Equifind are supporting a small but profitable and highly reputable Insurance firm, who are steady in hiring a qualified Financial Controller/ Head of Finance to join the company. Based by St. Pauls, London City.
You will manage a team of two and report in to the CEO (The former CFO). They are in the office 4 days a week in the main and are looking for someone who wants to grow in to that Finance Director position over the next two years or so, which would increase responsibility and put you in to the senior leadership meetings.
The Role
You'll be leading a small but experienced and lovely team in tightening up the month-end process, and making sure the management accounts are polished, consistent, and presentation-ready for senior leadership.
- Owning day-to-day control and month-end
- Statutory and management reporting
- Annual financial statement preparation, tax and VAT
- Internal and external auditors
- Managing and developing junior team members
- Producing clean, reliable management accounts each month and presenting to C-Suite
- Leading budgeting, forecasting & financial modelling
- Driving process improvements and strengthening controls
- Daily monitoring of the Group’s liquidity and cash flow position
- Supporting strategic and commercial finance projects
- Partnering with leadership across business
- Supporting ad hoc analysis to the senior leadership team
Requirements
Strong audit foundation: ACA / CA / ACCA preferred
FCA regulated environment preferred but not essential
Excellent statutory accounts and technical accounting experience
Solid budgeting and forecasting
What’s on offer
.c. £90-100k base
Benefits allowance
Discretionary bonus
This is a genuinely great opportunity with a team that’s collaborative and led by some really impressive people. It’s the kind of place where you can make a real impact right from day one.