Director of Group Finance recruitment

An international General Insurance business has mandated Pure Search to find a new Group Finance Director to join the senior management team of this sector leading and growing firm.

The Group Finance Director will report directly into the Group CFO and will lead a team of over 100 professional reports, across a range of functional specialisms, as well as across various national and international locations.

Key responsibilities for the incumbent include;

Create and Design a 'best in class' Finance Business Partnering function, to drive financial performance across the group

Provide vision, inspirational leadership, energy and motivation to the Finance community across the Group. Create a pro-active, 'can-do'/'will do' culture.

Support the Group CFO in MA, Corporate Finance and Capital Raising initiatives

To be considered for this highly autonomous, commercial and exciting opportunity, applicants must meet the following criteria;

· Previous Finance Director with extensive General Insurance experience.

· Track record of pro-actively influencing the business to drive profit growth

· Strong leadership skills, with demonstrable ability to lead, inspire, coach and develop both own direct reports and across a wider global team

· Track record of running and developing a best in class global Finance function

· Leadership of Group planning process (projections and budgets) and driving culture change to improve the setting and group-wide achievement of more stretching plans

· International experience

Please note, this opportunity is not based in London and will require a degree of national and international travel.

For more information, please send your CV and cover letter in confidence.

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Pure Search is part of Pure Recruitment Group Ltd and acts as an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles. Pure Recruitment Group Ltd aims to promote diversity and equal opportunity through its work.

This is a confidential search and more information will be provided to the applicants who are deemed most relevant.