Position : Finance Function Transformation Senior Managers – Insurance
Industry : Management Consulting
Vertical : Financial Services – Insurance
Location : UK Wide – Remote Working
Package : Basic Salary up to £140K plus 30% Bonus and benefits package
Background
Our client is a highly regarded, well respected listed Global consulting firm form focussed on transformational consulting into the Financial Services Sector. The business has experienced considerable growth year on year over the last 2 decades, through acquisition, service and client proposition development and a reputation for best in class client delivery. They are currently looking to develop and expand their consulting proposition within the UK & European Insurance market and are looking for a number of highly talented consultants at varying levels to join the business with particular focus and expertise in Finance Function Transformation. The business operates with a 1 team philosophy with regards to consulting engagements and as such is naturally collaborative in nature. Culturally the business is non-political with an energised and diverse workforce who demonstrate a client centric can do attitude. Joining the business you can expect an excellent compensation package including a bonus which has paid out consistently over the last decade, a true hybrid working model and career progression opportunities based on individual merit
The Roles
These are classic client facing C-suite (CFO) Insurance Sector consulting roles covering Life, Non-Life & Speciality , where you will be leading / working as part of a Finance Transformation team running large scale projects, programs and client workshops: leading, coaching and mentoring teams of Managers, Consultants and Senior Consultants at varying levels of experience as well as guiding the incumbent client Finance teams through the change and Transformation program. The Transformation practice covers both strategy and implementation in the areas of Regulatory change compliance such as IFRS 17 as well as broader Finance Function change such as : Finance Target Operating Model Design, Improvements in accuracy and cost optimisation across P2P, R2R, O2C, FP&A, Systems Architecture, Chart of Accounts, General Ledger, Data Analytics.
The Candidates
As mentioned we are looking for a number of Senior Managers for the business. Your experience will have been gained from within another global consulting organisation (operating currently at Senior Manager or equivalent) focussed on Finance Transformation within the Insurance sector. In order to be successful you will need a working knowledge of the key technologies and systems involved in insurance finance including Actuarial models, ERP systems, Consolidation tools, Reporting/Analysis tools and data platforms as well as a full awareness and understanding of Insurance reporting standards, requirements and compliance. On a broader level it is expected you have knowledge of Insurance Finance including leading reporting processes, controls and risks in addition to knowledge and understanding of key technology trends in Insurance including migration to Cloud, SaaS, Automation, Big Data. It is expected you have a working knowledge of the end to end finance systems architecture, how each of the components are linked and technologies which are available in the market and with this a demonstrable ability to design the strategic finance systems architecture required given client requirements and build the transition states and roadmaps required. As an individual you need to be very much a natural self-starter, a pro-active team player who is genuinely passionate about building high performance teams and experienced in working in a multi-disciplined environment. Please be rest assured of discretion and confidentiality and all contact is in line with GDPR. S.I.S Executive is a Global Executive Search organisation acting on behalf of a third party client
