Group Finance Director – Insurance & Investments

About the role

The Group Finance Director is a senior leadership position responsible for overseeing financial management, planning, reporting, controls, treasury and performance across the Group’s insurance, investment, asset management and other financial services businesses. The role provides strategic financial leadership to subsidiaries and business units, ensuring strong performance, regulatory compliance and high‑quality decision support for 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 of insurance, investments, asset management and other Group businesses.
• Oversee insurance finance including premium revenue, claims, reserves, reinsurance and underwriting profitability.
• Lead reporting and accounting for investment and asset‑management portfolios, including valuation and performance reporting.
• Support capital planning, solvency, liquidity and balance‑sheet management at Group level.
• Manage treasury, cash management, funding requirements and working‑capital optimisation.
• Strengthen 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 and digital finance.
• Develop and mentor Finance Directors, Controllers and senior finance teams across the Group.

Required profile

• 15–20+ years of progressive finance experience, preferably within insurance, investment or asset‑management sectors.
• Proven track record of leading finance functions at a Group or multi‑entity level.
• Strong understanding of insurance finance, underwriting, reinsurance and regulatory requirements.
• Experience with capital planning, solvency, liquidity management and treasury operations.
• Demonstrated ability to drive financial performance improvement and cost optimisation.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with senior executives, boards and regulators.

Required skills

• ERP systems implementation and management