Your new company
An insurance start up with an office in Dublin City is looking to recruit an experienced Chartered Accountant with insurance industry and start up experience for their CFO role. The role has come about as the current CFO is moving into a finance transformation role.
This insurance agency provides fully remote working and excellent work-life balance with flexible working hours and a 35-hour work week. They have a culture for innovation and change and as a previously placed with client, feedback has been very positive on the company culture.
Your new role
As the CFO, you will have 1 direct report and manage all financial operations and reporting requirements for Ireland and European MGAs, reporting into a the business stream CFO in US. Your duties will include but are not limited to:
1. Oversee all financial operations, including accounting, audit, and cashflow management, while ensuring adherence to relevant regulatory frameworks and reporting requirements.
2. Review/preparation of US GAAP financial results for submission to group finance including detailed variance analysis
3. Sit on the board of directors providing insight on all relevant financial and operational matters
4. Oversight of all statutory, regulatory (CBI) and tax reporting requirements
5. Leading SOX controls
6. Ongoing process improvement of all finance systems and processes
7. Business partnering with different departments to improve data quality and provide comprehensive insights on business performance (DSO, account turnover, margins tec)
8. Management of third party resources/providers
9. Drive change management projects and implement strategic initiatives
What you'll need to succeed
10. You must be a fully qualified Chartered Accountant (ACCA/ACA/CIMA/CPA)
11. You must have 10+ years' experience in the insurance industry, or similar financial services regulated industries
12. The ideal candidate will also have experience in a tech startup - ideally financial services, but tech startups are also of interest
13. You must have strong systems experience and have been involved in systems implementations, current ERP is MS Dynamics
14. You must have business partnering experience and proven experience of improving data insights for senior management.
15. While this is a remote role, you must be living in Ireland with full working rights to be considered. Candidates not residing in Ireland can not be considered for this role.
What you'll get in return
You will be rewarded with a salary of €140,000 - €185,000, a 20% bonus, 25 days annual leave and fully remote working options, flexible working hours and a 35-hour working week. Joining a dynamic company that offers its employees opportunities to diversify their experience and progress their career.