POSITION DETAILS
Position Title: Regional CFO, North America and UK&IR (NAUKI) Italy, Nordics & Central Eastern Europe (INORCEE)
Department: Finance
Reporting line: AXA Partners CFO + dotted line with the head of region
Location: Redhill, UK preferred; Brussels, Belgium; Cologne, Germany; Rome or Milan, Italy would also be considered.
POSITION SUMMARY
The incumbent will be accountable for leading the Finance function at regional level (NAUKI & INORCEE). The Regional CFO will partner with the members of the regional leadership team on plans and initiatives to grow the profitably of the business whilst ensuring financial compliance to local regulation. As a member of the Global Finance Executive Team, she/he also contributes transversally and proactively to the management and the transformation of the global finance family of AXA Partners.
DIMENSIONS OF ROLE
Responsible for leading the finance function in an organization with around 170 employees across 10 countries
Member of the AXA Partners Finance Executive team
Member of NAUKI & INORCEE Regional Leadership Committees.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Financial and Strategic Planning
In collaboration with the Finance central team, set the financial targets (Revenues, earnings, RoE, cash,..) for the region through producing Strat plans, budgets and forecasts. Decide on the split of these targets by entities, working with entity CFOs
Ensure the delivery on the targets for the region. Proactively communicate to the Finance central team on the execution of the budget, highlight risk and opportunities, propose and implement mitigating measures for the risks identified
Lead efficiency initiatives to optimize productivity in the region
Enforce Financial monitoring of CLP activity across the region.
Financial compliance
Sign off on financial and tax information published by the legal entities within the region
Ensure the effectiveness of the Internal control framework for financial reporting
Manage relationship with external auditors and other key external stakeholders (Tax authorities, regulators,..).
Finance and Strategy Team Lead
Lead and manage the entity Finance Heads and teams across the countries in the region to drive effective performance delivery and align objective
Lead the Finance team processes: recruitments, replacements, talent management, succession plans, retention, evaluations
Contribute transversally as a Finance Executive to the steering and management of the Finance team / processes for the AXA Partners Group.
POSITION CONTEXT
Organizational Summary
AXA is a global leader in financial protection, representing almost 100 billion Euros worth of turnover across its 3 businesses (Life & Savings, Property & Casualty and Asset Management). Wholly-owned by the AXA Group, AXA Assistance, an AXA Partners entity, is among the leading global assistance providers, with nearly 1.5 billion euros in annual revenue, and 10.8 million assistance cases handled in 2015. With over 8500 employees located in 33 countries, AXA Assistance manages networks of service providers in over 200 countries. We look after our customers and protect them by providing best-in-class solutions that go beyond situational response, anywhere, anytime.
AXA Assistance is the global assistance specialist provider, offering worldwide coverage across the following 4 lines of business:
Automotive – Guaranteeing mobility to customers everywhere and in every situation
Home – Assisting people with Home services to bring peace of mind for the whole family (including Legal Protection Services)
Health – Providing assistance all along the health cycle
Travel – Assisting clients 24h / day worldwide from pre-trip advice to medical repatriation/ evacuation or travel inconvenience
Reporting/ Working Relationships:
Global Finance Executive Team
Head of Region
Country managers of AXA Partners
Regional Executive Committee members
Country CFOs
Management Committee and Executive Committee members, AXA Group
AXA's global partners and other external stakeholders such as financial services regulators, auditors…
Your Profile
Skills & Experiences
Significant experience in leading the finance and/or strategy functions in a large, global organization
Technical skills such as financial planning and accounting, risk management
Accounting or business degree qualification
Knowledge of industry and local markets, regulatory environment, competitors
Problem solving skills and the ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions based on accurate and timely analyses.
Experience in a multi-cultural environment with proven leadership skills in managing multi-site teams
Ability to Influence stakeholders in one's own functional area, non-finance community and Excom members
In-depth understanding of financial and business dynamics of the assistance / insurance industry
High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results-orientation.
Fluency in English
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