Financial Manager at Telesure Investment Holdings (TIH)

Introduction

• The Financial Manager: Financial Reporting contributes to the organisational goals by effectively managing the accounting function to ensure accurate information is reported on in a timely manner.

Specification

• Keeping abreast of international reporting standards and all regulatory and legal frameworks in order to identify the impacts of any amendments and recommend changes to current processes and deliverables to account for these changes.
• Ensuring that all finance practices align to the regulatory and legal frameworks
• Detailed reviewing of monthly and annual financial statements to ensure compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
• Detailed compiling / reviewing of quarterly and annual financial statements – entity and group and returns to ensure regulatory compliance with the Telesure Board requirements and the Prudential Authority (PA) and other regulatory bodies
• Managing the external audit process to ensure accurate reporting within deadlines, by reviewing the detailed reconciliations and calculations contained in the audit file
• Identification of process efficiencies and industry best practice to ensure “first time right” reporting.
• Ensuring all financial process, procedures and controls are fully documented, up to date and demonstrably adhered to
• Jointly plan, schedule and prioritise Financial Reporting deliverables according to internal and external delivery requirements and deadlines
• Managing relationships with all internal and external stakeholder
• In conjunction with the Finance team, manage all aspects of staff resourcing, succession planning, management and development ensuring the right people are in place to support service delivery, achieving production and performance targets at all times and with a bias to upskilling, empowering and training resources
• Leverage all available information and data from our partners, the industry and internally to ensure we are constantly reviewing our departmental processes, systems and protocols with a view to improve efficiencies and to ensure best practice

Education
Essential

• Business / Financial Degree plus Hons / post graduate
• Qualified CA (SA)

Desirable

• Insurance industry related diploma / certification
• Strong knowledge of all IFRS statements relating to Insurance entities

Essential

Experience

• 3 years’ relevant experience in a Financial Role post articles
• Insurance Industry Experience including regulatory and financial reporting
• Desirable
• Management experience - > 2 direct reports outside of an audit environment

Job Closing Date:10/02/2020