Leading role within the Group's Finance team, being the go-to person for all things financial associated with various broking entities.

Client Details

Leading insurance and brokerage organisation, that is experiencing strong growth.

Description

• Lead the preparation of Group monthly management accounts and submit to Group in a timely manner
• Ensure those accounts are prepared in accordance with current accounting standards and group policy
• Produce appropriate variance analysis covering forecasts and budgets
• Lead the business heads in the preparation of annual budgeting and ad-hoc forecasting
• Ensure all plans are underpinned by the appropriate drivers of performance
• Sit on the Finance Executive representing the broking businesses
• Attend and contribute to the key broking meeting e.g. pricing / broking exec and monthly results
• Management of the relationship with the key broking personnel ensuring they receive the necessary support
• Liaise as required with the Group Head of Transactional services to ensure the broking SLAs are being met
• Work with the Group Financial Controller to adopt & collaborate best practise and maintain consistency of reporting
• Wok with the CFO to develop improved MI across the broking businesses
• Work with the Head of MI/BI to deliver best in class reporting on the respective broking products
• Manage and develop the direct team of 4 people
• Ensure robustness and adherence to group policies regarding on-boarding of new insurers
• Be the key point of contact for all capital projects ensuring the projects are sound with the necessary business cases prepared
• Management of bad debt
• Support and approve new market initiatives

Profile

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified
• Must have Industry experience working in the insurance / brokerage sectors
• Proven experience of financial statement production
• Ability to adapt to change as the business grows, maintaining a positive, driven and resilient approach
• Excellent excel and analytical skills
• Excellent communication skills with ability to communicate well at all levels of stakeholder, both internally and externally
• Proactively improve customer service with lines of communication outside of the Finance team in the business
• Experience in the use of and development of financial modelling systems and reporting packages
• Develop and take a proactive approach to own development a team
• Ability to demonstrate drive & resilience
• Proficient in prioritisation of own workload, managing multiple and conflicting priorities and providing regular updates
• Possess necessary gravitas and resilience to challenge and discuss key issues with senior staff
• Lateral thinker to identify new or untried solutions leading to business benefits
• Identify relevant information and evaluates the issues to make sound decisions in highly complex or sensitive situations
• Demonstrable eagerness and ability to drive or help drive change
• Improves team effectiveness by providing a sense of purpose and values, and by involving team members

Job Offer

• Up to £80,000 base (DOE)
• Pension
• Bonus
• Balance of WFH & Office

Amazing senior finance opportunity to manage a team and join a fast expanding organisation.