Finance Business Partner

**Introduction**

**Disclaimer**
- As an applicant, please verify the legitimacy of this job advert on our company career page.

**Role Purpose**
- Partner with designated business area in order to support, advise and guide business decision-making through financial analysis, data and insights and provide holistic finance solutions that drive business performance.

**Requirements**:

- Degree in Financial, Management, Accounting, or related field
- Registered chartered accountant with South African Institute of Chartered Accountants or management accountant Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (Desirable)
- 3-5 years in financial management in an insurance environment
- Knowledge of the insurance and investment industry

**Duties & Responsibilities**
- Internal Process
- Keep abreast of trends, legislation and best practices within the financial management field in order to optimise service delivery.
- Develop partnerships with business leaders to determine their finance requirements and obtain insightful business understanding.
- Collaborate with business leaders to formulate short and long-term financial objectives and financial models for the business, in line with the overall business strategy of the segment.
- Partner with business leaders to assess the financial implications of new business initiatives and provide input to the financial feasibility of business cases.
- Contribute to the development of business cases for new initiatives and ensure that business cases are financial sound.
- Channel and evaluate request for financial information and analysis from the business in order to provide the business with meaningful and value adding information.
- Analyse financial information and provide financial analysis and data that supports the decision making for long range planning to support the realisation of the business strategy.
- Oversee the delivery of financial analysis, forecasting and what-if scenarios based on business requirements.
- Provide business leaders with insight regarding the interpretation and explanation of financial analysis, forecasts and scenarios in order to guide business decision making.
- Identity and measure key financial KPI’s that support financial and strategic objectives.
- Drive the delivery of daily, weekly and monthly KPI reporting and ensure the business is provided with readily obtained, accurate, meaningful measurements.
- Prepare management reports and identify where management action is required.
- Provide input into continuous improvement efforts by identifying opportunities, cost reduction, improvements and systems enhancement.
- Support and influence key operational and strategic business decision using financial analysis and data.
- Manage the execution of operational financial activities.

Client Services
- Build and maintain relationships with clients and stakeholders.
- Develop client service level agreements and standards in order to ensure clients receive clear and accurate information and are kept informed at all times.
- Drive efforts to improve client service and fair treatment of clients within area of responsibility.
- Incorporate client feedback into the enhancement of daily business processes and management operating systems.
- Participate and contribute to a culture which builds rewarding relationships, facilitates feedback and provides exceptional client service

People
- Develop and maintain productive and collaborative working relationships with peers, clients and stakeholders.
- Positively influence and participate in change initiatives.
- Continuously develop own expertise in terms of professional, industry and legislation knowledge.
- Contribute to continuous innovation through the development, sharing and implementation of new ideas.
- Take ownership for driving career development.
- Effectively manage time and ensure optimal productivity.
- Ensure technical product and legislative knowledge is always current in order to propose the most relevant and innovative client solutions and comply with governance requirements.
- Be self-confident, self-motivated and relentlessly pursue targets and goals.

Finance
- Control the budget for area of responsibility, including the authorisation of expenditures and implementation of financial regulations.
- Implement and manage financial risk methodologies, techniques and systems and use to monitor and report on financial activities.
- Investigate reported wilful acts of non-compliance to organisation policy and practice and report on findings.

**Competencies**
- Examining Information
- Developing Expertise
- Providing Insights
- Developing Strategies
- Meeting Timescales
- Checking Details
- Following Procedures
- Upholding Standards