Interim Head of Financial Planning & Analysis

WPR; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international insurance firm is seeking a high-performing Interim Head of FP&A to analyze financial performance and lead the budgeting process. This role involves providing strategic financial consulting to senior management and leading a team to deliver accurate forecasts and insightful analyses on key projects. Candidates should have experience in the financial services industry, preferably insurance, and be adept in presenting to senior executives.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial services, preferably insurance.
• Ability to present financial results and forecasts to senior executives.
• Experience in running a business budgeting process.
• Finance change and transformational experience.
• Experience with client level analytical challenges would be a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the reporting, analysis, and explanation of financial performance.
• Own the budget process and develop plans for profitable growth.
• Provide strategic support and financial consulting to senior management.
• Provide financial consulting and strategic support to senior management for key projects.

Skills

Financial analysis

Business budgeting process

Client level analytics

Financial consulting

Job description

My client is an International Insurer looking to secure a high performing Inteirm Head of FP&A to lead a team and provide first class business partnering across the business.

• Take responsibility for reporting, analysing and explaining financial performance
• Own the budget process, understanding opportunities and threats and build credible plans to deliver profitable growth in line with targets.
• Lead the forecasting process, ensuring an appropriate mix of top-down understanding and client level analytics.
• Provide financial consulting and strategic support to senior management, including the provision of accurate, timely and insightful analyses of key projects in the business unit such as acquisitions, team hires, IT projects etc

Experience

• Experience of working in financial services, preferably insurance
• Presenting financial results & forecasts on a regular basis to senior executives
• Running a business budgeting processFinancial analysis to a high level
• Experience of client level analytical challenges would be a plus
• Finance change and transformational experience