Chief Financial Officer; CFO

The chief finance officer function has overall responsibility and management of the financial resources of the firm, including reporting directly to the governing body of the firm in relation to its financial affairs. Working closely alongside the CEO and COO, the CFO has overall responsibility for management of the firm's financial resources and the production and integrity of the firm's statutory and management financial information and all aspects of regulatory reporting in line with responsibilities of the Senior Managers Regime.

They will be a member of the Executive Committee, defining, leading and organising the budget process and working closely with the CEO to develop, design and deliver the Financial Business Plan. They are also responsible for managing the finance and accounting department on behalf of the Amundi Group UK entities.

• Managing the firm's internal stress-tests & ensuring the accuracy & timeliness of information provided to the FCA for the purposes of stress-testing
• Strategic matters relating to company finances:
  • As SMF 2 with the FCA and SAO with HMRC, the CFO is responsible and accountable for the finance function of Amundi UK Ltd.
  • Acting as strategic business partner to senior executive leadership team by assessing and evaluating financial performance of the organization with regard to long-term operational goals, budgets and forecasts. Provide insight and recommendations to both short-term and long-term growth plan of organization
  • Participate in pivotal decisions as they relate to strategic initiatives and operational models.
  • Interact with and bring department in line with Board of Directors' plans, initiatives and recommendations.
  • Being the local representative of the Finance business line of Amundi group and ensuring the coordination between the group procedure and local needs from a regulatory perspective and/or internal organisation.
  • Finance project leader at the UK level on all extraordinary transactions (corporate restructuring, M&A et) involving entities in the UK financial control activities.
• Oversee the operational function within Finance, including:
  • Managing Accounts Payable (AP), ensuring purchase and payment controls are adhered to and suppliers are paid correctly and on time
  • Managing Accounts Receivable (AR), ensuring billing information is correct, invoices are sent promptly, and ensuring that the credit control function is effective
  • Ensuring that activities from the AP and AR functions are properly recorded into the accounting system
  • Overseeing monthly maintenance of Amundi UK Ltd fixed asset register
  • Ensure all records are kept and held per statutory requirements
  • Continuous monitoring and improvement of operational processes, ensuring these are properly documented and communicated to relevant stakeholders e.g. the Finance team, Senior Management, etc.
  • Financial control of all costs and revenues for the entities, ensuring compliance

Reporting activities

• Reporting activities fall into the following main categories:
  • (i) Month‑end reporting
    • Managing the production of period‑end accounts, including their submission to Paris Head Office within the deadlines set by Paris
    • Ensure relevant accounting, statutory and regulatory standards have been adhered to
  • (ii) Management reporting
    • Produce management reporting on a monthly basis to senior management, including trend, variance and KPI analysis
  • (iii) Budgeting and Forecasting
    • Managing the annual Budget and quarterly Re‑Forecast process in terms of production of numbers and timely submission to Paris, coordinating with appropriate departmental heads
    • Ensure that key messages are highlighted to the Management
• Regulatory activities
  • The CFO is to ensure that all financial regulation is adhered to with regards to corporate finance and accounting, focusing on the following areas: i) FCA financial reporting ii) UK statutory reporting iii) VAT and Corporation Tax reporting and payments.
• Management activities
  • To monitor resourcing requirements for the department, and manage team‑members in terms of monitoring support and training to perform responsibilities and career development
  • To keep…