Head of Finance

5 months ago

Cheltenham, United Kingdom Endsleigh Insurance Full time

**Head of Finance, 12m FTC**
**Salary: Up to £80,000**
**Location: Cheltenham**

Endsleigh has almost 60 years’ heritage serving the evolving needs of the education sector, as well as Not for Profit and Charity insurance specialists. We are part of the Howden family, the world’s largest retail broker network, offering services and solutions that go way beyond the traditional broking model and are committed to delivering value to its customers, people and partners. We aim to create an environment where teams can connect, collaborate and work together to deliver a first class service to all of our customers.

**Role**

The Head of Finance role will play a key role in developing and influencing the medium and long term business strategy on an initial 12m fixed term contract, with potential to go permanent. This role will provide strategic partnership to the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to maximise financial performance and delivery of corporate growth objectives.

**The Head of Finance key accountabilities will include**:

- Control, manage and improve all aspects of Finance within the business, by actively reviewing data, working with Group to review best practice and sharing ideas with the SLT.
- Play an active role in the development of business strategy as part of the Senior Leadership team providing input into strategic planning and corporate goal setting.
- Lead, develop and align the immediate and long term Financial Plans with business strategy
- Contribute proactively as part of the senior leadership team (SLT) by preparing and providing strategic input to meetings, supporting colleagues, and constructively challenging.
- Combining business, market and professional financial knowledge with a high level of commercial acumen to propose and deliver changes to maximise shareholder value.
- Lead delivery of all financial operational functions to ensure that the Company meets its commitments to all of its business partners
- Provide transparency of business performance and where necessary to actively partner the business in the identification and delivery of remedial actions.
- Constantly monitor business development to ensure progress is in line with business plans by promoting actions to address deviations
- To challenge, set, monitor and optimise expenditure.
- Manage treasury to maximise investment returns and ensure healthy cashflows

**Person**

We are looking for a Head of Finance who is experienced in developing and influencing immediate and long term business strategies alongside the SLT to drive business growth.

**The Head of Finance will also have the following;**
- ACCA or CIMA qualified with extensive experience
- Excellent understanding of the commercial, regulatory and compliance environment in which an insurance broker operates.
- Excellent problem solving and strategic ability, ideally gained in an entrepreneurial fast paced professional environment
- Developed influencing skills and ability to work within matrixed organisation structures.
- Ability to consume complex information and translate and use to develop ideas and solutions
- High level of competency with numerical and financial information
- Ability to communicate to people at all levels within the business on complex financial and potentially sensitive matters.
- Ability to be able to adjust communication styles for differing audiences and situations with a need to be able to empathise.
- Good written communication including the ability to write letters, presentations, reports and business cases

**Reward**

This is a great opportunity to be part of a transforming business and you will be rewarded by a highly social team culture and competitive salary. We will offer you a fantastic benefits package which includes a defined contribution pension scheme where Endsleigh will contribute 4% of your pensionable salary increasing to 8% at 5 years’ service and rising again to 12% in year 10.

You will start with 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, rising to 27 days after 5 years’ service. We also offer all colleagues the ability to buy holidays if they wish to, as well as giving you your Birthday off.

**In addition to this we also offer**:

- Annual bonus scheme
- Health CashPlan
- Private Medical Insurance
- Hybrid Working
- Life Insurance
- Income Protection Plan
- Free fruit and healthy snacks
- The opportunity to buy additional holiday
- 2 paid volunteering days
- Funding for team social events via the Endsleigh Fun(d)

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

**Salary**: Up to £80,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Gym membership

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Cheltenham

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