Our client is a global Re Insurance organisation seeking a CFO to act as interim for 1 year in Dublin Sth City Centre.
Hybrid office/home working.
Manage 11 people (5 Finance)
Year end is 31/12
Member should be PCF approved.
Solid people management skills and good IFRS 17 knowledge are important.
You will be strong on compliance and regulatory issues and perhaps have some CBI interaction experience.
Excellent 6 figure remuneration package and start asap.
It is a management role with broad responsibilities that range from managing day-to-day financial to providing strategic advice.
You will oversee daily administrative and operational functions, reporting directly to the CEO.
Key Responsibilities
▪The CFO must be able to prepare financial statements according to Local GAAP and IFRS and ad hoc corporate financial and integrated reports for external stakeholders.
▪The CFO must be able to lead effective decision making and provide guidance on financial strategy through analysing, evaluating, and communicating performance of different business units of the organization in an open, honest, timely, and easy to understand fashion.
▪The CFO must monitor, critically evaluate, and advise on the relevant accounting standards, regulations, conceptual and financial reporting frameworks.
▪The CFO must be able to identify and manage risk appropriately thus implementing robust financial systems and developing policies and procedures to ensure effective and efficient financial management within the organization.
▪The CFO must be able to lead the budgeting, forecasting, and planning processes. The CFO must ensure that legal and regulatory documentation is filed in a timely fashion, and compliance with laws, regulations, and the risk appetite of the organization.
▪The CFO must manage the company’s liquidity, ensuring that it always has access to cash but at the same time maximizing the return of investments within the constraint of the Investment Policy Statement.
▪The CFO must plan, prepare, advise on and communicate effectively the role and scope of audit and assurance engagements to relevant stakeholders.
▪The CFO must monitor external contracts and services provided by suppliers by setting up effective and clear KPIs.
▪The CFO must be able to identify and capture competence gaps in the areas overseen and address them by engaging advisors with proven excellence in the relevant topics but always in a cost-effective fashion.
▪The CFO must monitor external contracts and services provided by suppliers by setting up effective and clear KPIs.
Skills and Experience :
▪Commitment to competence through training and development programmes
▪Outmost adherence to business ethics and strong independence from group thinking.
▪Demonstrable competency in strategic planning and business development
▪Substantial and demonstrated experience in Reinsurance in an international operational context with experience (7+ year senior management level)
▪Deep understanding of reinsurance products, business processes and operations management.
▪A highly motivated and motivational driven leader who leads from the front
▪Working knowledge of data analysis and performance/operation metrics
▪Excellent interpersonal and public speaking skills
▪Aptitude in decisive and effective decision-making and problem-solving
▪Ability to oversee the daily business and administrative operations and areas for improvement and achievement of optimal efficiency
▪Proven capability to assess and enhance the efficiency of internal and external financial processes
▪Evaluating company performance and recommend strategies to improve results
▪Collaborating with management and other stakeholders to raise capital and carry out other business-expanding strategies
Please contact Dave Riordan on 01 6377251 or dave.riordan@charteredaccountants.ie
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