Head of Finance and Actuarial Operations Europe Dublin, Ireland Posted on 03/14/2024 Be the Fir - Phoenix Group

Description

Career Family, Level & Title : Senior Leadership

Job Type : Permanent

Location - Dublin

Who are we?

We want to be the best place that any of our 7,400 colleagues have ever worked.

We're the UK's largest long-term savings and retirement business. We offer a range of products across our market-leading brands, Standard Life, SunLife, Phoenix Life and ReAssure. Around 1 in 5 people in the UK has a pension with us. We're a FTSE 100 business that is tackling key issues such as transitioning our portfolio to net zero by 2050, and we're not done yet.

The role

Outputs

• Continuous development and implementation of the Finance vision and its short-term and long-term objectives in line with the European strategy.
• Owns the end-to-end Finance operating model, including principles, delivery and evolution of the operating model, and the overall view of Finance processes and technology roadmap.
• Provides oversight on all Finance change projects, including ownership of the end-to-end change governance framework, adherence to change governance oversight of operational readiness activities.
• In partnership with the Head of Financial Reporting and (equivalent role in Actuarial function), co-ordinates reporting processes, develop plans to achieve more efficient reporting cycles supporting financial control and reporting activities.
• Ensures appropriate governance structures are in place for managing outsourced services and manage the supplier relationships for Finance, primarily the UK finance shared services function which provides core accounting and actuarial activities.
• Ensures compliance with, and maintain, the risk framework, policies and standards, identify and manage operational risks.
• Lead and co-ordinate the Financial People Plan in partnership with the aligned HR Business Partners including identification of people priorities and developing and implementing supporting activities.
• Drive a continuous performance improvement culture encouraging innovation and growth.
• Manage relationships and work collaboratively with senior leaders across the European Business and the wider Group teams.

What are we looking for?

• Coaching and influencing senior stakeholders, typically at Executive level, with diverse and competing agendas and aligning thinking to ensure efficient and effective Finance services.
• Continually seeking to bring the 'outside in' and use external insight to shape the strategic and operational priorities, as well as the operating model of the business.
• Managing change - ensuring improvements are customer driven, taking account of corporate and divisional strategies, identifying, initiating, planning and implementing change.
• Managing priorities and planning the most effective use of resource when there are conflicting demands on resource.
• Understands the complexities of operational processes and strategic objectives across the Group and effectively communicates complex information to a wide group of senior stakeholders.
• This role has been identified as CF-2under the Central Bank of Ireland's Fitness & Probity regime. The successful candidate will be required to comply with the Central Bank of Ireland's Fitness and Probity Standards on an ongoing basis. Further details are available on request from the HR Team or directly from the Central Bank of Ireland.

Knowledge, Skill, Experience-

• Member of a recognised accounting or actuarial body.
• Experience in leading finance operations, ideally within the insurance industry but not essential, at a senior level.
• A track record of delivering programmes of change, performance improvement and operational efficiency.
• Proven financial governance and oversight capability.
• Strong stakeholder management and experience of working in large group environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
• A keen interest in the finance function of the future, experience of relevant technology and data infrastructure underpinning this.

We want to hire the whole version of you.

We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels accepted and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If your experience looks different from what we've advertised and you believe that you can bring value to the role, we'd love to hear from you.

If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can help you to be at your best.

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What We Offer

Bring your 'whole self', skills and dedication to the Phoenix Group and we'll recognise your effort, support your development and help to drive your ambition. We'll ensure you're rewarded for your contribution with a competitive package that includes an attractive pension, annual bonus potential, private medical insurance, generous holiday entitlement, enhanced maternity and adoption leave and a range of other financial services and lifestyle flexible benefits.

Join us and you join a unique organisation. It's not just the 14 million policyholders we serve, or the £300 billion of assets we look after. Or that we're a FTSE 100 company that has been listed as one of the UK's Top Employers for nine years running. It's our talented, inclusive and diverse workforce that makes us a success. We offer flexible working opportunities ensuring we attract and retain the very best of talent. Find out about more about our people's stories , our values and our commitment to diversity

Key Competencies

• Balance Risk

The ability to focus on and manage risk for Standard Life and our customers.

• Develop Others

Genuine intent to empower and foster long-term learning or development of others through frank and constructive conversations.

• Impact & Influence

Influencing others to achieve a positive impact. This includes communicating clearly, building support for ideas and having an impact on other people.

• Managing Finances

Understands and applies the financial resources and assets available to implement projects and services.

• Market and Industry Knowledge

Knowledge of the markets, competitors, products, services, trends, impacting forces and factors, etc. that make up the industries which Standard Life operates in.

• Stakeholder Management

Interprets and influences both the external and internal environments by creating positive relationships with stakeholders through the appropriate management of their expectations and agreed objectives.

• Think Strategically

Linking the long term vision for Standard Life to daily work. Considering what needs to be done in the future to make the organisation fit to deliver results for the customers and our stakeholders.

• Working Across Boundaries

Encouraging team work and collaboration and breaking down boundaries.

We value diversity in our workforce and welcome enquiries from everyone.

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