Join a privately owned Australian insurer with a long-standing market presence and a strong reputation across its portfolio of brands.

About the role

Reporting to the Head of Finance Business Partnering, this permanent position provides financial expertise to senior leaders across Product, Pricing, Underwriting and Commercial Partnerships. The roles primary focus is ensuring that commercial decisions are supported by robust financial analysis before they are made.

The successful candidate will work closely with a highly technical underwriting and pricing function. While underwriting experience is not required, a sound understanding of insurance product economics will be essential to the role’s success.

Key accountabilities:

- Provide financial advice and commercial insight to divisional leadership on strategic initiatives, partnership arrangements and investment proposals
- Develop and maintain financial models to evaluate new opportunities, product changes and portfolio performance
- Deliver monthly reporting and analysis to senior leadership and the Board
- Lead the budgeting and forecasting process for the supported divisions, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives
- Identify, design and implement improvements to financial processes and reporting
- Assess and communicate financial risks associated with contracts, projects and business performance
- Build effective relationships with stakeholders across Finance, Data and the broader business

Join a privately owned Australian insurer with a long-standing market presence and a solid reputation across its portfolio of brands.

About the role

Reporting to the Head of Finance Business Partnering, this permanent position provides financial expertise to senior leaders across Product, Pricing, Underwriting and Commercial Partnerships. The roles primary focus is ensuring that commercial decisions are supported by robust financial analysis before they are made.

The successful candidate will work closely with a highly technical underwriting and pricing function.



While underwriting experience is not required, a sound understanding of insurance product economics will be essential to the role’s success.

Key accountabilities:

- Provide financial advice and commercial insight to divisional leadership on strategic initiatives, partnership arrangements and investment proposals
- Develop and maintain financial models to evaluate new opportunities, product changes and portfolio performance
- Deliver monthly reporting and analysis to senior leadership and the Board
- Lead the budgeting and forecasting process for the supported divisions, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives
- Identify, design and implement improvements to financial processes and reporting
- Assess and communicate financial risks associated with contracts, projects and business performance
- Build effective relationships with stakeholders across Finance, Data and the broader business

Skills and experience:

- A minimum of three years’ experience in a senior commercial finance or business partnering role
- Advanced technical skills, including financial modelling and Excel. Experience with TM1, DataLink and query development is highly regarded.
- Strong analytical capability and sound commercial judgement
- Demonstrated ability to influence and engage senior non-finance stakeholders
- A proven track record of delivering continuous improvement initiatives
- A tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline

The following will be considered advantageous:

- CA or CPA qualification
- Experience within insurance, financial services or technology
- Exposure to pricing or underwriting
- Proficiency in Power BI or comparable analytics tools

What is on offer

- A competitive remuneration package
- Hybrid working, with up to two days per week from home
- Exposure to senior leadership and meaningful influence over commercial strategy
- Clear opportunities for professional development within a supportive team

The recruitment process includes psychometric assessment and Fit and Proper checks. Candidates with full Australian working rights are preferred.

📌 Finance Business Partner (Brisbane)
🏢 Itoh Talent Partners
📍 Brisbane