Chief Financial Officer - Parktown at Hollard Insurance

Role Objectives:

The Divisional Chief Financial Officer is responsible to develop and safeguard a sustainable financial strategy for the business, through the creation and implementation of strategic financial management and reporting, business analysis, budgeting, controls and forecasting.  Further to ensure ongoing viability and secure the financial future in line with the business objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic financial support and guidance to the Business Unit, and Hollard partners where appropriate; including all necessary reporting
• Provide strategic financial direction to financially re-engineer the business to targeted profitability
• Provide strategic financial M&A support where appropriate
• Ensure financial controls are designed, implemented and managed within the BU
• Analyse, report and review of BU profitability, trends and balance sheet
• Interact with Reinsurance, Actuarial and Tax to ensure an integrated Financial support to the BU
• Ensure efficient and reliable Financial operations
• Manage operational financial processes to ensure efficient partner and business support
• Manage the budget process including CAPEX in line with group processes and guidelines
• Deliver capital management of projects to determine and guide activities that produce an attractive rate of return
• Provide actionable, relevant and time sensitive insight and information to the BU CEO to enable key business and strategic decisions
• Provide Finance leadership on Process Efficiency, Business Performance Measures and Management, Analytical Support and Predictive Analysis
• Integrate internal business information with market events and industry knowledge to identify new opportunities and formulate strategy
• Financial systems implementation and maintenance

Required Knowledge and Experience    

• Exceptional business acumen and broad business knowledge
• Strategic thinking – continuous improvement, strategy translation, innovation and creative thinking
• Result-driven with ability to establish credibility among varied audiences
• Strong people management (leadership) skills in a multidisciplinary environment
• Managing complexity
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Knowledge of accounting packages, systems and controls including budgeting
• In-depth knowledge of financial accounting and related processes
• International accounting standards
• Stress management / resilience
• 10 years post articles experience
• 8 years management experience, of which a minimum of 4 at a senior management / consulting level
• Ability to work across in a complex Business with varying stakeholders

Educational Requirements    

• Relevant postgraduate financial qualification
• CA(SA), FASA or equivalent NQF level 8 or higher qualification
• CFA and related qualifications will also be considered