Regional Chief Finance Officer, NAUKI & INORCEE

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 100billion 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

AXA Partners is committed, with equal skills, to diversity & inclusion. Join a company that helps protect the forests! At AXA Partners, we plant a tree for every new recruit (with a permanent contract). Learn more about the Reforest Program here.

About AXA

AXA Group is the worldleader in insurance and asset management. We protect and advise our clients atevery step in their lives, by offering products and services which satisfytheir needs in the areas of insurance, personal protection, saving and assetmanagement. AXA is the leading insurance brand worldwide, with over 100 millionclients. We are transforming from payer to partner for our client, with astrong focus on risk prevention.

Our mission:Empower people to live a better life.

Our values: Customer First, Courage, Integrity and One AXA.

About the Entity

AXA Partners is an AXA transversal business unit offering a wide range of solutions in assistance services, travel insurance and credit protection.

AXA Partners’ role is also to implement innovative solutions emerging from the AXA Innovation unit.

Combining passion with advanced expertise, we design and deliver worldwide solutions for partners and communities. We protect what matters, when it matters.

What We Offer

By joining AXA Partners, youwill work in a responsible company, which offers a real culture of expertise& diversity. Our focus is on accelerating the development of everyone’sskills, whilst offering attractive and competitive compensation andopportunities for professional development and growth.

Additionally, atAXA, we work to make a real difference to people – when amazing things happenand when we create opportunities for a better life, the feeling of pride isextraordinary.

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