Pear Talent is representing an Insurance business looking for an interim Financial Controller for 9-12mths in a key role following a recent takeover and another planned acquisition. Reporting to the CFO and with significant Board interaction you’ll lead a team of 10 across two locations with responsibility for all key financial reporting and FP&A, including post-transaction operational and strategic integration. You will also need to provide development and guidance to the team whilst leading them through this period of change.
Key accountabilities:
- Lead all financial (IFRS), regulatory (SII) and management reporting, ensuring integrity of outputs and continuous improvement
- Lead the plan and 3 year forecast, as well as providing business performance insight and analysis to the Board
- Ensuring the finance team is motivated and performing to the highest standard
- Taking an active role in supporting the business in order to deliver on its commercial goals
- Taking a proactive approach to develop the finance systems and tools, in order to anticipate future growth and demands required
- Overseeing the finance operations function, including treasury, accounts payable, payroll, expenses, and banking
Required experience:
- Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA or equivalent) with significant post-qualified experience
- Insurance, or FS as a minimum, financial reporting and FP&A experience
- Proven track record of managing financial reporting transformations
- Ability to quickly gain credibility at senior levels within the business and demonstrate both first class project management and communication skills
- Able to work effectively across across departments and experience of managing multi-location teams
- Strong presentation skills and people skills, good influencer
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