Financial Director

The purpose of this role is to lead business and its development through collaboration with the M-Sure Executive Team, Board of Directors, and finance team. To direct, add value and enable business decisions through practical consolidated financial analysis, reporting, and controls across various business functions in line with the M-Sure strategy.
- Main activities will include:

- Management of financial matters and finance team,
- Budget development, planning & reporting,
- Management accounting, taxation, and financial reporting.
- Reviewing of payroll,
- Balance sheet control and cost management (financial soundness),
- Risk champion,
- To be commercially minded and ensure that the business achieves its budgets, targets, and growth.

**Position Overview**:
**Specific Role Responsibilities**:

- Maintain overall supervision and responsibility for the completeness and accuracy of the accounting records of each operating entity,
- Provide meaningful recommendations, explanations and highlights of concerns or anomalies by analysing and interrogating financial information,
- Develop, prepare, and submit accurate monthly financial reporting via Hyperion, in accordance with predetermined deadlines,
- Manage annual budget and quarterly forecast process, monitor expenses, carry out balance sheet reconciliation review and manage reporting processes monitor expenses, carry out balance sheet reconciliation review and manage reporting processes,
- Review consolidated monthly management accounts and provide commentary,
- Consolidate financial reports (quarterly Board Packs, including Risk Register) and make value-adding recommendations by using information from various sources,
- Analysis of product performance and interact with actuaries.
- Quarterly fund committee presentation
- Engage with all operational departments as well as Head office finance on financial and other matters,
- Evaluate financial processes and implement corrective action to ensure alignment and standardisation within the division. Ensure change controls, internal quality assurance reviews and other internal management processes are followed,
- Oversee development and implementation of finance projects. Engage with business, Software, and IT
- Monthly review and sign off of payroll,
- Provide support to business and finance operations departments
- Review tax returns/packs to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with applicable tax legislation and regulation,
- Engage with internal and external auditors.

**Qualifications and Experience**:

- CA (SA) and 10 years post articles; preferably worked across industries including financial services; manufacturing and distribution,
- Experience in Financial Risk Management in insurance sector.
- Experience with governance, policies, and financial controls.
- Experience in a leadership role in a similar environment,
- Experience in the motor or insurance industry will be advantageous
- Experience with business and financial systems,
- Good current-day knowledge of IFRS,
- Strong MS Office skills (Word, Excel (Advanced), PowerPoint, Visio),

**Skills and Personal Attributes**:

- Critical thinking and inquisitive nature,
- An entrepreneurial spirit,
- Strong analytical ability to interpret financial information, attention to detail,
- Ability to multi-task, cope under pressure, and succeed in a high-performance culture,
- Strong operational finance experience,
- Strong people management experience,
- Strong focus on ensuring internal controls are in place to mitigate risk and ensure the safe guarding of business assets.
- Strong ability to adapt to change,
- Strong verbal and written communication