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Head of Finance Europe - 15 Month FTC, London col-narrow-left
Client:Location: London, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
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EU work permit required: Yes
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Job Reference: d139c28840ab
Job Views: 3
Posted: 25.06.2025
Expiry Date: 09.08.2025
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Job 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
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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
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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