EMEA Planning & Performance Leader

Cover-More Group; Uxbridge; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Annual leave

Personal leave

Volunteer leave

Parental leave

Job summary

Zurich Cover-More in Uxbridge, UK, is seeking a Head of Planning and Performance Management for the EMEA region. Lead the PPM function, partner with senior leaders to drive financial performance, forecasting, and strategic insight, reporting to the CFO EMEA.

You will shape planning, budgeting and continuous improvement across the EMEA region while managing and developing the PPM team, ensuring data-driven decision-making and robust governance.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in financial planning, analysis and reporting.
• Professional accounting qualification such as ACCA, CIMA or equivalent.
• Experience leading enterprise budgeting, forecasting and long-range financial planning.
• Strong financial modelling skills aligning strategy with performance.
• Experience delivering executive-level reporting, forecasting and insights.
• Deep understanding of governance, controls, and regulatory requirements.
• Proven ability to build robust business cases and support growth initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder management and senior leadership partnering skills.
• Excellent communication translating data into actionable recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial planning, forecasting, budgeting and performance management across the EMEA region.
• Partner with CFO, business leaders and finance teams to provide commercial insight and challenge performance.
• Develop and implement annual financial plans with global and regional stakeholders.
• Deliver high-quality financial analysis and forward-looking forecasts for strategic decisions.
• Lead finance input into business reviews with clear reporting and recommendations.
• Build and evaluate business cases and growth opportunities.
• Ensure integrity, accuracy and transparency of financial reporting.
• Act as key finance partner to Regional Heads and Finance & Actuarial teams.
• Manage consolidated expense reporting and submissions to Group Finance.
• Lead, develop and coach the Planning & Performance Management team.

Skills

Financial planning & analysis

Forecasting

Financial reporting

Financial modelling

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

ACCA / CIMA or equivalent

Job description

Zurich Cover-More in Uxbridge, UK, is seeking a Head of Planning and Performance Management for the EMEA region. Lead the PPM function, partner with senior leaders to drive financial performance, forecasting, and strategic insight, reporting to the CFO EMEA.

You will shape planning, budgeting and continuous improvement across the EMEA region while managing and developing the PPM team, ensuring data-driven decision-making and robust governance.