London - United Kingdom Finance Data Analyst

Prima is an Italian tech company that has been disrupting the insurance industry since its launch in 2015, achieving €170 million investment since 2018. Prima now boasts over two and a half million active clients and has started its international expansion, opening new offices in the UK and in Spain.

This is a unique opportunity for a talented Finance and Strategy Professional to play a pivotal role in a leading European Insurtech. We now serve over 2.5 million active clients in Italy and recently launched our International expansion, with fully operational offices in London, Milan, Rome and Madrid. Our continued focus on cutting-edge tech and analytics coupled with super user experience attracted a €100 million investment from Goldman Sachs and Blackstone in 2018.

We are looking for an independent, data-driven and strategic-thinker Finance Data Analyst who will report to the Italy Head of Finance and will work closely with the Italy top management, including the Country Manager. Our perfect candidate will have a strong background in finance fundamentals, ideally with some experience in working in a fast-paced environment or in consulting. We are looking for a business-oriented finance enthusiast with an analytical approach with excellent attention to detail. The “chosen one” will become a real business partner providing support to the business through its finance lenses.

You will be involved in the most important strategic and financial decisions, with main responsibilities including:

• Support the budgeting and planning processes
• Develop business cases and ad-hoc analysis to evaluate new strategic opportunities
• Steer financial analytics, including performance monitoring to distil actionable strategic insights
• Support the managerial reporting to our top management and investors
• Act as point of contact for all finance-related matters to the Italian top management

Requirements

You are our ideal candidate if you meet these requirements:

• Outstanding academic background in Management, Finance, Engineering, Mathematics or Physics
• Previous experience in an Investment Bank, top-tier Strategy Consulting, fast-growing Corporate (even internship experience will be considered)
• Strong business acumen and proven ability to think strategically
• Best-in-class Excel skills
• Positive mindset, pragmatic attitude, ownership mentality and a "can do" attitude

In addition to the basic requirements, we will appreciate these characteristics:

• Excellent communication skills, and confidence with MS PowerPoint
• Passion for managing complex projects involving multiple stakeholders
• Data-driven, analytical approach, to frame problems and distil managerial insights based on facts
• International experience
• Strategic mindset and ability to grasp the "bigger picture", while keeping attention to details
• Fluency in both English and Italian languages

Research shows that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single criteria. At Prima we are committed to building diverse teams, so please apply even if your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the requirements. You might still be a great fit!

Benefits

We will give you all you need to express your talent and work at your best:

• Informal workplace
• Latest generation devices and tools
• Welfare and company benefits
• Team building events
  

We will evaluate salary and contract terms during the interview, in order to ensure you an offer adequate to your experience and to your competence.

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Prima is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion in the workplace. The company prohibits discrimination of any kind based on race, colour, sex, religion, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by national laws.