finance manager up to plus benefits month contract bournemouth no agencies direct company recruitment what the role involves part of the highly successful ageas international group ageas is a specialist insurer enjoying yearonyear growth with our business rapidly evolving we need a talented finance manager to take on an important interim role in this commerciallyfocused finance manager position you ll be responsible for helping to deliver both p l targets and longerterm strategic objectives for two consumer brands castle cover and rias key in taking these highly successful businesses which together generate a turnover of 100m and profit of 27m to the next level will be your outstanding forecasting and planning these figures call for a confident and capable finance manager someone who can work in partnership to help manage business performance your role will be to produce monthly management reporting quarterly p l forecasting and annual and threeyear plans this finance manager role has a unique overview of the entire business from both income and cost perspective this means you ll have the insight to support business cases and provide indepth analysis of marketing and operations spend what s more your excellent grasp of key incomecost drivers will feed into business case and profitability modelling and inform critical investment decisions in short our organisation and our senior managers will be relying on you to help shape our future and play a critical role in key strategic changes what we ll need from you to make the grade you need to be a qualified accountant with reporting forecasting and budgeting experience plus bags of drive and enthusiasm you ll have worked in the finance function of a similar sized company where you ll have thrived in the fastpaced environment and learned to juggle priorities experience in financial services is helpful but not essential it s more important that you re familiar with commercial finance and possess strong numerical and analytical skills to succeed in this interim role you ll also need an eye for detail knowledge of excel and exceptional interpersonal skills after all you ll be expected to work with other departments and influence at the highest level acting as a trusted business partner and driving our success about us ageas the name behind the consumer brands castle cover and rias and part of ageas international ageas is an insurance company specialising in one of the fastest growing and wealthiest customer segments the over s with over 1 million customers and staff across two sites in bournemouth and belfast this presents you with very real personal development and growth opportunities where your actions will have a big impact on our future and yours ageas s retail brand rias has won the intelligent choice award from consumer intelligence in five categories and is listed for the fourth consecutive time as a which recommended home insurance provider in december 2012 about the benefits we d be nowhere without our customers and talented people