Finance Manager, 12mths FTC
Posted 1 day ago by Pear Talent - Finance Recruitment
£90,000 Per year
Outside
Hybrid
City Of London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Interim Finance Manager role is a 12-month contract position within a growing international insurance business, focusing on financial reporting, consolidation, and financial services. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering consolidated financial results, partnering with various teams, and leading financial management processes. This role also involves contributing to a major finance system implementation project and ensuring compliance with statutory reporting requirements. Strong leadership and analytical skills are essential for managing the finance team and delivering insights to senior stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead preparation and delivery of consolidated financial reports for statutory reporting.
- Oversee Group financial reporting and collaborate with the FP&A team.
- Drive improvements in the reporting process for efficiency and automation.
- Manage the closing process to ensure timely and accurate financial information.
- Plan and coordinate external audits in line with agreed timelines and budgets.
- Prepare financial reports and analyses for the Board and other stakeholders.
- Develop variance analyses for UK management and facilitate Board briefings.
- Acquire, develop, and retain motivated staff while promoting effective performance management.
- Contribute to a major Finance System implementation project.
Key Skills:
- Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA or equivalent).
- Previous statutory reporting experience in Financial Services (Insurance preferred).
- Solid consolidation experience, with knowledge of multi-currency, acquisitions, and disposals.
- Familiarity with financial control environments.
- Relevant experience with accounting systems and strong Excel skills.
Salary (Rate): £90,000.00/year
City: City Of London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Finance
INTERIM FINANCE MANAGER - 12mths
Essential experience: Financial Reporting + Consolidation + Financial Services
£80,000 - £90,000 + package
Contract: initial 12 months
Location: City of London, hybrid (WFH 3 days p/wk)
Pear Talent is representing a growing international Insurance business who have an excellent opportunity for an Interim Finance Manager on a 12mth contract providing extra support to the team as they implement a new Finance system. You’ll play a key role in delivering the consolidated external financial results as well as insight, analysis and commentary. You’ll be expected to partner across the business with other teams and senior stakeholders, taking a key role within a team that produce, analyse and deliver the external financial results.
Key accountabilities:
- Statutory reporting - Lead preparation and delivery of consolidated financial reports
- Monthly Group reporting - Lead Group financial reporting, working closely with FP&A team. Review management figures for comparison to previous months, year and budget.
- Financial Management & Controls - Drive a culture of continuous improvements in the reporting process to improve efficiency and automation. Manage closing process to ensure timely and accurate information including production of a reconciled trial balance.
- Audit - Plan and co-ordinate external audits to facilitate delivery in line with agreed timetable and budget.
- Reporting & Analysis – Lead preparation of any required financial reports and analyses in support of reporting to the Board and other stakeholders. Develop timely and reliable analyses, including variance analysis, for UK management purposes and to facilitate Board and analyst briefings.
- People Leadership – Acquire, develop and retain motivated staff and promote clear and direct performance management; maintain respect for people and demonstrate high quality people leadership skills; effective management of team to achieve goals.
- Finance Projects - contribute to a major Finance System implementation project.
Required experience:
- Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA or equivalent)
- Previous statutory reporting experience in Financial Services (Insurance adv.)
- Solid consolidation experience (advantageous to also have experience of multi currency, acquisitions and disposals)
- Familiarity with financial control environments
- Relevant experience of accounting systems and good Excel skills
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