Divisional Finance Officer – Continental Europe

Shape the future of Finance across Continental Europe

We are looking for a strategic and commercially minded Divisional Finance Officer (DFO) to partner with the Continental Europe leadership team and play a pivotal role in driving financial performance, business insight, and transformation across the region.

Reporting to the Europe CFO, this role sits at the heart of the CE business, working closely with the CE President, Business Heads, Country Leaders, and key Finance stakeholders to provide high-impact financial leadership, actionable insight, and decision support. This is a unique opportunity for a finance leader who combines strong technical expertise with commercial acumen, influencing skills, and a passion for finance data transformation.

The successful candidate will not only oversee the financial performance of the region, but also help modernise reporting, improve data quality, enhance analytics, and support the evolution of Finance operating models and management information.

What you will do

As CE Divisional Finance Officer, you will:

• Act as a trusted advisor to the CE Regional President, Business Heads, and Country Leaders, providing tactical and strategic financial guidance to support business growth and performance.
• Lead financial planning, forecasting, actuals, and performance analysis across the region, ensuring robust insight and clear commentary for senior leadership.
• Own and oversee the CE P&L, helping the business understand performance versus plan, prior year, and forecast.
• Partner closely with Underwriting, Pricing, Actuarial, Operations, Claims, Credit Control, and other Finance teams to drive informed decision-making.
• Manage and control regional expenses, including direct costs, accruals, prepayments, allocated costs, and headcount.
• Deliver high-quality management information, broker analysis, production reporting, and other key performance metrics.
• Support executive and board-level reporting with accurate, timely, and insightful financial presentations.
• Ensure compliance with accounting policies and controls, including Sarbanes requirements and other governance processes.
• Act as local Finance lead on ad hoc projects, including finance systems change and transformation initiatives.
• Lead and develop the CE DFO team and Finance Managers, fostering strong collaboration, accountability, and performance.

Why this role is exciting

This is more than a traditional finance leadership role. It is an opportunity to:

• Influence strategic decisions at regional and European level
• Drive better business performance through sharper insight and stronger financial partnering
• Improve finance processes, reporting, and operational efficiency
• Contribute to the transformation of Finance data, analytics, and management reporting
• Help shape a more modern, data-led finance function across Continental Europe

What we are looking for

We are seeking an experienced finance leader who brings:

• Strong senior finance experience in a complex, international, matrixed environment
• Proven ability to partner with senior business leaders and influence decisions
• Deep understanding of P&L management, forecasting, planning, and performance analysis
• Strong commercial mindset and the ability to translate data into actionable insight
• Experience in management reporting, financial controls, and executive-level communication
• A track record of improving finance processes, reporting, and business performance
• Exposure to data transformation environments, with experience working in or alongside teams driving finance data, reporting, systems, or analytics transformation
• Ideally, experience within the insurance sector, or a strong understanding of insurance business dynamics, financial drivers, and operating models
• Confidence working with large and complex data sets, and an interest in improving data quality, automation, and reporting efficiency
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to manage, develop, and inspire teams

Ideal profile

The ideal candidate will be:

• A credible and influential finance business partner
• Comfortable operating at both strategic and hands-on levels
• Analytical, curious, and solutions-oriented
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Motivated by transformation, continuous improvement, and delivering measurable impact