DEPUTY GROUP Financial Controller

Pear Talent is representing a listed Financial Services business that has 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.

• Location:
  
  London/Surrey, hybrid WFH
• Posted: 4 years ago
• Essential: listed FS financial reporting leadership

• Lead complex financial, regulatory and management reporting
• Oversee business financial performance management and FP&A, and ensure robust financial controls
• Ensure adherence to technical accounting developments
• Partner with Exec/Board stakeholders and Committees; manage external relationships (Auditors)
• Lead, develop and motivate large teams (20+)
• Experience in 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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