Chief Financial Officer/ Finance Value Management Officer- SBG Investment and Asset Management at Liberty Group South Africa

Purpose

• Accountable for leading the Finance and Value Management (FVM) function for the SBG Investment and Asset Management (SIAM) Business Line. Develops and executes the Finance and Value Management strategy and alignment to the SIAM Business Line; provision, oversight and sign off on financial statements.

Minimum Experience

• 10+ years experience in a similar environment, of which 3 - 5 years at executive management level

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas [NQF Level 07] in Finance Economics and Accounting

Additional Minimum Qualifications

• C.A. (S.A.) or Fellow of Actuarial Society of SA or equivalent qualification; Member of SAICA or ASSA or equivalent body Preferred

Key Responsibilities

• Accountable for the formulation of functional operating models and value-chain integration, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
• Proactively identify cross-functional problems of which the causes are ambiguous and uncertain, models alternative solutions, develop scenarios and establish contingency plans in alignment with the strategy.
• Plan for effective organisational management across the value-chain, set strategic objectives and priorities among existing services, processes or systems and new developments, and specify the required measurements to monitor performance effectiveness.
• Facilitate scenario planning by driving a strong agenda to migrate to this, through ArtificialIntelligence.
• Member of the following forums IAM Business Line Exco, IAM and Business Line financial, capital and risk forums, SBG management Excos, and any risk and compliance forums as required.
• Adopt and drive the measurement of relevant digital, platform and omnichannel related non-financial metrics to ensure focus and delivery of the financial outcome, key new revenue streams and digital migration.
• Drive and deliver Group scorecards that are agile to support the IAM Finance Business Line strategic performance across countries, where applicable.
• Drive and develop business strategies as related to new product offerings as relevant to IAM Business Line , ensuring the application of a customer level pricing lens.
• Drive the scenario planning and analysis, interpretation and projections of business results to support IAM Business Line in shaping the future.
• Investigate and report on value leakages and define mitigation strategies to resolve same within IAM Finance and Value Management Business Line.
• Manage equity partnerships with IAM Business Line partners and stakeholders, to drive research into, and selection and implementation of, platforms and interfaces, together with Innovation, to meet the platform needs of the Group.
• Plan, coordinate and execute the IAM finance planning cycles, taking into account business and SBG and IAM Group Finance and Value Management timelines and requirements.
• Provide all leading indicators that drive productivity and financial outcome for IAM Business Line.
• Provide input and influence to the digital and platform journey and understand the financial implications of customer behaviour by clearly articulating the forecasting outcomes across countries.