Job Vacancies at FNZ Group

Purpose of the role

• Provide Business Insight to support the FNZ TA SA business. This is done by:
• Using approved, state-of-the-art technologyto build dashboards and data mode
• Collaborating with our clients’ data professionals to improve current products to increase usage.
• Collaborating with wider audience to improve and develop our combined Data Management strategies.
• Contributing to the development, documentation, and adoption of DS1 solutions for non-technical and technical audiences.

Competencies and experience

• Personality and Attributes
• Good communication skills (verbal and written)
• Good interpersonal skills
• Analytical thinking
• Facilitation skills
• Creative thinking
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Negotiation skills
• Critical thinking

Personality and Attributes

• Good communication skills (verbal and written)
• Good interpersonal skills
• Analytical thinking
• Facilitation skills
• Creative thinking
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Negotiation skills
• Critical thinking

Skills and Experience

• Knowledge of the Financial and Investment Industry.
• Understanding of general business terminology.
• Experience in engaging with stakeholders at all levels of business.
• Able to present and communicate concepts and ideas clearly to an audience.
• Drive to gather accurate and comprehensive information.
• Able to collate and organise information.
• Experience in information classification and taxonomy.
• Able to interpret and simplify information.
• Keen understanding of data terminology and principles.

Data Management and Business Intelligence

• Provide data management services to external (Client related) and internal projects.
• Provide input to data deliverables, conduct root cause analysis into anomalies & provide feedback to requesters.
• Identify and recommend data management opportunities.
• Identify and recommend new metrics, attributes, datasets to support business intelligence requirements.
• Driving a Data-Driven approach to decisions.
• Driving on a Right-Data at the Right-Time principle to Intelligence.

Technical competencies

• Excellent digital literacy.
• DMBoK v2
• General MS Windows operating skills.
• Good knowledge of the Office 365 suite of tools (Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Solid knowledge of:

• SQL (ANSI – preferably T-SQL)
• Dimensional modeling (Kimble methodology)
• RDBMS architecture
• OLTP and OLAP concepts
• Data integration concepts (ETL / ELT)
• MS Data Platform.
• Azure Data Platform is advantageous.

Educational Requirements (Educational /academic qualifications

• Matric essential.
• Technical degree or diploma (in related industry) advantageous.
• Formal business/technical analysis training advantageous.
• Relevant data certifications advantageous.

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Key Performance Areas

• Overall responsibility of the Operational Finance for a group of Asset Management Clients
• Managing a team of 5 to 10 administrators.
• Ensure the team is adequately staffed and individuals can meet their assigned accountabilities
• Implementation and communication of strategy to your team. Align with overall Business Head’s strategy. Actively participate in appropriate senior management forums/discussions
• Ensure that the accounting and reconciliation function is managed effectively and efficiently; Monitor the monthly recoveries to/from Clients; Ensure reporting and delivery SLAs to clients are always met; Assist with the management of exceptions in the finance area daily; Ensure regular and timeous reporting on KPIs and bank and unit recon stats, and Review and management of month-end processes
• Ensure that all the appropriate internal controls are functioning effectively at all times and implement new controls to improve efficiencies; engage with other business units to address areas of concern
• Focus on client money rules; oversight of client’s cash balance and automation
• Assist team in terms of problem resolution and troubleshooting
• Ensure efficiency of audits, both internal and client
• Understand and review all possible risk in your area on a regular basis
• Liaison with clients and have regular relationship meetings
• Ownership and management of projects impacting the team
• Preparation of monthly management reports
• Manage your team in terms of performance appraisals, training; poor performance management; empower and mentor your team; involved in selection/recruitment/orientation; deal with incidents and disciplinary issues; managing leave schedules; effective succession planning.
• Drive and live the FNZ cultures

Prior Work Experience / Background:

• A minimum of 5 years management/leadership experience.
• 5 – 10 years experience within the financial services industry, specifically within an operational finance / back-office function.
• Understand the process flow and interaction between Finance and admin
• Bank and Unit reconciliation experience essential, understanding of finance processes and procedures

Technical / Special Requirements

• MS Office and excel proficiency
• Knowledge of accounting packages
• Knowledge of UT, asset management and retirement industry

• Strong Reconciliation skills and accounting knowledge
• Understand business processes
• Sound financial control skills

Personality Attributes

• Process driven
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Delegates appropriately and effectively
• Ability to self-motivate and use initiative
• Ability to work in a stressful environment
• Ability to work as a team member
• Excellent organizational skills
• Analytical – lateral thinker and strong problem solving skills
• Time management skills
• High degree of accuracy/attention to detail
• Deadline driven, good stress management
• Emotional maturity
• Adaptable and versatile to change
• High client centricity, and the ability to deliver to multiple clients
• Accountable
• Proactive
• Professional
• Energetic
• Ability to prioritise
• Desire to learn and grow
• Decision making skills
• Conflict management skills

Educational Requirements

• BCom in accounts or similar
• Knowledge of accounting software