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Minimum Requirements

Experience / Education:

• BCom Accounting Degree as well as 5 years relevant experience in the property management industry.

Skills required:

• Computer literacy: SAP; NICOR, MDA, MS Office - Excel Advanced, Outlook and Word; Administration Skills; Time Management, Communication.

Knowledge required:

• Detailed knowledge of all financial policies, procedures and processes, capital expenditure, contract
• management legal aspects, income statements, balances sheets, budgets, forecasts, IFRS and Tax.

Competencies required:

• Communication, analytical thinking, problem solving and decision making, customer relationship
• building, team leadership, change leadership, financial and business acumen, challenging,
• customer and quality focus, self-confidence, teamwork and co-operation, drive and productivity,
• accuracy, methodical, challenging, tolerance for stress, applied strategic planning.

Major drivers of work volume:

• Number of tenants; Number of buildings; Number of clients; Complexity of reporting needs.

Interface / relationships with:

• Internal: Procurement, Banking, Accounts Payable, IT, Finance and Admin Managers, Accountants,
• OPCO's, SSC, Business
• External: Contractors, Clients, Financial Directors, Tenants, Property Asset Management, Financial
• Directors, Accountants, Auditors, Regulatory bodies e.g. SARS

Duties and Responsibilities

Main purpose / objective of the position:

• To ensure that finance is seen as a value adding business partner (Business, Tenants, Property Asset Management and External clients). 
• Develop Finance's influence in the making of business decisions. 
• To oversee and manage all aspects of the Client Portfolio Financial Department. 
• To develop systems that cater for the reporting needs of Property Owners.

Decision making authority:

• Employees in this band make the rules and establish precedents enabling lower bands to produce.
• They interpret the strategy laid out by Senior Management by applying material and manpower
• resources to achieve objectives outlined in the strategy specific to minor organizational function.
• This position operates within budget parameters and Decision framework

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Item Minimum requirement

• Formal Education This position requires a minimum qualification of a Bachelor’s Degree(NQF7) in IT or related qualification, with at least one professional testing certification at Practitioner level.
• Added Advantage: ISTQB certification at advanced level.
• Experience The incumbent requires at least 5 years’ experience managing IT quality assurance within an IT environment, with at least 3 years at middle management/supervisory level.

Duties and Responsibilities

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS (KPA’s)

Strategic Function 

• Contribute to providing quality assurance of all IT products and services introduced into the company's operating environment.
• Contributes to the development and implementation of the BU balance score card (BSC) initiatives.
• Product Management

Quality assurance planning and execution:

• Ensure an appropriate quality assurance strategy is applied to meet the requirements of the specific IT services or product, including:
• that an appropriate quality assurance methodology is applied for the relevant IT product/service
• that the required resourcing and timing for quality assurance is aligned to the delivery timelines
• that the appropriate tools and techniques are applied in providing quality assurance
• that appropriate quality assurance thresholds and criteria are applied to ensure quality products and services are delivered

Manage the creation and production of:

• test plans for IT projects 
• test cases and test procedures for all products/services
• test scripts for various test cases
• test reports

• Ensure that the necessary IT environments for quality assurance are in place, including:
• SIT environments for application and infrastructure projects
• UAT environment for application and infrastructure projects

Manage the following quality assurance processes:

• Installation testing
• Configuration testing
• Integration testing
• Functional and system testing
• Regression testing and retesting
• Stress/Load and Performance testing
• Ensure efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of quality assurance by implementing automation of testing where possible.

Quality assurance team leadership

• Identify resources needed and assign individual responsibilities to quality assurance team members.
• Direct and coordinate activities of testing personnel to ensure quality assurance progresses is on schedule and within budget.
• Reviews / approves work plans of external service providers or consultancy services contracted to execute quality assurance on project.

Stakeholder Management

• Establish, build and maintain collaborative working relationships with relevant internal stakeholders.
• Build and maintain positive and value-adding relationships with relevant external stakeholders.
• Scan the environment to ensure a clear understanding of stakeholder needs.
• Proactively interact with stakeholders to determine their needs and deliver on them accordingly.
• Engage with both internal and external stakeholders to identify and evaluate performance barriers and success in order to continuously improve on the service delivery.
• Work in collaboration with colleagues in the centre to ensure timeous delivery of the work.
• Establish and maintain relations with recognised professional bodies within own professional sphere.
• Manage service level agreements (SLAs)

People Management 

• Support the implementation of the activities outlined in the BU People Plan, transformation/culture plans.
• Manage team performance to drive productivity.
• Motivate, coach and mentor staff to ensure maximum productivity and development of the staff to their full potential.
• Participate in initiatives to attract talent.

Financial and Operational management

• Contribute to the compilation of centre budget, and manage project expenditure related to functional area.
• Ensure compliance to the organisation’s governance processes, policies and processes. 
• Manage supply chain processes within own functional area.

Other responsibilities (Applicable to All JD’s)

• Perform and/or manage other projects, tasks and assignments delegated by the senior manager not stipulated in the role profile description as and when required.

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Item Minimum requirement

Formal Education

• This position requires a minimum qualification of a National Diploma (NQFlevel 6) in IT or related field, with at least one testing related certification at Foundation level

Experience

• The incumbent requires at least 3 years’ experience providing quality assurance in an IT environment

Duties and Responsibilities

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS (KPA’s)

Strategic Function 

• Contribute to providing quality assurance of all IT products and services introduced into the company's operating environment.
• Support the implementation of the centre Balance Score Card (BSC) initiatives.
• Product Management 
• Quality assurance execution:

Responsible for the creation and production of:

• Test cases
• Test scripts for various test cases
• Assist end users with acceptance testing on system changes
• Calculate test effort for given testing tasks i.e. planning, design, execution, and reporting using detailed work breakdown structures
• Execute specific tests (system testing, regression testing) using structured techniques 
• Document and report testing progress on various projects
• Undertake static testing based on rules and/or checklists
• Record, track and manage software defects.
• Record and document testing results and compare to expected results.
• Detect software failures so that defects may be discovered and corrected.
• Maintain accurate records of anomalies and issues regarding testing.
• Maintain database of software defects.

Quality assurance reporting

• Generate historical analysis of test results to track patterns that can be used to improve the system under test.

Stakeholder Management

• Maintain effective relations with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Build collaborative relationships with internal and relevant stakeholders.
• Support initiatives of sharing insights, risks and experiences.
• Manage the feedback process to stakeholders by tracking all queries received, getting the relevant information and formulating appropriate responses according to the approved protocol.

People Management 

• Manage own performance to drive productivity.
• Participate and/or take lead in the business unit transformation/culture plans.
• Provide support to the management team with regard to centre management and other people related tasks.

Financial management and Operational Management

• Ensure compliance to company policies and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with internal processes and procedures.
• Manage supply chain processes within scope of work.

Other responsibilities (Applicable to All JD’s)

• Perform and/or manage other projects, tasks and assignments not stipulated on the Job description as and when required

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REQUIRED MINIMUM EDUCATION/TRAINING

• Relevant Bachelor’s Degree
• Registered with professional bodies (such as the Compliance Institute and/or Institute of Risk Management).
• Professional Body qualification/s(advantageous)

REQUIRED MINIMUM WORK EXPERIENCE 

• At least 5 years job-related experience

Duties and Responsibilities

• KEY RESULT AREA
• Implement risk management practices
• and assess risks within the company environment in collaboration with Manager.
• Monitor the effectiveness of the Risk Committee and risk champions within the company
• Provide assurance on the Fund’s level of risk compliance
• Incorporate compliance awareness into company culture.
• Provide assurance on the Fund’s level of compliance with operational and regulatory / legislative requirements
• Serve on various governance structures and facilitate the resolution of non-compliance incidents
• Foster a risk and compliance awareness culture
• Conduct risk and compliance awareness campaigns throughout the Fund.
• Co-facilitate awareness programmes with identified stakeholders.
• Provide guidance on strategic and business projects with regard to risk related matters.

Provide project management support

• Participate in projects or collaborative business initiatives, and provide support on risk management activities
• Provide support on strategic and business projects
• Implement fraud risk management practices
• Implement fraud prevention frameworks, policies and plans
• Conduct preliminary investigations into suspicious activities
• Provide assistance to investigative authorities in connection with a fraud matter
• Follow up on fraud cases and provide periodic progress reports to governance structures
• Fraud prevention frameworks developed and implemented
• Establish and implement business continuity management (BCM) practises and procedures
• Facilitate maintenance of BCM programme (BCP Strategy; planning and testing)
• Provide guidance to business units on business continuity management
• Submit reports to various governance structures on status of BCM for the Fund
• Management of business continuity management (BCM) programme for the Fund
• Assist with the implementation of a combined assurance model
• Establish partnerships with internal and external assurance providers in order to provide a coordinated approach to all the assurance activities of the Fund
• Liaise with external and internal auditors, providing them with accurate information in a timely manner.
• Perform activities commensurate with the Fund’s risk management policy and combined assurance practices and procedures.
• Provide assurance on the Fund’s level of risk compliance
• Incorporate compliance awareness into company culture.
• Assist with the design and implementation of a formal compliance programme i.e. establish and implement frameworks; policies and procedures; formal monitoring; and regulatory / legislative compliance reporting.
• Provide assurance on the Fund’s level of compliance with operational and regulatory / legislative requirements
• Serve on various governance structures and facilitate the resolution of non-compliance incidents
• Foster a risk and compliance awareness culture
• Conduct risk and compliance awareness campaigns throughout the Fund.
• Co-facilitate awareness programmes with identified stakeholders.
• Provide guidance on strategic and business projects with regard to risk related matters.
• Provide project management support
• Participate in projects or collaborative business initiatives, and provide support on risk management activities
• Provide support on strategic and business projects
• Implement fraud risk management practices
• Implement fraud prevention frameworks, policies and plans
• Conduct preliminary investigations into suspicious activities
• Provide assistance to investigative authorities in connection with a fraud matter 
• Follow up on fraud cases and provide periodic progress reports to governance structures
• Fraud prevention frameworks developed and implemented
• Establish and implement business continuity management (BCM) practises and procedures 
• Facilitate maintenance of BCM programme (BCP Strategy; planning and testing)
• Provide guidance to business units on business continuity management
• Submit reports to various governance structures on status of BCM for the Fund
• Assist with the implementation of a combined assurance model

• Establish partnerships with internal and external assurance providers in order to provide a coordinated approach to all the assurance activities of the Fund
• Liaise with external and internal auditors, providing them with accurate information in a timely manner.