Interim Director of Finance
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Job Summary
Purpose of the role
Were looking for an experienced and forward-thinking Director of Finance to lead our financial operations control framework external reporting and tax functions. Reporting directly to the CFO this role plays a critical part in building strong financial foundations while driving modernisation across our finance processes.
Youll thrive in a fast-paced environment where you can balance strategic leadership with hands-on delivery setting high standards driving continuous improvement and enabling growth.
This role can be considered as Interim 3-6 months and with a potential to become permanent.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Operations & Control
- Lead all aspects of financial operations including transactional finance cash flow and working capital management.
- Strengthen and embed a robust financial control environment ensuring integrity compliance and scalability.
- Oversee month-end quarter-end and year-end close processes delivering accurate and timely results.
External Reporting & Compliance
- Own statutory and regulatory financial reporting (under IFRS) ensuring accuracy transparency and compliance.
- Manage the year-end audit process serving as the key liaison with external auditors.
- Uphold strong governance and compliance standards across all financial reporting.
Tax & External Relationships
- Oversee all tax matters (corporate VAT and employment taxes) ensuring effective compliance and planning.
- Manage relationships with external tax and audit partners ensuring efficiency and alignment.
- Represent Zego externally on financial and tax matters with professionalism and credibility.
Leadership & Strategic Partnership
- Lead develop and inspire the finance team to achieve operational excellence.
- Partner with the CFO and wider leadership team to deliver financial insights that drive business decisions.
- Play a leading role in the ongoing finance transformation leveraging AI and automation to build a smarter more data-driven function.
What youll need to be successful
- Qualified accountant (ACA ACCA or equivalent) with extensive post-qualification experience in senior finance leadership.
- Strong technical accounting expertise (IFRS / UK GAAP) with a proven track record in external reporting and control.
- Experienced in managing tax audit and financial governance in complex fast-paced environments.
- Commercially aware strategic and comfortable operating in a scaling tech-led business.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills able to influence across the organisation and inspire teams.
- Experience in the motor insurance or insurtech sector is preferred but not essential.
- Passionate about innovation transformation and building robust financial foundations for the future.
Whats it like to work at Zego
Zego has a truly international and inclusive team unified by great ideas and collaborative thoughtfulness. Our people are the most important part of our story and everyone plays an essential role in our journey. We look for people who have expertise enthusiasm and who are motivated by change. Theres plenty of room to learn and grow as part of our ongoing training programmes or directly from other experts. Youll work alongside a talented group of people who respect each others differences and seek to understand fresh perspectives.
How we work
We believe that teams work better when they have time to collaborate and space to get things done. We call it Zego Hybrid!
Our hybrid way of working is unique. We foster a flexible approach that empowers every Zegon to perform at their best. We ask you to spend at least one day a week in our central London or Halifax office. Every team has the flexibility to choose the day that works best for them. We cover the costs for all company-wide events (3 per year) and also provide a separate hybrid contribution to help pay towards other travel costs. We think its a good mix of collaborative face time and flexible home-working setting us up to achieve the right balance between work and life.
Our approach to AI
We believe in the power of AI to meaningfully improve how we work - helping us move faster think differently and focus on what matters most. At Zego we encourage people to stay curious and intentional about how AI is leveraged in their work and teams to drive practical impact every day. This is your chance to do the most meaningful work of your career - and well provide you with the tools support and freedom to do it well.
Benefits
We reward our people well. Join us and youll get a market-competitive salary private medical insurance company share options generous holiday allowance and a whole lot of wellbeing benefits. And thats just for starters.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status or disability status. If you need any support with your application please get in touch with us on
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Crisis Management
- Marketing
- Public Relations
- Fundraising
- Media Relations
- Constant Contact
- Strategic Planning
- Social Media Management
- Team Management
- Public Speaking
- Wordpress
- Writing Skills
About Company
We are Zego - a commercial motor insurance provider that powers opportunities for businesses, from entire fleets of vehicles to self-employed drivers and riders. We combine best-in-class technology with sophisticated data sources to offer insurance products that save businesses time a ... View more
