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Financial Director
Simply Business, United Kingdom
Experience
1 Year
Salary
Job Type
Job Shift
Job Category
Traveling
No
Career Level
Telecommute
No
Qualification
As mentioned in job details
Total Vacancies
1 Job
Posted on
Feb 16, 2024
Last Date
Mar 16, 2024
Location(s)
Job Description
Here’s what you’ll be doing:Due to parental leave, an opportunity has arisen for a 12 month fixed term contract as our UK FinancialDirector.
Simply Business is growing, we’ve been successful over the last few years and our track record shows dominance in our sector. Our commercial challenge is how to maintain that growth, continually testing and expending out.
Reporting to Scott (Group Chief Finance Officer) and Alan (UK CEO), you’ll be given the freedom to commercially partner with the UK business making sure that we’re agile and effective in the delivery of our growth plans.As our UK Financial Director, you’ll:- contribute to the development of country strategy, challenge assumptions, and decision-making as appropriate
- provide financial analysis and guidance on all activities, plans, targets and business drivers
- form a close working relationship and act as the intellectual sparring partner of the UK CEO and other members of the UK management team
- control the budgeting and forecasting processes to monitor, assess and report to the various stakeholders progress against financial and appropriate non-financial targets
- take responsibility for leading the engagement with external auditors and other third party professional services providers
- support the Group CFO in company policies regarding capital requirements, debt, taxation, equity, disposals and acquisitions, as appropriate
- manage and develop a team of high-calibre finance professionals
- actively contribute to company social, environmental and DEI goals
We’re looking for someone who is:- equipped to manage and guide a team through highly pressurised periods including month end, year end, and annual budgeting
- an excellent communicator who can adapt their style and approach to each stakeholder group
- a curator of a high-performance culture underpinned by data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement
- a partner and collaborator with management teams as they lead the continued growth and evolution of Simply Business’s unique culture
- capable of preserving and strengthening the company values as it scales and lead your team to deliver against the organisations mission
- an expert navigator of change and growth, you are well-versed in coordinating the approach to corporate finance, debt, taxation, equity and acquisitions
(We know it’s tough, but please try to avoid the confidence gap. You don’t have to match all the bullet points above to be considered for this role.)
This role is regulated by the FCA and it will have specific responsibilities under those regulations. We'll explain these to you as part of the hiring process.
You'll be performing Senior Management Functions under the Senior Manager and Certification Regime (SMamp;CR), this means you'll also be subject to enhanced check and referencing in accordance with the FCA's guidelines.
We encourage people of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive, supportive place for you to be you and do your very best work.
Looking for a 12 month role full of personal and professional development?? Apply today.
About Simply BusinessWe insure small businesses and enable big dreams not just for our customers, but for our people and communities too. With over 900,000 active insurance policies, we protect builders, bakers, landlords, and more than 1,000 other trades.
We’re as much a technology company as one that sells insurance. We build, we fail, we learn, we improve. We’re a B Corp too, which recognises our strong track record of having a positive impact on people, society and the environment.
Why not check out our advert on YouTube: Simply Business TV advert 2022: You name it. We insure it.
What are the benefits?We support every team member to balance work and life effectively. • remote working - you can balance working remotely and connecting with colleagues in the office • mental health and wellbeing resources - access to counselling and technology to support your mental health • flexible parental leave - we pay six months full pay to the primary caregiver, and four weeks full pay if you’re the secondary caregiver • paid sabbatical - two weeks off when you’ve been here five years and four weeks off when you’ve been here 10, 15 and 20 years • a dedicated learning platform - the platform lets you balance both work and life goals (including management and leadership prog Job Specification
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