Finance Director

Finance Director

Department: Business Services

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: London

Hybrid: 2 days per week out of our London (Tower Bridge) or Fleet office

At Tempcover, we believe insurance should never slow you down. Especially during life's most unexpected moments. We offer fast, flexible temporary insurance with no long-term commitment: temporary car insurance, short-term van insurance and learner driver insurance.

We've helped over 4 million drivers get on the road, and we're just getting into gear. We're now growing our team for the next phase of our journey. If you've got the drive to match and want to help shape the future of driving and insurance, we'd love to hear from you.

• We create value in everything we do, for customers and our business.
• We push boundaries, staying miles ahead of the game.
• We win together, backing each other to do our best work.

We are looking for a highly commercial Finance Director to take ownership of the financial operations, risk & compliance functions of Tempcover, ensuring the accuracy & integrity of the financial results, and leading the finance team to best-in-class performance.

A key member of the Tempcover Leadership Team, with a particular focus on providing strategic partnership & insight to the Tempcover CEO, and acting as a critical friend to senior leaders in Marketing, Underwriting, Tech/Product & People, you will ensure the business can realise its ambitious growth plans  will provide this support while architecting and maintaining the robust framework of financial, legal & regulatory governance that underpin that growth, ensuring that the business is operating safely and managing risk.

Reporting directly to the Tempcover CEO, you’ll be required to understand both the detail of financial processes and the breadth of commercial initiatives, whilst demonstrating the authority and leadership which will enable you to influence & impact teams across the wider business.

• Member of the Tempcover Leadership Team
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  This is a key leadership role which will provide strategic & financial support & challenge to the CEO / leadership team and a bridge between the financial and commercial considerations of the business
• Leadership of the Tempcover finance team (team of 6 with 1 direct report - Head of Finance, Finance Manager, 2x Assistant Management Accountants, Accounts Executive & Finance Business Partner) and responsibility for associated core processes (financial reporting & analysis, management accounting, payroll, VAT, accounts payable & receivable)
• Oversight of financial accounting & reporting for Tempcover
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  Tax, statutory reporting, group reporting & relationships with external advisors (inc banks, auditors, professional advisers), in collaboration with the parent company’s (Zephyr) Group Finance team
• Owner of planning and forecasting: An ability to see the big picture and guide the Commercial Finance business partner in their day to day role
• Regulatory & Risk Oversight: Reporting line for Risk and Compliance, ensuring Tempcover maintains its "safe" operating status through robust FCA reporting, enterprise risk management, and adherence to Consumer Duty standards.
• Governance & Legal Coordination: Act as the internal lead for legal and contractual governance, managing external counsel and ensuring commercial agreements align with the firm’s risk appetite and regulatory obligations
• Ad hoc strategic projects supporting the CEO

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with a blend of technical rigour and commercial curiosity working in a fast-paced environment preferably within the Tech industry
• Proven track record of leading Finance teams’ day to day operations in both operational &…