Finance Business Partner at MMI Holdings

Job description

ROLE PURPOSE:

Partner with designated business area in order to support, advise and guide business decision-making through financial analysis, data and insights and provide holistic Finance solutions that drive business performance.

REQUIREMENTS:

• BCom Honours in Accounting, Financial Management or Management Accounting
• CA with Financial Management experience (excluding Audit)
• 3-5 years experience in financial management within life insurance industry
• Willingness to travel
• Fluent in English

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

• Collaborate with business leaders to formulate short and long-term financial objectives and financial models for the business, in line with the overall business strategy of the segment.
• Contribute to the development of business cases for new initiatives and ensure that business cases are financially sound.
• Analyse financial information and provide financial analysis and data that supports the decision making for long range planning to support the realisation of the business strategy.
• Provide business leaders with insight regarding the interpretation and explanation of financial analysis, forecasts and scenarios in order to guide business decision making.
• Identity and measure key financial KPI's that support financial and strategic objectives.
• Drive the delivery of daily, weekly and monthly KPI reporting and ensure the business is provided with readily obtained, accurate, meaningful measurements.
• Prepare and present management reports and identify where management action is required.
• Provide input into continuous improvement efforts by identifying opportunities, cost reduction, improvements and systems enhancement.
• Support and influence key operational and strategic business decision using financial analysis and data.
• Execution of operational financial activities.
• Produce expense and sales budgets, forecasts and variance analysis
• Manage the monitoring and tracking of fit for purpose budgets to ensure the segment operating model is adequately budgeted for.
• Proactively engage with business to forecast expenses and identify solutions to enhance cost effectiveness and increase operational efficiency.
• Monitor financial performance by measuring and analysing business results, initiating corrective actions and minimizing the impact of variances.
• Control and track the budget for the various departments.
• Prepare a summary of all departmental budgets that roll up to the consolidated budget

All positions will be filled in accordance with our Employment Equity policy.

We also encourage people with disabilities to apply.

If you do not receive a response within 2 weeks please consider your application unsuccessful for this position but your details will be kept on record for any other suitable opportunities that arise.

This advert is subject to close prior to the stipulated closing date.