Help shape the next phase of growth
Drive Further is an ambitious and growing collective of businesses operating across insurance, legal services, vehicle solutions and business support. We are now seeking an outstanding Chief Financial Officer to join our Board and play a central role in shaping the future of the Group.
This is a rare opportunity for an experienced financial leader to combine strategic influence, commercial decision-making and regulatory accountability within a dynamic and entrepreneurial environment.
Reporting directly to the Group CEO and working closely with multiple Boards, you will lead the financial strategy of the Collective, ensure the continued strength of our regulated insurance business and help drive sustainable growth across the Group.
Alongside responsibility for Group Finance, you will also oversee Technology, operational resilience and financial crime governance, providing leadership across several critical areas of the business.
For the right individual, this represents the opportunity to make a genuine Board-level impact in a business with ambitious plans and a strong platform for future growth.
About Drive Further Collective
The Drive Further Collective comprises a diverse group of businesses including:
- Financial & Legal Insurance Company Limited (F&L)
- Magnus Insurance Services Limited
- MSL Legal Expenses Limited
- MSL Vehicle Solutions Limited (including Dualdrive)
- Supportis Limited
- Supportis Law
Together, the Group delivers insurance, legal, vehicle and business support solutions to customers and partners throughout the UK.
The Role
As Chief Financial Officer, you will provide strategic financial leadership across the Group whilst holding key Senior Management Function responsibilities within Financial & Legal Insurance Company Limited.
You will act as both the approved:
- SMF2 – Chief Finance Function
- SMF17 – Money Laundering Reporting Function
The role combines commercial leadership with regulatory accountability, requiring an individual who can confidently support growth whilst maintaining strong governance, financial resilience and excellent customer outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
Working as a member of the Executive Leadership Team and Board, you will:
- Develop and deliver the Group's long-term financial and technology strategy.
- Partner with the CEO and Boards to support growth, profitability and strategic decision-making.
- Provide robust challenge and insight on acquisitions, investments, funding arrangements, capital deployment and major commercial initiatives.
- Hold accountability for SMF2 and SMF17 responsibilities within the Group's regulated insurer.
- Ensure effective capital management, liquidity planning, financial governance and regulatory reporting within a Solvency UK environment.
- Lead the Group's financial crime framework and maintain effective AML controls and oversight.
- Oversee Finance and IT functions, driving operational excellence, systems development and technology transformation.
- Build, develop and inspire high-performing teams and future leaders.
- Maintain strong relationships with regulators, auditors, banking partners and external advisers.
- Support the Boards through clear reporting, sound judgement and constructive challenge.
About You
You are likely to be an experienced CFO, Finance Director or senior finance executive with a proven track record of operating at Board level within a regulated environment.
You will bring both commercial acumen and regulatory credibility, with the confidence to influence strategic decisions whilst ensuring strong governance and control.
Essential Experience
- Fully qualified accountant (ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
- Significant senior finance leadership experience, including substantial Board-level responsibility.
- Strong knowledge of the UK insurance sector and its regulatory environment.
- Experience of insurance finance, capital management, prudential reporting and governance.
- Ability to meet the fitness, propriety and approval requirements associated with SMF2 and SMF17 responsibilities.
- Experience of financial planning, treasury, audit, tax and financial controls.
- Proven leadership of high-performing teams across complex or multi-entity organisations.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills.
- Demonstrable experience providing strategic challenge and insight to Boards and executive teams.
Desirable Experience
- Experience within a UK insurer or regulated financial services group.
- Knowledge of legal expenses insurance, broker or MGA markets.
- AML, financial crime or MLRO qualifications and training.
- Experience leading technology transformation or systems implementation programmes.
- Exposure to operational resilience, data protection and Consumer Duty requirements.
What success looks like
You will help Drive Further to:
- Deliver sustainable and profitable growth.
- Maintain strong capital, liquidity and regulatory compliance.
- Build a modern and scalable finance and technology function.
- Strengthen governance and operational resilience across the Group.
- Support excellent customer outcomes.
- Provide strategic leadership that contributes meaningfully at Board level.
Why join Drive Further?
This is more than a CFO role.
It is an opportunity to influence the direction of an ambitious group, work alongside an engaged leadership team and play a defining role in the next chapter of the business.
You will be trusted to challenge, advise and lead at the highest level, bringing together commercial insight, financial expertise and regulatory leadership to help Drive Further achieve its long-term ambitions.
