JOB TITLE Interim Finance Project Manager DEPARTMENT Finance LOCATION London REPORTS TO Finance Director & Solvency II Programme Manager DAYS OF WORK Monday to Friday HOURS OF WORK 9.30am to 5.30pm CONTRACT PERIOD Initially 6 months with potential extension to first quarter 2012 JOB SUMMARY As a result of the new Solvency II regulations due to come into force December 2012, there is an urgent requirement to undertake the re-engineering of Our client’s end to end finance reporting process including some elements of the Actuarial process. The plan is to utilise a firm of ‘experts’ to help shape what needs to be done. The selection of these experts is underway. The Finance PM will support the Finance and Actuarial Directors and their teams and work with the firm of experts during the initial (about 3 months) period to ensure a workable, fully costed and planned solution is agreed. The PM will then take responsibility for the implementation of the agreed project of change, working with all areas of Our client including the IT team. Our client has a fully structured Solvency II programme with five work streams of activity. This particular project sits within the Regulatory Work Stream, working with all the key stakeholders in Finance. Timescales are challenging, as the business needs to have implemented new procedures and systems by September 2011 in order to start testing and moving towards parallel running by December 2011. MAIN DUTIES Support the Finance and Actuarial Directors and their teams and work with the firm of experts during the initial period to ensure a workable, fully costed and planned solution is agreed. Manage the implementation of the re-engineering of Our client’s end to end finance reporting process including some elements of the Actuarial process. Work with the Solvency Smart Programme Manager in conjunction with the rest of the SS Programme of work to ensure all associated projects are interlinked. Work with all other areas of Our client including the IS team to effect a successful solution. TECHNICAL SKILLS Experienced accountant, Project Management skills, Stakeholder Management skills EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS Qualified accountant or someone with significant experience in running and managing a finance function Prince II would be useful. RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Has re-engineered a finance function in a financial services business, within Insurance. Experience of a Lloyd’s Insurance business Project / Programme management experience. Exceptional stakeholder management skills. Change manager. PERSONAL SKILLS Ability to work in a complex and changing environment. Adaptable Self-motivated Confident Reliable Hard working and committed Able to liaise with staff at all levels Approachable