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About DUAL
Founded in 1998, DUAL has built a reputation as a specialist underwriting group and the market of choice for insurance intermediaries around the world. That’s how we have become one of the world’s largest international underwriting agencies with US$3.5 of GWP. DUAL is part of Howden, an international insurance group with employee ownership at its heart. The Group was founded in 1994 and now has divisions in broking and underwriting, operates in 55 territories and employs over 18,000 people handling US$38bn of premium on behalf of clients.

• People: 1700
• Countries: 21

Role overview The DUAL Group seeks to recruit a Corporate Finance Accountant to support its future growth. This role will involve producing financial models that allow Management and the Executives to assess growth opportunities. The successful candidate will have excellent financial modelling skills, strong written and verbal communication and an awareness of key business drivers in the MGA/insurance intermediary business. If you have the right ability, drive and attitude, then DUAL is the place for you. This position within our DUAL Group Finance function offers the opportunity to work in a supportive and collaborative team, whilst supporting other functions of the business in the UK and worldwide. Role responsibilities

• Support the evaluation of strategic investment opportunities and acquisitions through financial modelling and analysis
• Support the subsequent onboarding activities for strategic investment opportunities and acquisitions
• Prepare employee incentive share scheme models
• Create internal reports and presentations for senior management on acquisition performance and financial trends
• Assist the wider HGH Group with external reporting on acquisition and strategic investment performance
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders in order to provide financial support to commercial decision making
• Ad-hoc projects as required

Key requirements

• Financial modelling skill and experience
• Advanced MS Excel skills
• Motivated to grow and develop with the needs of the business
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and under time pressure
• Experience of reporting to and managing expectations of senior management
• We are flexible on place of work, however the successful candidate may be required to travel to the London office up to three times a week.

Desirable experience

• Insurance market experience

Professional Qualifications

• Qualified member of a recognised accountancy body

What do we offer in return? A career that you define. Yes, we offer all the usual rewards and benefits – including great healthcare provision, a wide variety of wellbeing offers, competitive salary, generous pensions and more – but we know you expect all that. What you might not expect is a job where everyone has a voice, where volunteering in the community is part of the day job, and where everyone is encouraged to play a part towards our sustainability goals. We want people who want to make a difference – not just in the workplace, but in the industry and in the wider community. Our culture: People First Our core values dictate how we live and work. We are a group with independence and people at its heart and we are a home for talent with a unique culture: the biggest small company in the world The focus on being a People First business has always been at the very heart of the Group; our vision was to create an independent business with a unique culture and one that would survive and thrive as a business controlled by the people working for it. And finding the most talented and entrepreneurial people to join the Group has been and will continue to be key. Diversity & Inclusion At DUAL we consider our people our chief competitive advantage and as such we treat colleagues, candidates, clients, and business partners with equality, fairness and respect, regardless of their age, disability, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, marital status or family circumstances. What do we offer in return? A career that you define. At DUAL, we value diversity – there is no one DUAL type. Instead, we’re looking for individuals who share the same values as us:

• Our successes have all come from someone brave enough to try something new
• We support each other in the small everyday moments and the bigger challenges
• We are determined to make a positive difference at work and beyond

Reasonable adjustments We’re committed to providing reasonable accommodations at DUAL to ensure that our positions align well with your needs. Besides the usual adjustments such as software, IT, and office setups, we can also accommodate other changes such as flexible hours* or hybrid working*. If you’re excited by this role but have some doubts about whether it’s the right fit for you, send us your application – if your profile fits the role’s criteria, we will be in touch to assist in helping to get you set up with any reasonable adjustments you may require.

• Not all positions can accommodate changes to working hours or locations. Reach out to your Recruitment Partner if you want to know more.

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