Job details
General information
Reference
0036026
Vacancy location
Location
United Kingdom, London, London
Work Place
Hybrid
Region
UK
Vacancy details
Job Profile
Lockton - Experienced Professional
Title
Head of Finance Europe - 15 Month FTC
Description
We are looking for a Head of Finance for a 15 month FTC to cover maternity leave. The role will encompass the full annual cycle of financial events and will be key in leading the Europe Finance team throughout this journey.
The role is crucial in liaising with the Europe management team and senior stakeholder management will be an essential requirement.
This role reports into the Reports into the International CFO.
Key Responsibilities:
* Member of European Exec Committee
* Leading team of c10 people - finance business partners and management accountants, based in London.
* Country CFOs have dotted line into this role - (5 countries)
* Manage the annual budget, half-yearly forecast and 5 year plan process for the Europe region - including production and distribution of templates, review and challenge to divisional and regional leaders.
* Work closely with the Europe COO and CEO to help the region deliver on strategic objectives
Responsible for Europe P&L reporting and variance analysis
* Work as part of International Finance Leadership group to deliver on finance strategic objectives, including roll-out of new global ledger across European entities and successfully managing continued transition of work to off-shore team based in India
* Provide strategic analysis, input and challenge to European Exec team to grow revenue and improve margin
* Work closely with International FP&A team and International Financial Control team to ensure accurate and timely month-end close and monthly KPIs
* Develop strong relationships within wider business including divisional leaders, divisional COOs, and shared service heads
* Attend various committees, steering groups and board meetings as finance representative
Candidate Profile
Requirements
* Significant experience in a HoF role
* Strategic thinking
* Excels in building relationships
* Experience of leading international finance teams
* Experience of board-level presentations and reporting
* Proven ability to drive changes and implement new policies / processes
* Demonstrate ability to work well as a team
* Experience of working in a high paced deadline driven environment
* Financial Services experience essential and Insurance broking experience beneficial
* Experience in a variety of roles in a finance function- statutory, management, tax, treasury
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Scheduled
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