Finance Director

3 weeks ago

Johannesburg, South Africa Talented Recruitment Full time

Gauteng, Johannesburg
- (Negotiable)

A client based in the insurance industry is seeking a Finance Director to direct the business from a financial and commercial perspective with key emphasis on driving financial performance. Based in Sunninghill, JHB.

**Requirements**:

- At least 2 years' experience in the finance industry and managing a team in a dynamic and highly competitive environment
- Chartered Accountant
- Experience in the insurance industry is beneficial.
- Experience in a Senior Finance Manager, Finance Director or CFO role.
- Exposure to and experience in financial modelling.
- Audit and Risk Committee feedback
- Board level experience advantageous
- Knowledge of insurance regulatory submission advantageous
- Demonstrated ability and experience advising and influencing executives, providing insights that lead to key decision making within the business
- Substantial experience in leadership and an ability to motivate and promote professional development of a cross-functional team
- Creative, strategic, and financial acumen coupled with strong business intellect necessary for taking the business to the next level
- Ability to influence and motivate others to maximise their efforts towards achieving the company’s business purpose
- Demonstrate business acumen, finance expertise and strategic planning skills
- Visionary leader who demonstrates the ability to interface and maintain effective working relationships with all departments
- Proven management skills
- Ability to collaborate with executives at a strategic and tactical level
- Deep understanding of regulation, coupled with an understanding of cost and revenue, capital allocation, and stakeholder considerations
- In-depth understanding of performance reporting and financial / budgeting processes

**Duties and Responsibilities**:
Commercial:

- Understanding the key value drivers of the business and implementing optimisation measures to maximise profitability.
- Building strong relationships with key stakeholders so as to ensure optimal margin extraction through the value chain.
- Leveraging technology to provide meaningful insight and analysis into financial reporting and analysis

Financial Reporting:

- Ensure timeous, accurate and complete monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting
- Stakeholder financial and compliance reporting requirements
- Board and audit and risk committee reporting
- Group consolidation experience

Budgeting:

- Producing the annual Financial Services budget for submission to the Board of Directors comprising income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement.

Forecast collation:

- Provide timeous forecast financial results on a continuous forward 12 month basis.
- Provide insight and analysis on the rolling 12 month forecast with key emphasis on EBITDA and cash generation for the Financial Services business.

Income Tax compliance:

- Responsible for income tax submissions
- Key liaison with SARS in respect to all Financial Services company income tax matters
- Dividend tax returns

Actuarial function:

- Management of internal and outsourced actuarial function
- IFRS 17 implementation

External auditor liaison:

- Key liaison with external audit in respect of Financial Services companies
- Drive external audit deliverables so as to ensure timeous external audit completion.
- Project manage operational finance deliverables to auditors

BEE Compliance:

- Experience in managing BEE Scorecard
- Liaison with external audit

Governance:

- Attendance of the board meeting and audit and risk committee meetings
- Responsible for submission of all financial and actuarial regulatory returns to regulatory authorities

Internal audit liaison:

- Implementation of audit improvements on findings and liaison with internal audit

Treasury:

- Take responsibility for Financial Services treasury and forecast cash generation.
- Investment management

People management and leadership:

- Provide leadership and manage a team of individuals in achieving the organisational objectives.

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- For more information please contact:

- Kelly Andrews

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