Paul Robotham

Experience

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  Odyssey Re UK

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2000

  Head of UK Reporting
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  Zurich Financial Services

  Mar 2000 - Sept 2005

  CFO Zurich Corporate Solutions

  Global corporate insurance solutions - structured wholesale insurance programs for multinational corporate businesses with sophisticated buying habits, inclusive of captive management, international programmes and reinsurance structuring.Segmental accounting, planning, reporting of Global business unit's activities across multiple jurisdictionsService agreements within Zurich group for business administration and financial servicesExpense managementFinancial accounts, planning forecasting. Show less

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  Arch Insurance Company Europe

  Oct 2005 - Jun 2013

  * Financial reporting and financial management* US Gaap reporting, IFRS reporting and Lloyd's reporting* Financial analysis* Capital management* Cross-border tax compliance and strategic planning* Business planning* Regulatory reporting in multiple jurisdictions including U.S.( NAIC, SoX and SEC); UK (FSA, Lloyd's), Germany (BaFin) , others.* Banking relationships and treasury management* M&A reviews* Solvency II preparation * Financial reporting and financial management* US Gaap reporting, IFRS reporting and Lloyd's reporting* Financial analysis* Capital management* Cross-border tax compliance and strategic planning* Business planning* Regulatory reporting in multiple jurisdictions including U.S.( NAIC, SoX and SEC); UK (FSA, Lloyd's), Germany (BaFin) , others.* Banking relationships and treasury management* M&A reviews* Solvency II preparation

  • Chief Finance Officer

    Oct 2005 - Jun 2013

  • Chief Financial Officer

    Oct 2005 - Mar 2013
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  Arch Underwriting at Lloyd's Ltd

  Feb 2009 - Mar 2013

  Finance Director

  Lloyd's syndicate managing agentOrganic start-up and Lloyd's license application began in 2008 was obtained after 12 monthsLicense for own Managing Agent awarded on start-up without Lloyd's incubationSolvency 2 implementation and evidence of complianceQS, SBF, Crystal tax reporting, AF1, audited accounts and detailed forecastsPillar 3 reportingIFRS conversion assessment

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  Navigators Underwriting Agency

  Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

  Finance Transformation Manager

  Group corporate accounting and external reportingTaxationGroup Reporting, Planning AnalysesFinance Transformation management, including: Finance algnment; global ledger implementation; reengineering the Close process; enhancing controls; enhancing forecasting and planning methods.Quality assurance for financial reportingRisk management and financial reporting internal control framework

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  DUAL International Limited

  Jan 2014 - Jul 2014

  Interim Finance Director

  Day to day financial management of the Dual group; monitoring variances to budgets of the consolidated international results for monthly management accounts; Board reports; Cash management; solvency monitoring; liquidity monitoring of claims floats.Projects: # finalise and implementation of Transfer Pricing methodology for the group.# Finalise the process flows and cash flows of a new joint venture which will enable aggregation of the group's binding authorities# develop cross-selling methodology for profit attribution# post acquisition objectives of a new subsidiary including release of trapped capital# Upgrade Payments authorisation processes# Accounting methodologies for income recognition Show less

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  Fiscal Reps Limited

  Jun 2015 - Nov 2015

  Finance Transformation Consultant;

  Strategic review of client's business processes for the completion and filing of tax services in all EU countries. Recommended technology solutions for 3rd party client data management and tax report filings efficiencies that would enhance its tax filing services by implementing. Detailed specification drafted for the process flows for a SQL Server suite repository for client's tax data and EU insurance premium taxes knowledge library, together with Sharepoint managemnt technologies.

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  Barbican Insurance Group

  Mar 2016 - Jun 2016

  Agency Finance Director BAML

  Responsible for finance supervision of Lloyd's of London regulated businesses.Attending board meetings and committee oversight meetings.Review financial integrity of quarterly produced financial performance reports.Review and filing of regulatory reports.

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  Self-Employed (consulting projects)

  Sept 2016 - now

  Consultant

  Seeking fixed term contract appointments consulting or interim cover.