Vice President Finance – Insurance & Investments

About the role

The Vice President Finance is a senior finance leadership position responsible for overseeing financial planning, reporting, performance management, controls, and strategic finance across the group's insurance, investment, asset management, and related financial services operations. The VP will work closely with the Group CFO, Finance Director, business‑unit CEOs, investment leaders, risk teams, and other senior stakeholders to drive financial discipline, profitability, capital efficiency, regulatory compliance, and sustainable growth.

Key responsibilities

• Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance management across assigned business units.
• Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting, management accounts, and financial analysis.
• Drive FP&A and commercial finance, providing actionable insights to senior management.
• Monitor revenue, profitability, expenses, margins, cash flow, and return on capital across insurance and investment businesses.
• Support insurance finance including premium income, claims, reserves, reinsurance, underwriting performance, and profitability analysis.
• Oversee financial reporting for investment and asset‑management portfolios, including valuation, investment income, expenses, and performance reporting.
• Support group‑level capital planning, solvency, liquidity, and balance‑sheet management.
• Monitor treasury requirements, cash flow, funding, and working‑capital efficiency.
• Ensure strong financial controls, accounting policies, governance frameworks, and internal‑control procedures.
• Coordinate with internal and external auditors and support regulatory and statutory reporting requirements.
• Provide financial analysis and modelling for M&A, strategic investments, new products, business expansion, and capital allocation.
• Identify opportunities for cost optimisation, operational efficiency, and sustainable profitability improvement.
• Develop financial dashboards, KPIs, management reports, and business‑performance analytics.
• Lead finance transformation initiatives involving ERP, automation, data analytics, and process improvements.
• Support the Group CFO and Finance Director in board presentations, strategic reviews, investor reporting, and major financial decisions.
• Lead, coach, and develop finance managers, controllers, and other finance professionals.

Required profile

• 12–18+ years of progressive finance experience, preferably in insurance, investment, or asset‑management environments.
• Proven track record in financial planning, reporting, performance management and capital efficiency.
• Experience working with senior business leaders and influencing strategic decisions.
• Strong understanding of regulatory, solvency and liquidity requirements in financial services.
• Demonstrated ability to lead finance transformation projects and manage high‑performing teams.

Required skills

• ERP systems
• Financial modelling
• Data analytics