Risk Exchange FP&A Manager

Role Overview

Accelerant is seeking a Risk Exchange FP&A Manager to support strategic planning, budgeting, and financial analysis across our risk exchange platform. Reporting to the Head of Risk Exchange FP&A, this role partners closely with the FP&A, Accounting, Actuarial, and Distribution teams to turn complex risk exchange data into clear, actionable insight that informs decisions at all levels of the business.

The ideal candidate brings a strong analytical foundation, experience in specialty insurance or financial services, and the drive to modernize planning processes through technology and AI-enabled tools.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Planning & Financial Analysis

• Lead and support the development of the annual strategic plan, budgets, and rolling forecasts

• Perform deep-dive financial analysis on risk exchange operations, agency performance, and insurance results, translating data into clear narratives for senior leadership

• Review and present monthly management reports on agency and insurance operations, identifying trends, variances, and actionable insights

• Support senior management with ad hoc business analysis and strategic initiatives

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Work cross-functionally with FP&A, US and European finance teams, CFOs, Accounting, and Actuarial

• Serve as a key finance partner to the Distribution team, supporting data needs and business performance tracking

• Build effective working relationships with diverse stakeholders across the organization

Reporting & Close Support

• Support the monthly close and financial reporting process, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and clarity of outputs

• Develop and maintain management reporting packages for leadership review

Planning Systems & Process Improvement

• Support the development, implementation, and adoption of Pigment as the enterprise planning platform

• Identify and lead opportunities to redesign planning workstreams using AI and digital tools - reducing manual effort, improving cycle times, strengthening controls, and enhancing reporting quality

• Drive continuous improvement across FP&A processes, documentation, and best practices

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, or another analytical discipline

• 5 - 7+ years of progressive FP&A or financial analysis experience, including at least 2 years in a manager or lead capacity

• Strong financial modeling skills; advanced proficiency in Excel

• Proven ability to own complex analysis end-to-end - from data gathering through insight communication

• Experience presenting financial results and recommendations to senior leadership

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distill complex information into clear narratives

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and competing demands in a fast-paced environment

• Demonstrated track record of driving process improvements and operating with a continuous-improvement mindset

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in specialty insurance, reinsurance, or financial services

• Experience with enterprise planning tools - Pigment, Tagetik, Anaplan, or similar

• Proficiency in data visualization and BI tools such as Power BI or Tableau

• Familiarity with ERP systems such as Microsoft Dynamics

• Exposure to AI or automation tools applied to finance workflows

• Experience supporting or leading planning system implementations