Head of Finance
- Recruiter
- Ageas Retail
- Location
- Bournemouth, Dorset
- Salary
- From £75000 Per Year + benefits incl. car allowance & relocation
- Posted
- 13 Aug 2014
- Closes
- 10 Sep 2014
- Ref
- 580814-4135
- Contact
- Ageas Retail
- Experience Levels
- Qualified Accountant
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Ageas Retail
Head of Finance
Up to £75,000 plus benefits incl. car allowance & relocation assistance
Bournemouth
Permanent
No agencies – Direct company recruitment
Ageas Retail is set to make tremendous progress within the insurance world with a broad range of change projects helping to drive the business forward. We are part of the highly successful Ageas UK Group - and with our business rapidly evolving - we need a talented Head of Finance who wants to make a difference from day one.
This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled and confident commercial finance professional to step into the limelight. This Head of Finance role will help develop the strategic direction for the business and drive it forward through a period of transformational change.
What the role involves
As our Head of Finance, you’ll be a member of the Ageas Retail senior management team and a key partner to the MD. Through working closely with Marketing, Sales Operations, Pricing and Underwriting in particular, you will understand the key drivers and challenges of the business and be instrumental in driving it forward, developing insights into the profitability of the business and have responsibility for managing business performance.
You will also be a member of the Ageas Retail Finance team reporting to the Retail Group FD.
If you’re ready for a role where you can make a difference in a business that’s fast-evolving; this is the next opportunity for you.
What we’ll need from you
There’s no room for shrinking violets in this highly visible role. You need to be a qualified accountant, with bags of drive and enthusiasm, plus broad financial and commercial experience. You’ll have worked in a similar sized company where you’ll have thrived in the fast-paced environment and learned to expertly juggle priorities and not be afraid to hold other areas of the business accountable for performance. Experience in Financial Services is helpful but not essential. It’s more important that you’re a degree-educated (or equivalent) high achiever who’s up to the challenge. To succeed, you’ll need excellent interpersonal skills, relationship management, experience of driving change, a good grasp of direct marketing and an understanding of regulated environments like ours.
About us
Ageas Retail is part of Ageas UK and the wider Ageas International group and is the fourth largest specialist insurer in the UK to the over 50's with two consumer brands - RIAS and Castle Cover. Ageas Retail has around 1.4 million customers and 1,400 employees based across two sites in Bournemouth and Belfast. The size and scope of our businesses means this presents you with very real personal development and growth opportunities where your actions can have a big impact, both on our future and yours.
About the benefits for the Head of Finance role
As much as we value our customers, we also value you. So we’ve come up with a comprehensive range of flexible benefits such as a company pension, 25 days’ holiday (rising to 27 days with the ability to buy an additional 3 days), a monthly car allowance, a car lease scheme, private medical insurance, life assurance of 4 x salary, childcare vouchers and an annual bonus. We have an on-site restaurant and our employees enjoy discounts on company products and with a wide range of retailers & gyms. We’ll also give you a hand with relocation assistance.
Head of Finance
Up to £75,000 plus benefits incl. car allowance & relocation assistance
Bournemouth
Permanent
No agencies – Direct company recruitment
Ageas Retail is set to make tremendous progress within the insurance world with a broad range of change projects helping to drive the business forward. We are part of the highly successful Ageas UK Group - and with our business rapidly evolving - we need a talented Head of Finance who wants to make a difference from day one.
This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled and confident commercial finance professional to step into the limelight. This Head of Finance role will help develop the strategic direction for the business and drive it forward through a period of transformational change.
What the role involves
As our Head of Finance, you’ll be a member of the Ageas Retail senior management team and a key partner to the MD. Through working closely with Marketing, Sales Operations, Pricing and Underwriting in particular, you will understand the key drivers and challenges of the business and be instrumental in driving it forward, developing insights into the profitability of the business and have responsibility for managing business performance.
You will also be a member of the Ageas Retail Finance team reporting to the Retail Group FD.
If you’re ready for a role where you can make a difference in a business that’s fast-evolving; this is the next opportunity for you.
What we’ll need from you
There’s no room for shrinking violets in this highly visible role. You need to be a qualified accountant, with bags of drive and enthusiasm, plus broad financial and commercial experience. You’ll have worked in a similar sized company where you’ll have thrived in the fast-paced environment and learned to expertly juggle priorities and not be afraid to hold other areas of the business accountable for performance. Experience in Financial Services is helpful but not essential. It’s more important that you’re a degree-educated (or equivalent) high achiever who’s up to the challenge. To succeed, you’ll need excellent interpersonal skills, relationship management, experience of driving change, a good grasp of direct marketing and an understanding of regulated environments like ours.
About us
Ageas Retail is part of Ageas UK and the wider Ageas International group and is the fourth largest specialist insurer in the UK to the over 50's with two consumer brands - RIAS and Castle Cover. Ageas Retail has around 1.4 million customers and 1,400 employees based across two sites in Bournemouth and Belfast. The size and scope of our businesses means this presents you with very real personal development and growth opportunities where your actions can have a big impact, both on our future and yours.
About the benefits for the Head of Finance role
As much as we value our customers, we also value you. So we’ve come up with a comprehensive range of flexible benefits such as a company pension, 25 days’ holiday (rising to 27 days with the ability to buy an additional 3 days), a monthly car allowance, a car lease scheme, private medical insurance, life assurance of 4 x salary, childcare vouchers and an annual bonus. We have an on-site restaurant and our employees enjoy discounts on company products and with a wide range of retailers & gyms. We’ll also give you a hand with relocation assistance.