Head of Finance, Convex CES, Full-time / Part-time

Description

Working as part of the Finance Team, the Head of Finance will report directly to the Group Chief Financial Officer and local Dirigant Agréé with accountability for all aspects of Convex Europe S.A. statutory and regulatory reporting, entity controls, facing off to local regulators and strategic partnering with entity boards. In this role, you will engage with the central finance teams including finance operations, investments and treasury, planning, forecasting, reporting, business strategy development, whilst reviewing and defining all management information requirements. Importantly, you will embody the Convex values and share your skills and experience across Convex.

Key Responsibilities

These include but are not limited to the following:

• Accountability for reviewing and signing off entity regulatory reports and disclosures for submission, establishing requirements at process commencement.
• Responsible for the development of entity financial strategy and lead on. the financial planning cycle.
• Accountable for entities financial legal and regulatory compliance.
• Defining requirements and managing relationships with entity regulator.
• Working with central teams on the financial planning, forecasting, reporting for entity, reviewing and defining all management information requirements.
• Presenting entity finance reports to internal and external stakeholders.
• Support the Finance team on key initiatives to help drive quick and effective but controlled solutions both through projects and in the day-to-day operation of the finance department.
• Develop sustainable stakeholder relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

- 10+ years of experience in a senior financial managerial position within an international non-life insurance environment.

• Professionally qualified Accountant with extensive knowledge of Luxembourg GAAP and US GAAP as well as working knowledge of EU and Luxembourg regulatory (including Solvency II) and tax requirements.
• Experience identifying business issues, owning responsibility for the quality of deliverables, nurturing and managing stakeholder relationships, and developing persuasive recommendations.
• The ability to simplify complex concepts, overcome obstacles and drive balanced decision Provide valuable insight and new ideas that drive the continuous improvement in how we operate.
• Inspire collaboration with your peers and participate in creating an environment that encourages learning and growth.

Benefits

- Competitive Salary

• 30 days Annual Leave
• Birthday Leave
• 10% Employer Pension Contribution
• Private Health Insurance Medical Cover
• Group Income Protection
• Life Assurance Cover
• Enhanced Parental Leave
• Disability pension
• 3 days of Volunteer Leave each year
• €1,500 to spend on learning & wellbeing
• Lunch vouchers

About Convex Insurance

In 2019, Stephen Catlin and Paul Brand co-founded Convex with $1.7bn of initial committed capital to underwrite insurance and reinsurance for complex specialty risks. The company has since received an A.M. Best rating of A (Excellent) and regulatory approval to operate in London, Bermuda, Luxembourg and United States.

We have also welcomed leaders in their fields from across the insurance industry, bringing a diversity of thought and approach.

We live our values in every facet of our business:

Earn our reputation

Everything we do affects how others see us. Our success depends upon our reputation, for which all of us share responsibility.

Straightforward and fair

We tell it like it is, with fairness, dignity and respect. We strive to do the right thing always, however hard it seems.

Determined to improve

However good we are, we are not complacent. We know we can always be better and we never stop trying to improve.

Inspired by opportunity

We come to the market and to every client engagement without baggage. There is no limit to what we can achieve together.

Enjoy being different

We feel positive about change and we are not afraid to try new things in our quest for a better way for clients, stakeholders and colleagues to do business.