to drive sound financial support, reporting and analysis as well as exposure and/or ability to understand different commercial models.


• Strong Financial, Analytical, and Business acumen as evidenced by having roles with progressively broader responsibilities.


• Demonstrated ability to think critically and analytically.


• Ability to build and maintain relationships across all levels of the organization and with outside personnel; diplomacy, leadership, and confidence are important.


• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to convey financial messages to senior leadership in a succinct and credible manner.


• Must be a hands-on, self-starter with the ability to handle shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment.


• Must be able to work within a matrix organization to collaborate with others across segments, geographies, and functions.


• Ability to interpret and analyse financial data and structure large data sets into easy-to-understand insights and visualizations.


• Strong ability to work with quantitative models related to business investment cases to drive appropriate rate of return with prioritization focus.


• Command of P&L financial statements and cash flows to support necessary stakeholder engagement with business leadership to help achieve financial goals and objectives.
  
  The Finance function at WTW serves both internal and external customers: colleagues within our company, client organizations, shareholders, financial institutions, vendors, and regulatory agencies around the world. The Head of Strategic Finance for the Risk & Broking segment will report into the Global Head of Finance for Risk & Broking and be a key member of the global R&B Finance leadership team., At WTW, we believe difference makes us stronger. We want our workforce to reflect the different and varied markets we operate in and to build a culture of inclusivity that makes colleagues feel welcome, valued and empowered to bring their whole selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive work environment throughout our organisation. We embrace all types of diversity.


At WTW, we trust you to know your work and the people, tools, and environment you need to be successful. The majority of our colleagues work in a "hybrid" style, with a mix of at home and in-office interactions dependent on the needs of the team, role and clients. Our flexibility is rooted in trust and "hybrid" is not a one-size-fits-all solution.