Financial Planning Expert

3 days ago


Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa The Recruitment Council Full time
About the Role

The Recruitment Council is seeking a highly skilled Financial Planning Expert to join our team.

The successful candidate will have a deep understanding of life insurance and financial services, with strong business performance acumen.

The key responsibilities of this role include:

  1. Leading the preparation and review of monthly performance updates for the Group Exco, including KPI analysis, trend identification, and variance explanations.
  2. Overseeing the drafting of commentary and presentations for internal reports to the Audit Committee and Board.
  3. Delivering commercial insights and performance analysis, identifying trends and providing constructive challenges to business units.
  4. Monitoring and reviewing industry and analyst reports to adapt disclosures in the integrated report and results presentations as needed.
  5. Collaborating across the business to ensure alignment with evolving requirements.
  6. Developing impactful financial analyses and insights to support decision-making.
  7. Managing the Q&A bank for results and overseeing quarterly/strategic business review processes.
  8. Ensuring robust internal controls and measurement systems for management reporting.
  9. Visualizing financial insights to facilitate strategic decisions.
  10. Analyzing business unit financial outcomes, evaluating strategic impacts and implications.
  11. Providing ad-hoc insights on matters like investor relations, financial modeling, competitor analysis, and business planning for the clients activities.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science, Chartered Accounting, Financial Management, or Management Accounting, and a minimum of 5 years' senior-level financial planning and analysis experience.



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