Group Finance Director – Insurance & Investments

About the role

The Group Finance Director is a senior leadership position responsible for overseeing the Group's financial management, planning, reporting, controls, treasury, and performance across its insurance, investment, asset management, and other financial services businesses. The role provides strategic financial leadership to subsidiaries and business units, supporting the CFO, CEO, Board, and shareholders.

Key responsibilities

• Lead Group-wide financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and performance management.
• Oversee consolidated financial reporting, management accounts, statutory accounts and financial analysis across subsidiaries.
• Drive FP&A, profitability analysis, cost optimisation and financial performance improvement.
• Monitor financial performance across insurance, investments, asset management and other Group businesses.
• Oversee insurance finance including premium revenue, claims, reserves, reinsurance and underwriting performance.
• Lead financial reporting and accounting oversight for investment and asset management portfolios.
• Support Group-level capital planning, solvency, liquidity and balance‑sheet management.
• Oversee treasury, cash management, funding requirements and working‑capital optimisation.
• Strengthen Group‑wide financial controls, governance, policies and risk‑management frameworks.
• Provide financial analysis for M&A, joint ventures, strategic investments and capital allocation decisions.
• Lead finance transformation initiatives such as ERP implementation, automation, analytics and digital finance.
• Develop and mentor Finance Directors, Controllers, Heads of Finance and senior finance teams across the Group.

Required profile

• 15–20+ years of progressive finance experience, preferably within insurance.

Required skills