Senior Finance Manager

High Finance (UK) Limited T/A HFG; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

HFG, for a well-established Lloyd's market business, seeks a Senior Finance Manager to lead financial reporting, Lloyd's and regulatory reporting, planning and transformation on a 12-month fixed-term contract in London.

Working with senior finance leadership, you will own reporting processes, drive improvements, support audits and help ensure continuity during a leadership transition.

Qualifications

• Strong financial reporting and technical accounting experience within the insurance sector.
• Experience with Lloyd's, PRA, FCA and Solvency UK reporting requirements.
• Proven ability to lead budgeting, forecasting and management reporting processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation and delivery of management, Board and Committee reporting.
• Oversee Lloyd's, PRA, FCA, statutory and Solvency UK reporting requirements.
• Coordinate reporting timetables, review outputs and ensure timely delivery.
• Support external audits, manage audit queries and maintain robust financial controls.
• Lead annual budgeting, forecasting and business planning processes.
• Provide financial analysis and investigate performance against plan.
• Support capital and liquidity planning activities.
• Drive finance transformation, process improvement, automation and data quality initiatives.
• Manage knowledge transfer and document key processes for continuity.
• Act as finance contact for senior stakeholders and external parties.

Skills

Lloyd's reporting

Regulatory reporting

Financial reporting

Budgeting & forecasting

Stakeholder management

Audit support

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification

Job description

HFG are working with a well-established Lloyd's market business seeking an experienced Senior Finance Manager to join its finance function on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

This is an excellent opportunity to take on a senior role within a Lloyd's insurance business, providing technical leadership across financial reporting, Lloyd's and regulatory reporting, financial planning and finance transformation. Working closely with senior finance leadership, you will play a key role in ensuring continuity across critical finance activities while supporting a period of leadership transition.

This is a varied senior finance role offering the opportunity to make an immediate impact within an established Lloyd's market finance team. You will take ownership of important reporting and control processes, contribute to finance improvement initiatives and help maintain the smooth running of the function during a period of transition.

Key deliverables

• Leading the preparation and delivery of management, Board and Committee reporting.
• Overseeing Lloyd's, PRA, FCA, statutory and Solvency UK reporting requirements.
• Coordinating reporting timetables, reviewing outputs and ensuring accurate, timely delivery.
• Supporting external audits, managing audit queries and maintaining robust financial controls.
• Leading elements of the annual budgeting, forecasting and business planning processes.
• Producing financial analysis and investigating performance against plan.
• Supporting capital and liquidity planning activities.
• Driving finance transformation, process improvement, automation and data quality initiatives.
• Managing knowledge transfer, documenting key processes and ensuring continuity across the finance function.
• Acting as a key finance contact for senior stakeholders, auditors and relevant external parties.

We are looking for a technically strong finance professional with a background in insurance and a solid understanding of the Lloyd's market.

• A recognised accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
• Strong financial reporting and technical accounting experience within the insurance sector.
• Practical experience of Lloyd's reporting and the associated regulatory framework.
• Knowledge of PRA, FCA and Solvency UK reporting requirements.
• Experience of budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis and management reporting.
• The ability to lead reporting processes, manage competing deadlines and maintain high standards of financial control.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to engage with senior finance leaders.