Finance Director

Animal Friends; London; Hybrid; GBP 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pet insurance provider is seeking a Finance Director to oversee financial strategies and integrity. The ideal candidate will be a Chartered Accountant with extensive experience in financial services and proven leadership skills. This hybrid role offers a competitive salary range of £160k to £180k, along with excellent benefits such as generous annual leave and health perks.

Benefits

30 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Paid day off for birthday

Volunteer day with animal charity

50% off insuring pets

Private medical insurance

Discount on gym membership

Qualifications

• Extensive financial and regulatory reporting experience.
• Proven track record as a senior finance leader.
• Background in Financial Services; prior Private Equity experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Oversee finance function and shape financial strategy.
• Influence high-level decisions and ensure financial integrity.
• Guide the organization toward sustainable growth.

Skills

Chartered Accountant

Financial services experience

Strong analytical skills

Leadership abilities

Strategic mindset

Interpersonal skills

Education

Chartered Accountant qualification

Tools

Management information systems

Job description

Overview

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Join us as our next Finance Director!

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for driving financial excellence? If you thrive on challenge, lead with clarity, and inspire teams to achieve their best, we'd love to hear from you.

What’s on offer?

Not only do we offer a competitive salary band of £160k to £180k with excellent benefits, we also firmly believe that your postcode should never be a barrier when it comes to finding the pawfect role - that's why we're flexible on your working location. This role is a hybrid role, with flexibility to work from our offices in Amesbury and London Paddington a few times a month.

What you’ll do

At Animal Friends, we are seeking an experienced and visionary finance leader to oversee our Finance function and play a pivotal role in shaping our future. This is a unique opportunity to influence high-level decisions, ensure financial integrity, and guide our organisation toward sustainable growth.

As a key member of the Senior Leadership Team and an active contributor to our Board, you'll bring insight, rigour, and a collaborative spirit to everything from strategy development and compliance to process improvement and team leadership. Reporting into the Chief Finance Officer for Pinnacle Pet Group, you'll work closely with the Animal Friends CEO, senior stakeholders, and sister businesses across the Group, delivering transparency, building trust, and leading initiatives that strengthen our financial position and open doors to new opportunities.

Who you are

• Chartered Accountant with extensive financial and regulatory reporting experience.
• Proven track record as a senior finance leader with experience delivering shareholder value.
• Background in the Financial Services sector; prior Private Equity experience is desirable.
• Hands-on, action-oriented leader with the ability to make well-considered decisions under time pressure.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and a relentless drive to achieve the best outcomes.
• Experience in European markets is an advantage.
• Strategic and innovative mindset, with the ability to align business and finance strategy to deliver profitable growth.
• Confident and professional presenter with regular Board-level experience.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong relationships at all levels.
• Experience in implementing and optimising management information systems to enhance Board-level decision-making.
• Entrepreneurial, pragmatic, and open to new ideas, with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Demonstrates ethical behaviour and ensures alignment with organisational values.

Why choose Animal Friends

Animal Friends has been supporting UK pet owners for more than 25 years with our comprehensive and meaningful pet insurance. We are not only an award-winning business but one of the largest pet insurance providers in the UK. But we're not like other leading UK pet insurers, we were built to be unmistakably different - giving back to incredible animal welfare and conservation charities, at home and around the world, as they fight to support and care for vulnerable pets, wildlife, and habitats. So far, we've helped support over 800 charities and conservancies across the UK and worldwide and donated over £8.5 million and continue to use our voice and platform to fight for positive change. We believe that even the smallest act can make a big difference.

We understand that our success is only possible because of how we work together, which is why our company values of being courageous, kind-hearted and passionate are the heart of what we do - and we simply wouldn't be who we are today without our colleagues, who embody these values every day.

We are part of the Pinnacle Pet Group (PPG) - a pan European fully integrated pet insurance and pet health services provider. On a mission to help pets live happy, healthy lives with their pet parents, PPG are committed to supporting the diverse needs of their customers and colleagues with a clear ambition to become the world leader in pet insurance and healthcare services.

What you'll get

We recognise that your hard work shouldn`t come without its perks, so here's a little list of some of the things you can expect to get from us:

• 30 days annual leave, which increases with service, plus bank holidays
• A day off for your birthday
• One paid day off per year to volunteer with a UK-registered animal charity of your choice
• Access to 50% off insuring pet companions with Animal Friends
• Free access to our expert vet partner, Joii Pet Care, for your cat and/or dog
• Your mental and physical health is incredibly important to us. That's why we offer discount on gym membership, access to a dedicated Wellbeing Hub and a healthcare cash plan, private medical insurance and Group life assurance
• We like to celebrate success and recognise excellent employee performance; we will donate £3k to the charity of our employee of the quarter's choice
• Most importantly, you'll be working with, and supported by, a team of courageous, passionate, and kind-hearted individuals - we might be biased, but we think that they're a pretty pawsome bunch!

Inclusion, Diversity and Belonging at Animal Friends

At Animal Friends, we take inclusion seriously. This means nurturing a culture that respects everyone as an individual and values the unique perspectives we all bring through our background, characteristics, and lived experiences.

We know that harnessing our differences makes us stronger and helps us to deliver better outcomes for our customers and each other. That's why we are committed to ensuring that everyone is treated fairly and without discrimination, and we are passionate about creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong.

Our recruitment process

As an FCA regulated business, we require successful applicants to clear our pre-employment screening process which includes a credit check, a DBS check and references checks. As this role holds accountability for Senior Manager Function 2 under the FCA Senior Managers Certification Regime, the successful candidate will need to be approved by the Regulator as part of our recruitment process. Under the latest UK Right to Work regulations, we will require successful applicants to evidence their right to work in the UK, either in person, online, or digitally via a third party subject to circumstances.

Please be aware this advert will remain open until the vacancy has been filled rather than the advertised closing date. Interviews will take place throughout this period; therefore, we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment.