Responsibilities:
Finance Demand Plan & Business Ownership of Global Finance Platforms
Develop and maintain the three-to-five-year Global Finance business capability plan, identifying dependencies, evaluating priorities, and aligning investment decisions with Finance’s strategic objectives.
Represent Finance in decisions concerning the optimization and evolution of core Finance platforms, monitor delivery against agreed plans, and ensure that business requirements and expected outcomes are achieved.
Partners with Ascot’s Global IT function on the architecture, vendor management, and technical delivery of Finance platforms at group scale
Articulate Global Finance priorities, evaluate dependencies with other Ascot functional initiatives, and promote alignment between Finance requirements and enterprise platform decisions.
Embody The Ascot Way in daily interactions with colleagues, fostering engagement and development, collaboration, inclusivity, and individual accountability.
Group Finance Data Structures, Lineage & Master Data
Define the global Finance data model and establish processes for its ongoing governance and maintenance, including common reporting dimensions, hierarchies, mappings, and master data required to support consistent Group reporting and analysis.
Define and establish processes for maintaining clear end-to-end data lineage from source systems through Finance data warehouses and reporting layers to management reporting outputs, supporting auditability, reconciliation, and an effective control environment.
AI Use Cases in Finance
Identify, prioritize, sponsor, and govern AI use cases in Finance operations, measuring realized business value and alignment with Ascot’s enterprise technology, data, risk, and control requirements.
Automation and Controls
In partnership with local Finance transformation leads, identify, assess, and maintain a prioritized backlog of Finance automation opportunities, with clear business ownership, expected benefits, dependencies, and delivery priorities.
Establish Finance’s business-side requirements for data lineage, change logging, segregation of duties, and controlled change management across newly introduced AI, automation, and alternative technology platforms.
Requirements:
A minimum of 10 years of combined experience in finance operations, FP&A, enterprise resource planning or finance technology transformation.
A bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, data analytics, or technology is required. Professional accounting or finance certifications (such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CA, or CPA) preferred.
Significant experience leading Finance systems, data, or transformation initiatives in a complex, global organization, ideally within insurance, financial services, or another regulated industry.
Strong understanding of core Finance processes, including financial close and consolidation, management and regulatory reporting, planning and forecasting, and related control requirements.
Demonstrated experience defining business capabilities and requirements, developing multi-year roadmaps, prioritizing investment, and overseeing delivery of enterprise Finance platforms in partnership with IT.
Experience defining and governing Finance data models, reporting dimensions, hierarchies, mappings, master data, and end-to-end data lineage.
Practical experience identifying, prioritizing, and governing automation or AI use cases, with a clear focus on measurable business value, scalability, auditability, and risk management.
Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders across Finance, IT and Data; translate complex requirements into clear priorities; and drive alignment across global teams.
A track record of sponsoring or leading cross-functional change initiatives from business case and prioritization through implementation, adoption, and benefits realization.
This position may be filled at a different level depending on experience.
Compensation
For Actual base pay could vary and may be above or below the listed range based on factors including but not limited to experience, subject matter expertise, and skills. The base pay is just one component of Ascot’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include an annual cash bonus, and other forms of discretionary compensation awarded by the Company.
Stamford, CT Salary Range: $225,000 - $270,000
U.S. Based Employee Company Benefits
The Company provides a competitive benefits package that includes the following (eligibility requirements apply):
Health and Welfare Benefits: Medical (including prescription coverage), Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Commuter Account, Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Life Insurance, AD&D, Work/Life Resources (including Employee Assistance Program), and more
Leave Benefits: Paid holidays, annual Paid Time Off (includes paid state /local paid leave where required), Short-term Disability, Long-term Disability, Other leaves (e.g., Bereavement, FMLA, Adoption, Maternity, Military, Primary & Non-Primary Caregiver)
Retirement Benefits: Contributory Savings Plan (401k)
Skills Required
- At least 10 years of combined experience in finance operations, FP&A, enterprise resource planning, or finance technology transformation.
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, data analytics, or technology.
- Professional accounting or finance certification such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CA, or CPA.
- Significant experience leading Finance systems, data, or transformation initiatives in a complex global organization, ideally in insurance, financial services, or another regulated industry.
- Strong understanding of financial close and consolidation, management and regulatory reporting, planning and forecasting, and related control requirements.
- Experience defining business capabilities and requirements, developing multi-year roadmaps, prioritizing investment, and overseeing delivery of enterprise Finance platforms with IT.
- Experience defining and governing Finance data models, reporting dimensions, hierarchies, mappings, master data, and end-to-end data lineage.
- Practical experience identifying, prioritizing, and governing automation or AI use cases with focus on business value, scalability, auditability, and risk management.
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders across Finance, IT, and Data; translate complex requirements into priorities; and drive alignment across global teams.
- Track record sponsoring or leading cross-functional change initiatives from business case and prioritization through implementation, adoption, and benefits realization.
Ascot Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Ascot Group and has not been reviewed or approved by Ascot Group.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage in the U.S. is characterized as excellent, with indications that individual medical can be employer-paid in some cases. Company materials also highlight comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and wellness resources.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company contributions or match is consistently highlighted, alongside options such as HSAs and FSAs. This points to structured support for longer-term financial security.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO and paid holidays are emphasized, with additional leaves such as caregiver, adoption, and disability frequently included. Some locations note extras like birthdays off.
Ascot Group Insights
What We Do
Ascot Group is a global specialty insurance and reinsurance group with a record of underwriting excellence and superior claims service. Founded in 2001, Ascot provides a broad range of property and casualty products to customers worldwide through its Lloyd’s and Bermuda market platforms. In the United States, Ascot provides specialized insurance products to small and mid-sized businesses as well as offering underwriting services to high-quality carrier and syndicate partners.
