Senior Vice President (SVP) Finance – Insurance & Investments

About the role

The Senior Vice President (SVP) Finance is a senior executive who will shape financial strategy, performance management and commercial finance across a diversified group of insurance, investment and asset‑management businesses. Reporting to the Group CFO, the SVP will act as a strategic partner to the CEO, Board and business‑unit leaders, driving profitability, capital efficiency and sustainable growth.

Key responsibilities

• Lead group and business‑unit financial strategy, planning, budgeting, forecasting and performance management.
• Oversee financial reporting, management accounts, financial analysis and executive reporting.
• Drive FP&A and commercial finance, turning financial data into strategic business decisions.
• Monitor revenue, profitability, expenses, margins, cash flow and return on capital across the portfolio.
• Provide financial leadership for insurance operations, including premium income, claims, reserves, reinsurance and underwriting performance.
• Oversee investment and asset‑management financial aspects such as portfolio reporting, valuation, investment income and performance analysis.
• Support capital planning, solvency, liquidity, balance‑sheet optimisation and capital allocation.
• Lead treasury planning, liquidity management and cash‑flow monitoring.
• Strengthen financial governance, internal controls, policies, processes and risk‑management frameworks.
• Ensure timely and accurate statutory, regulatory and management reporting.
• Partner with Risk, Compliance, Actuarial, Investment, Treasury, Audit and Legal on financial and regulatory matters.
• Provide financial due diligence, modelling, valuation and strategic analysis for M&A, joint ventures, acquisitions and investments.
• Identify and execute cost‑optimisation and operational‑efficiency opportunities.
• Lead finance transformation initiatives, including automation, ERP implementation, analytics and management‑information systems.
• Develop and maintain relationships with auditors, regulators, investors, lenders and other external stakeholders.
• Lead, coach and develop senior finance professionals, building a high‑performing finance organisation.

Required profile

• Proven senior‑executive experience in finance leadership within insurance, investment or asset‑management environments.
• Strong partnership skills with C‑suite executives, Boards and business‑unit leaders.
• Demonstrated ability to drive financial discipline, profitability and capital efficiency in a regulated, complex organisation.
• Experience in capital planning, solvency, liquidity management and treasury functions.
• Track record of leading finance transformation, automation and ERP projects.
• Excellent governance, internal‑control and risk‑management expertise.

Required skills