About the position
Job Summary
- The Group Finance Manager is responsible for managing and coordinating the work of the Finance department comprised of Accounting, Treasury, Conservation and Revenue Collection/ distribution. Manage and lead a team through difficult periods including month end, year end audits and annual budgeting.
Key Performance Areas
- Financial Planning and Analysis: Assisting in developing financial plans, budgets, and forecasts to support the company's strategic goals.
- Financial Reporting: Ensuring accurate and timely preparation of financial statements and reports for internal and external stakeholders.
- Risk Management: Identifying and mitigating financial risks, ensuring compliance with regulations and implementing internal controls.
- Cost Management: Monitoring and optimizing expenses to enhance the company's financial performance.
- Cash Flow Management: Managing cash flow and liquidity to meet operational needs and financial obligations.
- Financial Strategy: Contributing to the development and execution of financial strategies aligned with organizational objectives.
- Stakeholder Management: Collaborating with various departments, auditors, and investors to communicate financial information effectively.
- Team Leadership: Supervising and supporting the finance team to achieve departmental goals.
- Tax and Regulatory Compliance: Ensuring compliance with tax laws and other financial regulations.
- Assist in the preparation of financial information required for monthly management meetings. Audit Committee packs, quarterly board packs and those required by various regulatory bodies e g Prudential Authority.
Tasks
Financial Planning and Analysis
- Assisting in developing financial plans, budgets, and forecasts to support the company's strategic goals
- Undertake strategic analysis and assist the FD with strategic planning and development of the annual and medium term plans and strategic objectives
- Accountable for timeous preparation of management accounts and financial reports and record keeping for the enterprise
Financial Reporting
- Ensuring accurate and timely preparation of financial statements and reports for internal and external stakeholders.
- Assist in the preparation of financial information required for monthly management information.
- Oversee vat and provisional tax computations.
Risk Management
- Identifying and mitigating financial risks, ensuring compliance with regulations and implementing internal controls
- Adhere to all regulatory requirements of all statutory bodies in conjunction with the Head of Compliance
- Develop and implement financial/accounting policies and internal controls in conjunction with the FD
- Responsible for internal and external audit liaison
Cost Management
- Monitoring and optimizing expenses to enhance the company's financial performance
- Oversee accounts payable and accounts receivable functions
Cash Flow Management
- Managing cash flow and liquidity to meet operational needs and financial obligations
- Review of accounts and investigation of variances and set recovery plans
- Involvement in commercial negotiations with banks and service providers
Revenue Collections
- Oversee the collection and distribution functions of the business together with the revenue team
Stakeholder Management
- Collaborating with various departments, auditors, to communicate financial information effectively
Team Leadership
- Supervising and supporting the finance team to achieve departmental goals
- Provide leadership, direction and management to the finance, revenue and accounting team
Tax and Regulatory Compliance
- Ensuring compliance with tax laws and other financial regulations
Essential Qualifications
Essential Experience
- 5 years or more Financial Services Managerial Experience
- Strong budgeting and finance experience in a corporate environment
- Numerical and information analysis experience for financial purpose
- Exceptional communication skills at all levels
- Ability to handle high levels of pressure and critical decision making
- Leading a team of financial specialists and Supervisors
- Multiple revenue systems and cash management
- Assets Management
- Developing and executing Financial Management policies
Desirable Experience
- 3 years or more experience in the Insurance Industry environment preferably with an understanding of IFRS17
Knowledge and Skills
- Excellent negotiator and communicator
- Active listening skills
- Good people skills
- High work ethic
- Good time management
- Analytical skills
- Team player
- Results driven and collaborative working skills
Span of Control
Job Summary
- The Group Finance Manager is responsible for managing and coordinating the work of the Finance department comprised of Accounting, Treasury, Conservation and Revenue Collection/ distribution. Manage and lead a team through difficult periods including month end, year end audits and annual budgeting.
Key Performance Areas
- Financial Planning and Analysis: Assisting in developing financial plans, budgets, and forecasts to support the company's strategic goals.
- Financial Reporting: Ensuring accurate and timely preparation of financial statements and reports for internal and external stakeholders.
- Risk Management: Identifying and mitigating financial risks, ensuring compliance with regulations and implementing internal controls.
- Cost Management: Monitoring and optimizing expenses to enhance the company's financial performance.
- Cash Flow Management: Managing cash flow and liquidity to meet operational needs and financial obligations.
- Financial Strategy: Contributing to the development and execution of financial strategies aligned with organizational objectives.
- Stakeholder Management: Collaborating with various departments, auditors, and investors to communicate financial information effectively.
- Team Leadership: Supervising and supporting the finance team to achieve departmental goals.
- Tax and Regulatory Compliance: Ensuring compliance with tax laws and other financial regulations.
- Assist in the preparation of financial information required for monthly management meetings. Audit Committee packs, quarterly board packs and those required by various regulatory bodies e g Prudential Authority.
Tasks
Financial Planning and Analysis
- Assisting in developing financial plans, budgets, and forecasts to support the company's strategic goals
- Undertake strategic analysis and assist the FD with strategic planning and development of the annual and medium term plans and strategic objectives
- Accountable for timeous preparation of management accounts and financial reports and record keeping for the enterprise
Financial Reporting
- Ensuring accurate and timely preparation of financial statements and reports for internal and external stakeholders.
- Assist in the preparation of financial information required for monthly management information.
- Oversee vat and provisional tax computations.
Risk Management
- Identifying and mitigating financial risks, ensuring compliance with regulations and implementing internal controls
- Adhere to all regulatory requirements of all statutory bodies in conjunction with the Head of Compliance
- Develop and implement financial/accounting policies and internal controls in conjunction with the FD
- Responsible for internal and external audit liaison
Cost Management
- Monitoring and optimizing expenses to enhance the company's financial performance
- Oversee accounts payable and accounts receivable functions
Cash Flow Management
- Managing cash flow and liquidity to meet operational needs and financial obligations
- Review of accounts and investigation of variances and set recovery plans
- Involvement in commercial negotiations with banks and service providers
Revenue Collections
- Oversee the collection and distribution functions of the business together with the revenue team
Stakeholder Management
- Collaborating with various departments, auditors, to communicate financial information effectively
Team Leadership
- Supervising and supporting the finance team to achieve departmental goals
- Provide leadership, direction and management to the finance, revenue and accounting team
Tax and Regulatory Compliance
- Ensuring compliance with tax laws and other financial regulations
Essential Qualifications
Essential Experience
- 5 years or more Financial Services Managerial Experience
- Strong budgeting and finance experience in a corporate environment
- Numerical and information analysis experience for financial purpose
- Exceptional communication skills at all levels
- Ability to handle high levels of pressure and critical decision making
- Leading a team of financial specialists and Supervisors
- Multiple revenue systems and cash management
- Assets Management
- Developing and executing Financial Management policies
Desirable Experience
- 3 years or more experience in the Insurance Industry environment preferably with an understanding of IFRS17
Knowledge and Skills
- Excellent negotiator and communicator
- Active listening skills
- Good people skills
- High work ethic
- Good time management
- Analytical skills
- Team player
- Results driven and collaborative working skills
Span of Control
Desired Skills:
- CA (SA)
- 5+ Financial Service Man
- Assets Management