Senior Finance Manager (15-Month Fixed Term Contract)

TL;DR

Senior Finance Manager (Fixed Term Contract): Planning, coordinating and delivering core financial accounting and reporting activity with an accent on reconciliations, estimates, controls and high-quality data outputs. Focus on overseeing finance data delivery, managing outsourced engineers, supporting change initiatives and collaborating across Finance, Actuarial, Data and Risk teams.

Location: Hybrid in London

Company

hirify.global is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor, specialising in retirement solutions, pension risk transfer, life insurance and asset management.

What you will do

• Plan, coordinate and deliver core financial accounting and reporting activity
• Provide senior review, challenge and guidance across reconciliations, estimates, controls and reporting outputs
• Manage day-to-day finance activity to ensure accurate, timely and high-quality financial information
• Oversee the Finance Data Delivery Solution and set priorities for finance data outputs
• Coordinate and manage outsourced data engineers and finance data delivery activity
• Support finance change initiatives by assessing impacts, contributing to testing and implementation
• Work closely with stakeholders across Finance, Actuarial, Data, Systems and Risk teams
• Promote strong controls, governance and fair customer outcomes

Requirements

• Qualified accountant with strong technical accounting experience in a complex environment
• Experience delivering and reviewing financial accounting and reporting outputs to deadlines
• Confidence working with finance data, systems or reporting platforms
• Strong understanding of financial controls, governance and audit interaction
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and coordinate across different teams
• Clear communication skills with confidence to provide constructive challenge
• Collaborative mindset with flexible and adaptable approach to change

Nice to have

• Experience within insurance, retirement, asset management or similar regulated environment

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive base salary, annual performance-related bonus and share schemes
• Generous pension contribution, life assurance and healthcare plan (permanent employees)
• At least 25 days holiday plus public holidays (26 days after 2 years), option to buy/sell holiday
• Competitive family leave
• Electric car scheme via salary sacrifice (permanent employees)
• Discounts on own products and high street stores
• Net-zero carbon workplaces by 2030, modern UK offices
• Open to flexible working options including part-time and job shares where possible