Financial Director

Due to parental leave, an opportunity has arisen for a 12 month fixed term contract as our UK Financial Director.

Simply Business is growing, we've been successful over the last few years and our track record shows dominance in our sector. Our commercial challenge is how to maintain that growth, continually testing and expending out.

Reporting to Scott (Group Chief Finance Officer) and Alan (UK CEO), you'll be given the freedom to commercially partner with the UK business making sure that we're agile and effective in the delivery of our growth plans.

• contribute to the development of country strategy, challenge assumptions, and decision-making as appropriate
• provide financial analysis and guidance on all activities, plans, targets and business drivers
• form a close working relationship and act as the "intellectual sparring partner" of the UK CEO and other members of the UK management team
• control the budgeting and forecasting processes to monitor, assess and report to the various stakeholders progress against financial and appropriate non-financial targets
• take responsibility for leading the engagement with external auditors and other third party professional services providers
• support the Group CFO in company policies regarding capital requirements, debt, taxation, equity, disposals and acquisitions, as appropriate
• manage and develop a team of high-calibre finance professionals
• actively contribute to company social, environmental and DEI goals

• equipped to manage and guide a team through highly pressurised periods including month end, year end, and annual budgeting
• an excellent communicator who can adapt their style and approach to each stakeholder group
• a curator of a high-performance culture underpinned by data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement
• a partner and collaborator with management teams as they lead the continued growth and evolution of Simply Business's unique culture
• capable of preserving and strengthening the company values as it scales and lead your team to deliver against the organisations mission
• an expert navigator of change and growth, you are well-versed in coordinating the approach to corporate finance, debt, taxation, equity and acquisitions

This role is regulated by the FCA and it will have specific responsibilities under those regulations. We'll explain these to you as part of the hiring process.

You'll be performing Senior Management Functions under the Senior Manager and Certification Regime (SM&CR), this means you'll also be subject to enhanced check and referencing in accordance with the FCA's guidelines.

We encourage people of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive, supportive place for you to be you and do your very best work.

Looking for a 12 month role full of personal and professional development Apply today.

About Simply Business

We insure small businesses and enable big dreams - not just for our customers, but for our people and communities too. With over 900,000 active insurance policies, we protect builders, bakers, landlords, and more than 1,000 other trades.

We're as much a technology company as one that sells insurance. We build, we fail, we learn, we improve. We're a B Corp too, which recognises our strong track record of having a positive impact on people, society and the environment.

We support every team member to balance work and life effectively.

• remote working - you can balance working remotely and connecting with colleagues in the office

• mental health and wellbeing resources - access to counselling and technology to support your mental health

• flexible parental leave - we pay six months full pay to the primary caregiver, and four weeks full pay if you're the secondary caregiver

• paid sabbatical - two weeks off when you've been here five years and four weeks off when you've been here 10, 15 and 20 years

• a dedicated learning platform - the platform lets you balance both work and life goals (including management and leadership programme)

• life event leave - an extra day of leave every two years for whatever you want: moving house, welcoming a new pet, or your birthday

We also make sure you're compensated fairly.

• competitive salary - based upon your experience and the market we're in from day one

• annual bonus - the potential to earn a bonus based on business performance

• pension - we match what you put into your pension up to five percent

• health cash plan - we reimburse your everyday medical expenses

• holiday entitlement - 25 days leave, plus bank holidays (you can also use your flexible benefits to get up to five days more!)

• life assurance - four times your basic salary

• flexible benefits scheme - an allocated allowance to use each year on things like private medical insurance, dental insurance, travel insurance, up to five days extra holiday, and gym membership.

Ready to join us and drive our success as a high-performing team? Apply today.

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