Business Partner:Finance at Old Mutual South Africa

Job Description

The Finance Business Partner is responsible for improving strategic, financial and operational decision-making across the Business.

• Manage the Business Performance activities for the business, including Monthly reporting, Planning and Forecasting.
• Forecasting the Business capital and liquidity requirements and identifying initiatives to optimise them.
• Ownership of monthly business performance reporting, ensure the financial performance including risks and opportunities are clearly communicated to Exco, Board and Management.
• Ownership of the business’s Financial models used in Planning and forecasting process, ensuring accuracy and completeness of models. Challenge assumptions and work closely with business.
• Identify and lead initiatives to improve, automate and scale forecasting and reporting tools and processes.
• Business partner with business functions (e.g. Accounting, Business Intelligence and Data Analytics, Sales and Marketing, and others) to analyse and report on the financial impact of decisions across the company
• Prepare analysis and support communication to product leaders, board members and executive staff
• Develop the financial model for the business build/running the business and ensure accurate reporting in line with forecasts

REQUIREMENTS

• Excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Exceptional financial modelling skills
• Strong experience with visualisation tools (Tableau/ThinkCell)
• Commercial awareness
• Strong analytical and inquiring mind
• Excellent communication skills
• Financial services/Banking background preferred
• Strong knowledge of capital and liquidity frameworks in banking

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

• CIMA / CA (SA) / similar
• 3+ experience in similar role

Education

• Chartered Accountant

Closing Date: 6th, May 2022