Head of Business Insights at Discovery Limited

We are looking for an exceptional financial leader with solid financial planning and analysis experience in financial services. Must have an excellent understanding of insurance, banking, health and investments, and experience in building and leading a high-performance team. The successful candidate will have an outstanding understanding of the complexities of long-term insurance. This is a rewarding, challenging role in a complex environment and will best suit a motivated self-starter, who is resilient, a quick thinker, and able to hit the ground running.

Areas of responsibility

• Interrogating the financial environment to develop critical insights into the operational performance of the Group and each of its subsidiaries
• Own cash flow reporting for the Group, including the development of segmental cash flows and cash flow forecasting
• Own the non-IFRS key performance metrics, including the definition of data, consistent use of naming conventions and the central data repository
• Ownership of the end-to-end annual budget process
• Support the strategic long-term capital planning
• Manage the forecast process, including the implementation of rolling forecasts
• Understand business drivers and perform scenario analysis – a good understanding of reserving and the impact of yield curve movements, general shifts in mortality, lapses, etc will support the ability to provide a range of possible outcomes
• Group consolidated variance analysis and reporting
• Support variance analysis and reporting at business unit level
• Obtain a detailed understanding of stakeholder needs and translate into clearly defined reporting requirements
• Develop and generate standard and ad-hoc reports to meet reporting requirements
• Perform exco, audit committee and board reporting
• Support reporting and analysis of expenses
• Recruit and retain talent, team management
• Support the reporting optimisation function - key part of the EPM implementation team
• Define and support the performance dashboard design and implementation
• Implement finance processes and relevant controls over areas of responsibility and ensure adequate documentation thereof
• Support the CFO, Office of the CEO and other key stakeholders
• Ad hoc analysis and reporting as required
• Work collaboratively with the Discovery Group Finance team and business finance teams

Profile

• Exceptional CA(SA) with solid financial planning and analysis experience – non-negotiable
• Experienced in setting up a function and building a high-performing team
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Very strong understanding of finance processes and finance systems
• Ability to grasp complex concepts quickly, and translate analysis into meaningful commentary
• Growth and improvement mindset, ability to face challenges
• Impeccable attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to build relationships
• Advanced Excel knowledge and experience

Qualifications

The candidate should be a qualified CA (SA) or similar with minimum 10-12 years of experience.

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY   

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.