Decision Support Lead

About us, purpose, experience and qualifications

**about us**:

- getting those that are not saving to save,
- getting those who are saving to save more effectively, and
- helping to fund Africa

**purpose**:

- To provide accurate financial reports and information by analysing and interpreting financial data and results**experience and qualifications**:

- Chartered Accountant Qualification Experience
- 3 to 5 year’s experience in a similar environment, of which 1 to 2 years ideally at junior (entry level) management level Competencies
- Analytical Thinking
- Judgement and Decision-Making
- Solutions Thinking
- Influence and Impact
- Commercial and Financial Acumen
- Mathematical Acumen
- Planning and Organising
- Building Relationships
- Assertiveness
- Drive and Results Orientation
- Resilience and Stress Management
- Cost and financial management knowledge and skills
- Financial Modelling**additional requirements**:
**responsibilities**:

- Provide input into the budgeting process and monitor utilisation for the financial year according to the operational plan
- Produce or review budget reports to make sure they accurately reflect work activity
- Ensure financial documentation is maintained to support accurate record keeping and future legislative requirements
- Escalate potential budget risks that may lead to increased costs or financial losses
- Present work proposals on planned activities that will require financial resources Allocate and approves expenditure
- Collate, analyse and evaluate data and information to forecast expenditure and cash flow trends and make recommendations to improve budget
- Collaborate closely with relevant business units and product houses as per strategy to identify revenue opportunities
- Drive opportunities for revenue growth and cost reduction such as adoption of digital and other self-service options across client base
- Build relationships that allow for the managing of expectations; the sharing of knowledge and diverse insights; and the creation of buy-in
- Engage in cross-functional relationships to obtain and to provide work support
- Ensure full understanding of customer needs to deliver a quality service
- Ensure customer service solutions are aligned to the business operational plan; Organisational values and service standards
- Communicate how customer service solution will be implemented and secures buy-in
- Ensure product knowledge and advice is technically accurate and provide customers with relevant information to keep them informed of products and service options
- Ensure resolution of customer queries and complaints timeously and ownership of issues
- Analyse customer feedback to help improve customer service
- Propose ideas to improve customer service
- Improve business decisions by providing accurate and reliable business intelligence (information) together with analysing trends and data
- Provide regular reports on delivery of services against agreed service level agreements and in terms of overall customer targets.
- Accumulate information to review work progress that provides input to reporting, decision making and the identification of improvement opportunities
- Ensure compliance with relevant statutory, legislative, policy and governance requirements in area of accountability
- Ensure implementation of relevant policies, governance and practice standards across the business
- Maintain knowledge on relevant legislative amendments, industry best practices and internal compliance procedures and requirements
- Ensure compliance is adopted in terms of systems and procedures as laid out by organisation and review in response to audit findigns and changes
- Develops an understanding of risks and risk management approaches Implement and provide input into the development of governance and compliance procedures and processes within area of specialisation and identify risks
- Educates others and makes suggestions for improvements
- Networks and participates in specialist risk forums where required
- Implement, monitor and control business processes according to quality standards; policy; and compliance and governance requirements in area of accountability
- Ensure the development, alignment, mapping and implementation of end-to-end processes aligned to the customer journey map
- Research, enable and consult on improvements and opportunities to harness technology and platform enablement
- Review existing processes and suggest innovative ideas to improve and streamline processes to drive efficiencies and minimise redundancy Monitor customer feedback reports and align processes to maximise efficiencies
- Provide input into the development of the business area tactical strategy in achievement of the overall business strategy
- Develop and implement an area operational plan in achievement of Business objectives