Vice President of Finance

Overview

Oliver James is seeking a strategic, high-impact finance leader to oversee enterprise performance, capital strategy, and operational finance across the organization. This is a rare opportunity for a seasoned professional with a strong insurance background to shape financial outcomes, influence executive decisions, and partner directly with the CFO and senior leadership.

• Optimize profitability across products, lines of business, and operations through strategic cost management, operational efficiency initiatives, and ROI-driven decision-making.
• Lead enterprise-wide capital strategy, including capital allocation, stress testing, ORSA planning, and solvency monitoring to support growth while maintaining rating stability.
• Collaborate with P&L owners, actuarial teams, and operations leaders to assess investments, evaluate financial risk, and build pro-forma models that guide critical business decisions.
• Drive data storytelling and executive communication, translating complex financial results into actionable insights for the CEO, Board, and rating agencies.
• Implement AI-enabled planning tools, cloud-based EPM platforms, and advanced visualization solutions to modernize forecasting, scenario modeling, and strategic planning.

• 10+ years of senior finance experience across insurance corporate finance, finance strategy, treasury, capital management, and/or corporate development.
• Deep expertise in financial modeling, scenario planning, capital adequacy analysis, and rating agency engagement.
• Proven track record of partnering with business leaders to drive measurable operational improvements and optimize financial performance.
• Ability to communicate complex financial concepts clearly to both finance and non-finance audiences.
• Hands-on experience managing cross-functional teams and influencing senior stakeholders with no ego, only results.
• Insurance industry experience is mandatory – candidates should understand operational, regulatory, and capital dynamics in life, P&C, health or multi-line insurance organizations.
• Professional credential: CPA or CFA preferred.
• Reports to:
  
  CFO
• Location:
  
  Remote

This is an opportunity for a strategic, operationally-savvy finance leader to influence enterprise strategy, drive measurable results, and partner with executive leadership to optimize capital, risk, and profitability across the organization.