Finance Director
Key Accountabilities
- Lead the design and execution of the Finance Centre of Excellence (COE) Target Operating Model (TOM) to support scalable and efficient operations.
- Ensure all Finance COE services are delivered with high quality, accuracy, and timeliness, in full compliance with Group policies and standards.
- Oversee and manage the monthly financial close for Group Office (GO) entities, ensuring accurate and timely reporting.
- Drive the intercompany charging framework, ensuring transparency, consistency, and accuracy of charges to Local Business Units (BUs).
- Champion continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the quality, efficiency, accuracy, and turnaround time of finance processes and deliverables.
- Partner closely with Group Finance, Local BUs, Cost Centre Owners, and other key stakeholders to support financial governance and business objectives.
- Establish and standardize finance processes to ensure consistency and best practices across the organization.
- Collaborate with Company leadership in developing charging methodologies and managing overall financial performance.
- Define, implement, and monitor SLAs and KPIs with GO and Local BUs.
- Lead the rollout of standardized intercompany agreements across Local BUs.
- Promote awareness and adherence to Group Finance policies, timelines, and processes through active stakeholder engagement.
- Build, develop, and retain a high-performing finance team through effective coaching, engagement, and succession planning.
Qualifications / Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 12 years of experience in finance or accounting roles.
- At least 8 years of proven leadership experience managing diverse, high-performing teams.
- Minimum 8 years of experience within financial services, preferably in the insurance industry.
- Professional accounting qualification (e.g. ACCA, CPA, CA, CIMA) or equivalent.
- Experience operating in a fast-paced, high-growth, matrix-structured organization.
Knowledge & Technical Skills
- Strong end-to-end knowledge of insurance, finance, and procurement operations.
- Hands-on experience with ERP systems; exposure to Oracle Finance and Procurement is highly advantageous.
- Solid understanding of finance risk management and internal control frameworks.
- Proven experience in designing and managing intercompany charging models and processes.
- Comfortable working with internal and external auditors.
- Exposure to finance automation and analytics tools (e.g. Alteryx) is an added advantage
