Interim Deputy CFO

The role is to manage the commercial finance team covering all FP&A, business partnering and management reporting. To deliver a finance transformation to enhance reporting to the group Board and the ExCo and to enable the business to exploit a true business partnering model.

Responsibilities:

• Review all current reporting and recommend, define, in conjunction with the business and the wider finance function that reports provide the right information
• Ensure the reporting is efficient, mechanistic and automated where possible
• Ensure that all improved reporting enhances finance capability
• Reporting supports business decisions, Performance Management Framework and Business Partnering objectives

Candidate Sought:

• Experience of designing and implementing new reporting suites, reports and technologies & driving improvements in effectiveness and efficiency of management reporting (i.e. relevant change & project management experience with a finance & accounting background).
• A qualified accountant with core knowledge in internationally recognised accounting standards and prior senior level Finance experience, ideally in an international financial services organisation.
• Extensive knowledge of Board & management reporting processes and FP&A
• Extensive experience in preparation, presentation and interpretation of financial performance information
• Clear leadership qualities and be inspirational to others
• Compelling communications and stakeholder management skills
• Experience of managing teams of professional business partners
• Operation and development of management reports and new technologies
• Experience of developing Management and Business Information for performance measurement and business decision support
• Knowledge of data warehousing, modelling, reporting systems and tools would be advantageous