Our client, newly set up insurance company is looking to hire an experienced candidate to head the Finance and Accounting functions.
OVERALL PURPOSE OF JOB:
To determine the finance strategy and lead, direct and coordinate the finance & accounting function for the company, and to provide the necessary finance input to the running of the business.
KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Member of the management team.
- To build and manage all financial aspects of the Group. To assemble the finance team across all locations.
- To work with IT development team to ensure integration of financial system requirements
- To establish the development of the finance strategy.
- To manage the cash balance of each branch of the business.
- To identify, develop and monitor all finance processes, particularly Credit and Internal Control and risk assessment.
- To manage internal audit and quality control.
- To assist staff in producing financial models to assess new business and renewal opportunities.
- To provide input to evaluate prospective acquisitions.
- To ensure that all financial reporting requirements are managed according to agreed formats and timescales.
- To ensure that all accounting practices, policies and procedures adopt ‘best practice’ principles and meet all regulatory standards.
- Management of the statutory audit process.
- Development of sound and common accounting and financial processes and systems across the company.
- Liaison with the shareholders finance management and staff.
TECHNICAL SKILLS REQUIRED:
Qualified accountant
High level of verbal and numeric reasoning skills
Application of commercial skill & judgment
Awareness & understanding of insurance accounting
Application of accounting skill & judgment
Excellent level of English
OTHER SKILLS REQUIRED
Strategic vision
Tactical drive
A self starter
Entrepreneurial
Attention to detail
Team Worker
Excellent communication skills
Developing Self and Others
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