VP / 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 activities across the Group's insurance, investment, asset management, and related financial services operations.

The VP Finance will partner closely with the Group CFO, Group Finance Director, business‑unit CEOs, investment leadership, risk teams, and other senior stakeholders to drive financial discipline, profitability, capital efficiency, regulatory compliance, and sustainable business 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 and business leaders.
• 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 related to 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.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Revenue and profitability growth
• Budget and forecast accuracy
• EBITDA / operating profit performance
• Expense and cost‑to‑income efficiency
• ROE / ROIC and capital efficiency
• Insurance underwriting profitability
• Investment portfolio financial performance
• Cash flow and liquidity management
• Capital and solvency position
• Financial reporting accuracy and timeliness
• Audit and regulatory compliance
• Internal‑control effectiveness
• Finance transformation and automation
• Business‑unit financial performance improvement

Candidate Profile

• 12–18+ years of progressive finance experience, preferably within insurance, investment management, asset management, banking, pensions, reinsurance, or broader financial services.
• Proven experience in a senior finance leadership role within a large, complex, or multi‑entity organization.
• Previous experience as VP Finance, Vice President Finance, Finance Director, Deputy CFO, Head of Finance, Financial Controller, Senior Finance Director, or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of financial planning, reporting, accounting, FP&A, treasury, capital management, and financial controls.
• Experience with insurance finance and/or investment/asset management finance strongly preferred.
• Strong commercial and strategic finance capability, with the ability to translate financial data into business decisions.
• Experience working with senior executives, Boards, auditors, regulators, investors, and other external stakeholders.
• Strong leadership experience with the ability to manage and develop high‑performing finance teams.

Education & Professional Qualifications

Bachelor's/Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related discipline.
Professional qualification such as CA, ACCA, CPA, CMA, CFA, or equivalent strongly preferred.

Core Competencies

• Financial Strategy
• FP&A
• Financial Reporting
• Management Accounting
• Insurance Finance
• Investment Finance
• Capital Management
• Treasury
• Financial Controls
• Regulatory Reporting
• Risk Management
• Commercial Finance
• M&A Analysis
• Financial Modelling
• Performance Management
• Finance Transformation

Leadership Characteristics

• Commercially astute and strategically minded
• Strong financial and analytical judgment
• Results‑oriented and highly accountable
• Strong governance and ethical standards
• Excellent communication and stakeholder‑management skills
• Data‑driven decision maker
• Strong team‑building and talent‑development capability
• Comfortable operating in complex and regulated financial environments

Reporting Line

Reports to: Group Finance Director / Group CFO

Key Stakeholders

CEO, Group CFO, Group Finance Director, Business Unit CEOs/MDs, Investment & Asset Management teams, Risk & Compliance, Actuarial, Treasury, Audit, Regulators, and Board‑level stakeholders.

Target Sourcing Titles

VP Finance | Vice President Finance | Vice President of Finance | Finance Director | Senior Finance Director | Deputy CFO | Head of Finance | Head of Group Finance | Financial Controller | Group Financial Controller | Finance Controller | Regional Finance Director | Director of Finance | Senior Finance Manager | Assistant CFO | Associate CFO