Head of Finance
Permanent,Full-time
Job Description
- Support for the annual and strategic planning activities of the UK entities
- Delivering financial analysis and support for key UK Finance stakeholders
- Supporting the UK CFO with board and committee communications
- Support the UK CFO with capital and balance sheet management activities, working with the Group treasury team on capital structuring opportunities
- Working as part of the wider finance team to drive efficient finance processes
- Responsible for maintaining, developing or enhancing financial reporting tools and processes
- Delivering on assigned project activities
- Support development of effective UK Finance outsourced activities
- Preparation of quarterly CFO materials to support the quarterly and annual reporting and planning cycles and commentary as required for communications to stakeholders
- Establish, develop and strengthen relationships with internal and external stakeholders to maximize influence and achieve business objectives
- A service orientated approach to providing support to all stakeholders
- Demonstrating an understanding of the operating structure to identify opportunities for efficiency in the operational activities of the UK business
- Responsible for ensuring appropriate documentation is produced to explain and support UK Finance MI and planning processes
- Working with segment and group finance teams to ensure appropriate accounting processes and controls are implemented for new products
- Demonstrating a complete understanding of the balance sheet and its impacts on capital requirements
- Manages, supports and/or develops colleagues within department to ensure the required standards of performance are met and facilitates the continuing of their personal and professional development, including acting as a mentor for members of the UK finance team
- Manage and/or support with recruitment and performance management where required to effectively manage resources within the department
- Establish clear accountabilities and decision-making authority for direct reports, if applicable, and build a strong culture of accountability and performance in order to ensure delivery of goals aligned to business needs and fit for purpose
- Operate collaboratively with colleagues in team so as to support the achievement of business goals
- Acts in accordance with, and is an advocate of, the company values
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Financial management reporting requirements under US and UK GAAP
- Technical understanding of insurance accounting and regulatory requirements
- Sarbanes Oxley compliance and audit requirements
- Familiarity with Finance systems, chart of account design and structuring data for effective analysis
- Advanced Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and SharePoint skills
- Strong presentation skills
- Organized and strong prioritization skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Good at establishing and maintaining internal and external solid working relationships
- Effective at influencing all stakeholders
- Analytical with a commercial and continuous improvement mind-set
- Professional accounting qualification (ICAEW, ICAS, ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
- Significant number of post qualified years of experience
- Experience as a financial controller and in FP&A
- Led and managed, newly established teams successfully
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