Business Analyst (Insurance/Reinsurance/Treaty Management)

Robert Half International (an S&P 500 global staffing provider) is supporting a global consulting organisation in the search for a highly specialised Business Analyst (Insurance/Reinsurance/Treaty Management) to join a major transformation initiative within a complex financial services environment. This is a hands-on delivery role working across business and technology teams, requiring strong domain expertise in reinsurance operations and end-to-end treaty management processes.

Assignment Details:

• Initial 6-month contract (extension likely based on programme delivery)
• Start Date: ASAP (c.1-2 weeks fast-track onboarding)
• Location: London/Hybrid (2 days min on site )
• Day Rate: £500 p/day + 12.07% accrued daily hol pay (via PAYE)

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading requirements gathering, process mapping and stakeholder engagement across business and technology teams
• Supporting the end-to-end lifecycle of reinsurance treaty management (in-force administration, renewals, endorsements, cancellations)
• Ensuring accurate flow of treaty data into actuarial, finance and reporting processes
• Identifying gaps, inefficiencies and control weaknesses across treaty management operations
• Working closely with underwriting, actuarial, finance and operational stakeholders to improve processes
• Supporting transformation of data, controls and operational workflows across front and back-office systems
• Utilising tools such as JIRA / Confluence and working alongside core platforms (e.g. SAP or similar finance systems)

Required Experience:

• Strong Business Analyst experience within Financial Services (insurance / reinsurance essential)
• Proven exposure to reinsurance concepts (treaty management, bordereaux, facultative)
• Experience operating across front-office, actuarial, finance and operations teams
• Demonstrable experience in transformation / change programmes (process, systems or data)
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to navigate complex, data-heavy environments
• Confident stakeholder manager, able to operate in fast-paced and delivery-focused settings

Nice to Have:

• London Market or reinsurance firm background
• Experience with SAP, finance systems or policy administration platforms
• Consulting background (Deloitte, EY, KPMG, Accenture, Capgemini etc.)
• Exposure to data quality, controls frameworks or operational improvement initiatives