Head of Finance
| Posting date: | 15 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £90,000 to £110,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 September 2025 |
| Location: | Middlesex, Southern, EC3A 7JB |
| Company: | IPS Group Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 57595480 |
Summary
This well-established Insurance business are recruiting a Head of Finance to lead a centralised Finance department, overseeing the day-to-day activities including the Management of Financial Reporting and Operations, Accounting and Strategic Planning (FP&A).
Responsibilities
- Develop and enhance accounting processes to ensure compliance with Regulatory and Statutory requirements and standards.
- Manage the Budgeting, Forecasting and Management/Financial Reporting to prove insight into the organisations' performance.
- Monitor and enforce robust Internal Controls.
- Liaise with External Auditors to ensure transparency and accountability and to mitigate any financial risks.
- Provide strategic recommendations based on Financial Analysis to support decision-making at all levels.
- Oversee Cash Flow, Investments and Treasury to ensure optimal resource allocation.
- Supervise the Insurer Payables (IBA) function.
Candidate Specification
- Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
- Proven leadership experience in a Finance role ideally within an Insurance environment
- Strong experience in Reporting (Financial, Statutory and Regulatory) and Management Accounting
- Resides within a commutable distance to Middlesex (requirement for the successful candidate to travel to this location three days per week and City of London once per month)
Responsibilities
- Develop and enhance accounting processes to ensure compliance with Regulatory and Statutory requirements and standards.
- Manage the Budgeting, Forecasting and Management/Financial Reporting to prove insight into the organisations' performance.
- Monitor and enforce robust Internal Controls.
- Liaise with External Auditors to ensure transparency and accountability and to mitigate any financial risks.
- Provide strategic recommendations based on Financial Analysis to support decision-making at all levels.
- Oversee Cash Flow, Investments and Treasury to ensure optimal resource allocation.
- Supervise the Insurer Payables (IBA) function.
Candidate Specification
- Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
- Proven leadership experience in a Finance role ideally within an Insurance environment
- Strong experience in Reporting (Financial, Statutory and Regulatory) and Management Accounting
- Resides within a commutable distance to Middlesex (requirement for the successful candidate to travel to this location three days per week and City of London once per month)
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