DEPUTY GROUP FINANCIAL CONTROLLER £140,000 - £170,000 + package

Pear Talent, Insurance Finance Recruitment; Ashtead; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services recruitment firm is seeking a Deputy Group Financial Controller in London/Surrey. This role involves managing complex financial reporting and leading significant teams. The ideal candidate is a qualified accountant with substantial experience in a listed financial services environment, particularly insurance, and possesses strong leadership, communication, and project management skills. The position offers a hybrid work model.

Benefits

Referral scheme up to £1,000

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a listed FS company, ideally Insurance.
• Proven track record managing significant teams.
• Experience engaging with auditors and Exec stakeholders.
• Strong presentation and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial, regulatory, and management reporting.
• Partner with Exec/Board stakeholders and manage external relationships.
• Lead, develop, and motivate large teams.
• Drive organizational and cultural change when necessary.

Skills

Leadership in financial reporting

Communication skills

Project management

Team management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA or equivalent)

Job description

• City of London/Surrey (flexible hybrid WFH)
• Posted 4 years ago
• Essential: listed FS financial reporting leadership
• Location: London/Surrey, hybrid WFH

Pear Talent is representing a listed Financial Services business who have an excellent senior leadership opportunity for a deputy Group Financial Controller reporting to the Group FC. This is part of the Group CFO’s succession planning for the incumbent Group FC and they’re looking to shape this newly created role around the right person.

You’ll already have significant experience in a listed FS company (ideally Insurance) leading complex financial, regulatory and management reporting, business financial performance management and FP&A, as well as ensuring robust financial controls and adherence to technical accounting developments. It’s important that this person is used to partnering with Exec/Board stakeholders and Committees, managing external relationships (ie Auditors), as well as leading, developing and motivating large teams (x20>). Additional experience leading organisational, operational or cultural change and transformation would be an advantage.

Required experience:

• Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA or equivalent) with significant post-qualified experience gained in a listed FS (ideally Insurance) environment.
• Proven track record of managing significant teams across financial, regulatory and management reporting, as well as FP&A.
• Comfortable leading engagement with auditors and Board/Exec stakeholders.
• Ability to quickly gain credibility at senior levels within the business and demonstrate both first class project management and communication skills.
• Able to liaise effectively across departments (Finance, IT, Risk, Tax, Treasury etc).
• Strong presentation skills and people skills, good influencer.

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