Become a Business Performance Expert at Athora Belgium on an open-ended contract in Brussels.

This team is made up of about ten colleagues who are just waiting for you!

Your responsibilities

In the 'Insurance' division - whose mission is to ensure the profitability, development, and sales of our products and services, as well as the management of our life insurance portfolio - the 'Business Change and Monitoring' department steers and guides the Life Insurance business through numerical analyses, technically supports the business by conducting the necessary technical and actuarial studies, and analyses business projects with an IT impact.

As a Business Performance Expert, you are responsible for managing the life insurance portfolio, among other things, for:

Leading the preparation of the multi-year strategic business plan with figures:
- Defining business targets and assumptions in collaboration with various stakeholders (business, finance, ...) including the Executive Committee.
- Translating portfolio trends and result improvement and profitability enhancement actions into financial budgets and forecasts.
Implementing a business life performance management dynamic to steer the execution of the strategy and plan:
- Monitoring the development of the life insurance portfolio (e.g., reserves, premiums, payouts, etc.), analysing and explaining trends in depth.
- Implementing dashboards and performing numerical analyses to monitor the portfolio's development through key indicators.
- Proposing proactive and reactive measures that improve the portfolio's performance and profitability. Monitoring and participating in the implementation of actions to optimise results and profitability (e.g., reinsurance, product changes, commercial initiatives, etc.).
- Contributing to the technical and actuarial studies necessary to ensure the profitability of the portfolio and its development in relation to plans and budgets.
- Leading the discussions on the forecast during the year.
Leading the financial closing cycle (including reinsurance) from a business perspective:
- Developing and producing the various monthly/quarterly/annual reports necessary for compiling the company's results.
- Developing and producing external reports for the various reinsurers and the regulator.
- Contributing to the stabilisation of the information needed for closure:
  - Managing and verifying the reserves to be established and carrying out various calculations to meet commitments.
  - Providing technical support to managers through calculations.

Your profile

You have at least a Bachelor's degree, preferably in mathematics, economics science or actuarial.
You can demonstrate at least 4 years experience in data analysis and/or performance teams, ideally in the Life Insurance or banking investment products sector.
You are a French or Dutch speaker with a good command of the other national language and you can work in English.
You have the analytical and abstract mindset needed to understand the results/figures and to make recommendations.
You are able to present your analyses effectively and clearly to all types of stakeholders, including Senior Management.
You can juggle with Excel (VBA) and are comfortable with PowerPoint.
You have proficiency in at least one database query language (SAS, SQL); knowledge of Power BI or Power Query is an advantage.
You are committed and can meet tight deadlines.
You are independent and take initiative.
You certainly have team spirit.

Good reasons to join us

An open-ended contract.
A company on a human scale within a dynamic group where you can quickly make a difference.
An approachable management, close to its employees with a pleasant working atmosphere.
Numerous development opportunities thanks in particular to our Athora Academy.
A balance between professional and private life thanks to the numerous days off at least 39 per year), flexible working hours, and up to 3 days of telecommuting per week.
An attractive salary package with various benefits.
Modern and bright offices that promote collaboration.
A central location in the Porte de Namur district, accessible by train and public transport, with parking available if needed.
Last but not least… a sunny terrace, after-work gatherings with colleagues, team-building activities, an annual staff day, and even more events to discover... 😉

If you are looking for a friendly organisation with a human touch, and you value collaboration and mutual support, you have come to the right place!