Simply Business
Due to parental leave, an opportunity has arisen for a 12 month fixed term contract as our UK Financial Director.
Simply Business is growing, we’ve been successful over the last few years and our track record shows dominance in our sector. Our commercial challenge is how to maintain that growth, continually testing and expending out.
Reporting to Scott (Group Chief Finance Officer) and Alan (UK CEO), you’ll be given the freedom to commercially partner with the UK business making sure that we’re agile and effective in the delivery of our growth plans.
We’re looking for someone who is:
(We know it’s tough, but please try to avoid the confidence gap. You don’t have to match all the bullet points above to be considered for this role.)
This role is regulated by the FCA and it will have specific responsibilities under those regulations. We’ll explain these to you as part of the hiring process.
You’ll be performing Senior Management Functions under the Senior Manager and Certification Regime (SM&CR), this means you’ll also be subject to enhanced check and referencing in accordance with the FCA’s guidelines.
We encourage people of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive, supportive place for you to be you and do your very best work.
Looking for a 12 month role full of personal and professional development Apply today.
About Simply Business
We insure small businesses and enable big dreams – not just for our customers, but for our people and communities too. With over 900,000 active insurance policies, we protect builders, bakers, landlords, and more than 1,000 other trades.
We’re as much a technology company as one that sells insurance. We build, we fail, we learn, we improve. We’re a B Corp too, which recognises our strong track record of having a positive impact on people, society and the environment.
We support every team member to balance work and life effectively.
• remote working – you can balance working remotely and connecting with colleagues in the office
• mental health and wellbeing resources – access to counselling and technology to support your mental health
• flexible parental leave – we pay six months full pay to the primary caregiver, and four weeks full pay if you’re the secondary caregiver
• paid sabbatical – two weeks off when you’ve been here five years and four weeks off when you’ve been here 10, 15 and 20 years
• a dedicated learning platform – the platform lets you balance both work and life goals (including management and leadership programme)
• life event leave – an extra day of leave every two years for whatever you want: moving house, welcoming a new pet, or your birthday
We also make sure you’re compensated fairly.
• competitive salary – based upon your experience and the market we’re in from day one
• annual bonus – the potential to earn a bonus based on business performance
• pension – we match what you put into your pension up to five percent
• health cash plan – we reimburse your everyday medical expenses
• holiday entitlement – 25 days leave, plus bank holidays (you can also use your flexible benefits to get up to five days more!)
• life assurance – four times your basic salary
• flexible benefits scheme – an allocated allowance to use each year on things like private medical insurance, dental insurance, travel insurance, up to five days extra holiday, and gym membership.
Ready to join us and drive our success as a high-performing team? Apply today.
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