Interim Group CFO

Overview

G MASS are supporting a PE-backed insurance group in the appointment of an Interim Group CFO to provide senior financial leadership across a diversified platform comprising a Lloyd's specialty lines Syndicate and a multi-class MGA business.

This is a strategic, group-level role requiring a technically strong CFO with deep insurance and tax expertise, capable of operating at Board and investor level. The successful candidate will play a key role in preparing the group for a refinancing process, and potentially a future PE exit.

The start date is flexible, ideally by late March. There is strong potential for the role to transition to permanent following a successful interim period.

Responsibilities

• Act as Group CFO, with accountability for financial leadership across the Lloyd's Syndicate and MGA platform
• Own and oversee the group's tax strategy, ensuring appropriate structuring, compliance, and optimisation across underwriting, MGA, and reinsurance arrangements
• Lead preparation for a refinancing process, including:
  • Development of detailed investor packs, financial models, and tax-sensitive value narratives
  • Clear articulation of tax positions, risks, and opportunities to PE investors and lenders
• Partner closely with PE sponsors, demonstrating a strong understanding of private equity value drivers and governance expectations
• Oversight of Group reporting, technical accounting, and financial controls
• Provide guidance of Insurance-specific tax considerations, including reserving impacts, deferred tax, cross-border structures, and transfer pricing where relevant
• Act as a senior leader across the group, managing complex stakeholder dynamics and operating effectively with strong, senior personalities

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a CFO or Group CFO within the insurance sector
• Demonstrable understanding of insurance-related tax implications, including underwriting, reserving, reinsurance, and cross-border considerations
• Strong technical finance background with the ability to lead and challenge advisors, not simply delegate tax matters
• Experience operating in PE-backed environments, with exposure to refinancing, capital events, or exit preparation
• Lloyd's of London Syndicate experience advantageous but not essential
• Commercially astute, resilient, and comfortable operating at pace in a complex, multi-entity group

Salary: to be discussed

Length: 6 months initial contract, with opportunity to be made permanent