Portfolio Analyst

**Permanent role**:

- **Become part of the Specialist Motor Portfolio team, with a strong collaborative and customer-focussed culture**:

- **Contribute towards BAU reporting as well as ad-hoc initiatives being managed by the team**:

- **Any location**

A rare opportunity exists for a Portfolio Analyst to join the Speciality Portfolio team in Consumer Insurance. As part of this high performing team, you will contribute to the portfolio's performance by monitoring trends, recommending initiatives and supporting implementation of initiatives that drive profitable growth for the Shannons, as well as all Motorcycle, Caravan, Motorhome and Boat portfolios for the Group.

**Specifically, responsibilities will include**:

- Analyse the portfolio performance across all channels to identify opportunities to increase portfolio profit & loss performance
- Contribute to Portfolio budgeting, forecasting and reporting through understanding the key levers driving the underlying performance
- Evaluate the performance of product/pricing initiatives to determine impact and recommend appropriate solutions
- Conduct regular investigation of the portfolio data to highlight segmentation trends and develop appropriate solutions
- Complete ad hoc analysis and provide analytical support to numerous other teams across the business when required
- Complete analysis and monitoring of competitor pricing activity, quote tracker tool and industry trends to identify trends and opportunities in the market
- Conduct appropriate due diligence to ensure compliance on all materials and raise any potential breaches appropriately

**In order to be successful in this role, you will have**:

- Advanced reporting/data interpretation skills - specifically trend and variance of product/brand performance
- Strong data manipulation, statistical techniques, mining/analysis skills
- Demonstrable knowledge of key business drivers for budgeting and forecasting, combined with strong commercial awareness and business acumen
- Programming experience (Excel, SAS) will be highly regarded
- Strong time management skills coupled with excellent attention to detail
- Willingness to think creatively and have an ability to initiate changes
- Robust communication skills (Written/Verbal) coupled with the ability to build positive and constructive working relationships with key stakeholders
- Relevant tertiary qualifications (Actuarial, Business, Mathematics or Statistics) - preferred but not essential
- Insurance related work experience, preferably in retail/direct brands - preferred but not essential

**Culture**:
Working as part of the Suncorp Group you will have access to an unparalleled range of job opportunities across insurance and corporate services. We promote a high-performance culture where people are rewarded for effort and dedication. We recognise and value commitment and encourage our people to maintain a healthy balance between their career and personal time. Suncorp has been awarded Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (EOCGE) by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) for seven years in a row.

Employee benefits | Suncorp Group
- We believe we are at our best when our workforce is as diverse, talented and passionate as the communities in which we live and operate, and where our people feel included, valued and connected. We are passionate about inspiring our people by creating a diverse, accessible, and inclusive culture, offering flexible work, career development and internal mobility, and building connected relationships amongst our team members and with our customers._

**Advertised**: 05 Sep 2024 AUS Eastern Standard Time
**Applications close**: 19 Sep 2024 AUS Eastern Standard Time