Strategic Finance Controller & Business Partner

The CFO HQ; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 650 - 800; Full time

Job summary

The CFO HQ is seeking a Financial Controller in Manchester to lead financial reporting, insurance accounting, and regulatory submissions. You will drive management reporting, budgets, and forecasting for senior leadership while maintaining strong internal controls and month-end processes.

The role requires collaboration with underwriting, actuarial, risk and operations teams to support strategic decision making.

Qualifications

• Oversee monthly, quarterly and annual accounts.
• Review insurance accounting including premiums, claims and reserves.
• Ensure regulatory submissions to regulators and Lloyd's where applicable.
• Prepare budgets, forecasts and variance analyses for senior management.
• Maintain and improve financial controls and month-end processes.
• Coordinate with external auditors and manage audit requirements.
• Assess complex transactions and determine appropriate accounting treatment.
• Monitor cash, investments, receivables, payables and balance-sheet positions.
• Develop and coach accounting staff and support business partnering with underwriting and actuarial teams.

Responsibilities

• Financial reporting: Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual accounts.
• Insurance accounting: Review accounting for premiums, claims, reinsurance, acquisition costs, reserves, and expenses.
• Regulatory reporting: Ensure accurate submissions to regulators and, where applicable, Lloyd's.
• Management reporting: Produce financial results, budgets, forecasts, and variance analysis for senior management.
• Financial controls: Maintain and improve reconciliations, controls, accounting policies, and month-end processes.
• Audit: Manage relationships with external auditors and coordinate audit requirements.
• Technical accounting: Assess complex transactions and ensure appropriate accounting treatment.
• Cash and balance sheet: Monitor cash, investments, receivables, payables, and balance-sheet positions.
• Team management: Manage and develop accountants and finance staff.
• Business partnering: Work with underwriting, actuarial, claims, risk, tax, and operations teams.

Job description

The CFO HQ is seeking a Financial Controller in Manchester to lead financial reporting, insurance accounting, and regulatory submissions. You will drive management reporting, budgets, and forecasting for senior leadership while maintaining strong internal controls and month-end processes.

The role requires collaboration with underwriting, actuarial, risk and operations teams to support strategic decision making.