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Job Purpose

Implementation of a compliance risk management process that includes the identification, assessment, management, monitoring and reporting of compliance risks that are faced by the relevant business unit.

Key Responsibilities

• Management of the Group Compliance Framework as a relevant to the applicable Business Uit and advising on processes and suitable control frameworks to implement strategic regulatory obligations
• Provision of strategic guidance and support to the Business Units on the implementation of new and changed regulatory obligations and with the aim of ensuring that business objectives (strategic and operational) are aligned to the regulatory framework and exposure profile of the business
• Managing the Regulatory Profile and engaging with the Executive Management team on any incidents and exposures relating to its regulatory obligations
• Oversight and management of staff and all staff related activities 5. Development and oversight of reports as well as setting of reporting standards to provide accurate pertinent compliance reports
• Development and oversight of reports as well as setting of reporting standards to provide accurate pertinent compliance reports
• Project management in support of compliance requirements, implementation of systems, procedures, policies and training requirements
• Effectively manage and streamline processes in a structured environment.
• Maintain effective relationships with stakeholders and escalations.

Education, Knowledge and Experience

• Relevant tertiary qualification
• Legislative Knowledge and interpretation
• Authoring policies and other documents 
• 4 years compliance specific experience with 3 years’ experience in the management, implementation and maintenance of Compliance Frameworks, including staff management.
• Experience in drafting Compliance Risk Management Plans and conducting Compliance Monitoring
• Experience in management and review of CRMPs and identification of compliance risk

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.

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Key purpose of the role

The purpose of this role is to set up and lead the Business Insights function for the Discovery Group.  This includes optimizing existing and embedding new processes to facilitate the bidgeting, forecasting and cash flow reporting across the Group producing key insights into the operational performance of the business; and supporting various stakeholders by providing strategic financial support and developing next-generational analytical advice. The role reports directly to the Head of Strategic Reporting and Business Enablement, with key engagement with various stakeholders across the Group.

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.

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We are looking for an exceptional financial leader with solid financial consolidations and finance systems 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. 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

• Production of all consolidated financial numbers (IFRS and non-IFRS) for all scenarios (actual, forecast, budget)
• Advise finance teams on the consolidation impact of complex transactions, and ensure relevant consolidation entries have been accurately captured
• Own all consolidation entries for the group, and ensure entries are valid, accurate, appropriate, and complete
• Ensure the consolidated disclosures are accurate and complete
• Produce relevant proofs for the group consolidation
• Review of segment submissions for completeness and accuracy
• Ensure group calculations have been accurately captured in segment submissions
• Own and maintain the group chart of accounts mapping
• Manage month-end actual and forecast reporting requirements and timelines
• Understand requirements of users of the consolidation and ensure reporting templates meet requirements
• Ensure optimal functioning and performance of the group wide finance systems (group reporting tool, general ledger, analysis tools)
• Spec all changes to Finance Systems, ensure appropriate testing and approvals, and manage the change control process for all metadata changes
• First line support for Group Finance Systems
• Approval and bi-annual review of user access for finance systems
• Manage all system downtime to ensure minimal interference with reporting processes
• Work closely with Group IT to ensure optimal system performance, upgrades and security
• Work closely with Business Finance Systems owners to ensure optimal integration where required
• Preparation of functions workplan, and alignment to overall team workplan
• Recruit and retain talent, team management, build talent pipeline
• Support the reporting optimisation function - key part of the EPM implementation team
• Implement finance processes and relevant controls over areas of responsibility and ensure adequate documentation thereof
• Ensure internal controls are adequate and appropriate to manage risks
• Support the CFO, Office of the CEO and other key stakeholders
• Build solid relationships and work collaboratively with the Discovery Group Finance team, Group IT and business finance teams

Profile

• Exceptional CA(SA) with solid experience in complex consolidations for a listed entity and finance systems - non-negotiable
• Experienced in building a high-performing team
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Very strong understanding of finance processes and finance systems
• Ability to translate technical accounting concepts into practical application
• Ability to grasp complex concepts quickly
• Growth and improvement mindset, ability to face challenges
• Meticulous, organized, deadline driven, disciplined
• 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.