Senior Manager: Finance Reporting at Afrizan People Intelligence

Our client in the Insurance industry is seeking to employ Senior Manager: Finance Reporting for a 6 months contract, reporting directly into Hollard Life CFO. The Senior Manager: Finance Reporting is responsible for the co-creation and implementation of the organisations strategic financial management and reporting, business analysis, budgeting, controls and forecasting. To ensure ongoing viability and secure financial future in line with the organisation’s business objective.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic financial support and guidance to the organisation
• Ensure financial controls are designed, implemented and managed within the organisation based on overall company guidelines
• Prepare and/or review monthly, quarterly and annual management information
• Analyse, report and review on organisational profitability, trends and balance sheet
• Prepare and communicate Exco Reports
• 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 attractive rate of return
• Provide actionable, relevant and time sensitive insight and information to business leaders 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
• Integrate and contract with the Central Finance and Finance Operations areas to ensure delivery to the business unit with in terms of agreed SLA's
• Be responsible and report on the overall business risk assessment and management process of the organisation, ensuring with the CFO, adequately assess and document risks faced by the organisation
• Financial systems designed, implemented and maintained
• Accounting policy and developments, staying abreast and implementation
• Responsible for integrated planning process
• Management of BU Finance team
• Primary relationship with Groups Auditors, and reporting to management and statutory financial reporting
• Member of Finance and Actuarial Forum

Qualification

• CA (SA)

Experience

• A minimum of 8 years post articles experience
• 5 years management experience, of which a minimum of 4 at a senior management level Insurance and Investment industry experience preferable

Required knowledge and skills

• Knowledge of accounting packages, systems and controls including budgeting Exceptional Business acumen and broad business knowledge
• In depth knowledge of financial accounting and related processes
• International accounting standards
• People leadership
• Related legislation
• Stake holder management
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills
• Analytical thinking skills
• Strategic thinking skills

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