marshmallow - Director of FP&A

Remote - London4w ago

Remote Director EMEA Insurance Fintech Accountant Director of Security Team Leadership Budget Forecasting Reporting Procurement Financial Reporting

Requirements

• Qualified accountant — ACA or ACCA strongly preferred • Significant FP&A experience in a high-growth, complex business; experience working across multiple regulated entities or subsidiaries is a strong advantage, as is an insurance or financial services background • Comfortable operating at both Group and entity level — you understand that each Board has different needs and you can adapt your output accordingly • Proven ability to build budgets and forecasts at entity, product, and Group consolidated level • Experience designing and delivering Board KPI frameworks across multiple legal entities with different regulatory and commercial contexts • Hands-on experience with Planful and NetSuite; you know how to get the best from both platforms • Track record of producing and presenting Board and SLT-level financial decks — you are articulate, confident, and distil complexity into clarity • Experience standing up or significantly transforming a finance or operational function • Curious and ambitious — you are never satisfied with good enough and you ask the questions others don’t think to ask • AI-forward — you think actively about how technology and AI can transform FP&A, and you bring that vision to your team • Autonomous but collaborative — you are comfortable leading independently, and you know when to bring people with you • Adaptable — you enjoy pivoting when the business changes direction and treat transformation as an opportunity • Values-driven — direct, thoughtful, ambitious, and genuinely committed to doing right by customers and colleagues

Responsibilities

• We are also at the point of launching Planful as our Group FP&A platform, and we want someone who arrives energised by that — ready to shape how it embeds across the business and what it unlocks for the finance team. • The Group CFO has a clear vision for the Finance function: to build something genuinely innovative and AI-led — a function that uses technology not as a support tool but as a core part of how we plan, analyse, and make decisions. We are looking for someone who shares that ambition, who thinks actively about what AI can do for FP&A, and who has the drive and practical capability to deliver the change needed to make that vision a reality. • FP&A Leadership — Group & Entity Level • Own the Group’s annual budget and rolling forecast cycles, building plans at both Group consolidated level and for each regulated entity: MIL, MFSL, and MCSL • Serve as the primary FP&A business partner to each entity’s leadership team, ensuring every regulatory Board has the financial insight and KPI reporting it requires • Design and maintain a suite of entity-level and Group Board KPI packs, tailored to the regulatory context, strategic priorities, and audience of each entity • Lead monthly and quarterly financial performance reviews, providing clear, actionable commentary to the Group CFO and SLT • Build and maintain financial models supporting strategic planning, scenario analysis, and capital allocation across the Group • Partner with business unit GMs and functional leads to translate commercial activity into financial outcomes at both entity and Group level • Own the production of Group and entity Board financial reporting packs — and present them with confidence to senior stakeholders and Board members • Planful Launch & Embedment • Join at the point of Planful’s go-live and take ownership of its adoption and continuous development across the Group • Drive best practice in the platform, working with Finance and the wider business to ensure it delivers on its potential • Act as the internal champion for modern, AI-assisted FP&A workflows and tooling • Procurement — Build from Scratch • Design and stand up Marshmallow’s Procurement function, defining policy, governance, supplier management frameworks, and tooling • Embed procurement rigour across the Group without creating unnecessary bureaucracy • Drive commercial value through smarter vendor relationships and spend visibility • Treasury & Investments — Growth Path • As you establish yourself, take on ownership of treasury operations and investment management activity • Support the CFO in managing the Group’s balance sheet, liquidity position, and returns on invested assets • Develop a treasury governance framework appropriate for a regulated, fast-scaling financial services group • Team & Stakeholder Leadership • Lead, develop, and grow the FP&A team, setting high standards and building long-term capability • Act as a genuine thought partner to the CFO and co-CEOs on financial strategy and operational performance • Operate with autonomy and confidence — you will be trusted to drive your agenda without being micromanaged

Benefits

• This is a rare opportunity to step into a broad, high-impact finance leadership role at a company that is genuinely at an inflection point. You will have real ownership, a clear growth path, and the backing of a CFO and leadership team who believe in investing in their people. • We move fast and we build things properly. If you are looking for a role where you can shape multiple functions, develop your career across FP&A, procurement, and treasury, and work in a team that takes both financial rigour and intellectual curiosity seriously — this is it. • Diversity of thought • We know the best ideas come from having different perspectives in the room - and we're committed to hiring fairly, regardless of background, identity or experience. If you see yourself in this role, we'd encourage you to apply.