Fresh Roles at Liberty Group South Africa

Purpose

• To plan, manage and monitor the implementation of audit management activities and processes in order to deliver on approved operational plans in an effective and efficient manner.

Minimum Experience

• 3 - 5 years experience in a similar environment, of which 1 - 2 years at junior management level

Critical Job

• Plan for, manage and ensure the effective execution of the audits in line with the audit plan including compilation and presentation of reports to governance structures.
• Contribute to annual audit planning process relating to the area of responsibility.
• Proactive risk engagements throughout the audit cycle to identify emerging risks and be able to make changes to the audit plan as the need arises. 

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas [NQF Level 07] in Generic Management

Additional Minimum Qualifications

• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), BCom (Accounting/Finance/Economics), CA (SA), CFA, FRM qualifications will be highly advantageous

Outputs

Process

• Plan for, manage and ensure the effective administration of area related support services in alignment with team and individual performance objectives.
• Ensure that the auditing process provides accurate and up to date data in alignment with Org. financial reporting standards and requirements.
• Manage the effective resolution of audit queries and related administration issues.
• Coordinate, oversee and facilitate the development, alignment and implementation of effective audit delivery initiatives and programmes.
• Facilitate and manage the development and implementation of effective audit processes in alignment with approved practices.
• Accountable for maintaining quality, service and outputs related to a work area, ensuring compliance with set policy, procedures and standards.
• Proactively identify operational problems, determine cause and effect, select and implement the best solution to solve problems based on previous experience and understanding of the context.
• Plan for and organise multiple work activities for team execution by assigning priorities against the set framework in light of the specific situational context.

Customer

• Maintain and build relationships for purposes of expectation management, knowledge sharing and integration.
• Manages to ensure service excellence in support of Treating the Customer Fairly (TCF) principles to build positive relationships and creates opportunities for exceptional service delivery.

Finance

• Compile a budget aligned to the operational or area specific delivery of plans; monitor and report on variances and make sure that planned objectives are reported, escalating any deviations.

Learning and Growth

• Manage teams within the context of defined processes, set required performance parameters and act as technical coach where required.
• Schedule, allocate and effectively manage human resources within own area of responsibility in line with specified and specific constraints or parameters.

Governance

• Ensure compliance with statutory, supervisory and regulatory requirements in area of accountability.
• Implement and utilise risk, governance and compliance policies and processes effectively, to identify and manage risk exposure.

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Purpose

• To develop tactical strategy and delivery plans, formulate associated practice and to ensure operational implementation and adaption across a single practice i.t.o.finance methodology, governance and delivery objectives.

Minimum Experience

• 5 - 8 years experience in a similar environment, of which 2 - 3 years at specialist level

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas [NQF Level 07] in Finance Economics and Accounting

Additional Minimum Qualifications

Outputs

Process

• Develop appropriate solutions to identified losses and risk exposures and ensure the effective implementation thereof.
• Ensure the compilation of reports to track longer term fixed assets movements and maintain financial records related to the org. asset register.
• Provide advice to develop an annual risk based audit plan that considers the relevant and evolving business risks facing the organisation.
• Ensure and assist with the sourcing, collation, analysis and interpretation of information to enable the review of financial business performance.
• Educate on, develop and ensure the implementation of research methodologies and techniques - enabling the monitoring of business activities.
• Provide timely reporting to relevant stakeholders to facilitate support with the fulfillment of governance responsibilities.
• Accountable for strategy implementation through the integration and optimisation of operational activities to practices and systems across an internal value chain.
• Proactively identify interconnected tactical problems, determine the impact, patterns and trends to identify alternatives and best practice solutions, anticipating future challenges.
• Plan for delivering work outputs , manages independent practices, processes or systems and addresses and balances the demands of different priorities to optimise efficiency.

Customer

• Build strong customer-centric relationships and develop service level agreements that promote the organisation with stakeholders aligned to Treating the Customer Fairly (TCF) principles.

Finance

• Compile an operational or business area budget aligned with the delivery plans, and ensure the implementation and monitoring of financial controls, management of costs and corporate governance to optimise cost savings and/or profit margins.

Learning and Growth

• Balance, optimise and manage human resources across disciplines through executed human capability plans.

Governance

• Implement the governance management model, framework and policy in own practice and/or tactical area to identify and manage governance and risk exposure liability pro-actively.

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Purpose

• To plan, manage and monitor the implementation of disbursements management activities and processes in order to deliver on approved operational plans in an effective and efficient manner.

Minimum Experience

• 3 - 5 years experience in a similar environment, of which 1 - 2 years at junior management level

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas [NQF Level 07] in Finance Economics and Accounting

Outputs

Process

• Manage the effective resolution of audit queries and related administration issues.
• Manage and ensure that accounts are paid accurately and timeously to avoid penalties and to mitigate risk to the organisation.
• Ensure effective pay administration services; including the accurate preparation, documentation and disbursement of payroll payments and taxes.
• Ensure that disbursement related duties are performed in accordance with agreed quality standards and within delivery parameters.
• Manage and controlthe process of disbursement transactions from funds, such as advances, maturities, surrenders, RAs,
• Accountable for maintaining quality, service and outputs related to a work area, ensuring compliance with set policy, procedures and standards.
• Proactively identify operational problems, determine cause and effect, select and implement the best solution to solve problems based on previous experience and understanding of the context.
• Plan for and organise multiple work activities for team execution by assigning priorities against the set framework in light of the specific situational context.

Customer

• Maintain and build relationships for purposes of expectation management, knowledge sharing and integration.
• Manages to ensure service excellence in support of Treating the Customer Fairly (TCF) principles to build positive relationships and creates opportunities for exceptional service delivery.

Finance

• Compile a budget aligned to the operational or area specific delivery of plans; monitor and report on variances and make sure that planned objectives are reported, escalating any deviations.

Learning and Growth

• Manage teams within the context of defined processes, set required performance parameters and act as technical coach where required.
• Schedule, allocate and effectively manage human resources within own area of responsibility in line with specified and specific constraints or parameters.

Governance

• Create awareness to ensure the effective implementation of changes in policy, laws, regulations and associated industry practices.
• Implement and utilise risk, governance and compliance policies and processes effectively, to identify and manage risk exposure.

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Purpose

• Provide complex advice and support in the development of strategy and programme management in a broadly defined group functional strategy; enabling operating model, strategy and value chain formulation and alignment.

Minimum Experience

• 8 - 10 years experience in a similar environment, of which 2 - 3 years at senior specialist level

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas [NQF Level 07] in Generic Management

Process

• Communicate a meaningful strategic context that articulates functional purpose, vision and mission in support of overall strategic objectives.
• Advise on the development, alignment and implementation of area specific programmes across various functions.
• Advise on and ensure the development and implementation of area specific methodologies and frameworks; ensuring appropriate implementation and use.
• Develop and refine the business strategy to ensure market relevance and profitability; driving effective implementation to realise results.
• Ensure effective management and delivery of specialized projects in support of the business unit's operating model.
• Execute and drive customer value propositions.
• Ensure adherence to Programme and Project Management methodology and governance structures.
• Manages business transformation in order to effectively implement projects and change within the Liberty Corporate environment.
• Provide integrated solutions that cater for all aspects of Corporate's customer value proposition.
• Integrates change with existing programmes and ensures that new developments and adaptations are aligned with existing ones.
• Accountable for advising on and contribute to the formulation of functional operating models related to an area of specialisation, ensuring functional value-chain integration.
• Proactively identify cross-functional problems, determine the impact, patterns and trends to identify optimal alternatives and optimal solutions, anticipating future challenges.
• Plan for effective area of specialisation implementation across the value-chain in alignment with strategic objectives and priorities and specify the required measurements to monitor performance effectiveness.
• Consolidate accurate and timely reporting of project and programme status throughout its life cycle.
• Assess the challenges linked to planning, programme and project management and execution.
• Implement the data strategy by co-ordinating and facilitating data programmes to enable consistent and effective data driven business decisions.
• Manages a complex multidisciplinary transformation programme including multiple workstreams and overall accountability for cost management and resource planning.
• Accountable for the full programme management outcomes across the business and aligned with the business's strategic intent. Includes full value chain ownership across the Corporate Benefit's business.

Customer

• Promote a customer-centric view of the organisation and promote the organisation with other thought leaders and stakeholders, related to area of specialisation.
• Develops and implements strategic plans in conjunction with Head of the business to realise overall strategic and profitability objectives.

Finance

• Direct budgeting for efficient and effective operations by translating strategic objectives into goals with specific output and targets associated with the area of specialisation.

Learning and Growth

• Contribute to the effective implementation of fit-for-purpose human capability across disciplines in support of effective people management strategies related to the area of specialisation.

Governance

• Translate the organisational risk and governance management model into a compliance framework and policies that apply to an area of specialisation across value chains, enabling the management of critical risks.
• Develops and aligns to overarching programme management governance structures, working closely and co-ordinating efforts with, central IT teams.
• Ensures consistent and rigorous alignment to Group programme methodology and governance.

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Purpose

• To develop sales support strategy and delivery plans, to enable sales delivery in the field by driving relevant sales channels and campaigns to achieve sales and performance targets

Minimum Experience

• 8 - 10 years experience in a similar environment, of which 3 - 4 years at senior management level

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas [NQF Level 07] in Generic Management

Process

• Participate in efforts to develop innovative business models to support the development of new business initiatives.
• Ensure the development of market position through the proactive identification of target markets, relationships, negotiation and business deals.
• Identify financial targets and track accomplishment and develop and implement solutions to minimise costs and increase sales/revenue.
• Ensure effective communication and sales force understanding of org. brand messages, products and services to achieve sales targets and goals.
• Identify sales targets, track accomplishment thereof and implement solutions to ensure sales targets are achieved.
• Creates sales opportunities by developing market analysis models and drive a market penetration strategy for the identified markets.
• Identify optimisation opportunities within the channel and the sales process (Optimise sales strategy)
• Accountable for the formulation of functional operating models and value-chain integration, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
• Proactively identify problems across the function of which the causes are ambiguous and uncertain, identifies optimal alternatives and designs optimal solutions, anticipating future challenges.
• Plan for effective organisational management across the value-chain, set strategic objectives and priorities among existing services, processes or systems and new developments, and specify the required measurements to monitor performance effectiveness.
• Developing a sales strategy which includes mapping the South African market and engagement plan per client segment.
• Enable the division to meet financial, risk, operation and people requirements.
• Provide insights into market trends on sales enablement and fulfillment.
• Formulate action plans through sales projects and initiatives to offer support to the field to secure new business for the Channel.
• Build and maintain strong strategic relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to support the sales strategy
• Retains overall custodianship and is accountable for sales remuneration models and sales and incentive development. Investigates ways to keep these programmes delivering and driving optimal sales skills and behaviour.
• Facilitates and develops appropriate and timeous sales communication to all sales channels.

Customer

• Build and maintain stakeholder relationships for the purposes of expectation management, knowledge sharing and integration.
• Influence and drive the implementation of a customer-centric stakeholder framework, which builds positive relationships and encourages feedback.
• Define a portfolio growth strategy aligned to predetermined annual growth targets, through conducting competitor analysis and new value propositions by developing sales initiatives which align to growth strategy through advice.

Finance

• Ensure that appropriate strategies have adequate financial resources for the development and implementation of critical financial plans and budgets. Influence the implementation and integration thereof across the organisation.

Learning and Growth

• Integrate and drive human resource strategies across operating units to ensure optimum utilisation of human capability through effective planning and development.
• Responsible for the development and growth of the sales force including all learning and development and required accreditation milestones.

Governance

• Drive the development and implementation of integrated risk, governance and compliance frameworks, ensuring the consolidation of the risk profile for an area of accountability across the value chain, managing critical risks and providing feedback.

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Purpose

• Support the FVMO in partnering with business line leaders to identify and deliver value for SIAM.

Minimum Qualification and Experience

• CA, Actuary or CFA with 10 years experience in relevant industries

Deliverables

• Coordinate the provision of financial management information for the SIAM business line
• Coordinate the management of monthly reporting, strategic planning and budget deliverable to Group stakeholders
• Develop and maintain oversight mechanisms for key commercial decisions
• Ensure effective coordination of commercial activities across legal entities and BUs via shared financial aspirations, coordinated MI and effective transfer pricing
• Develop and maintain a muti-year commercial plan for the SIAM business line
• Drive people development and culture initiatives across the SIAM FVM function
• Contribute to SIAM's commercial success by providing insights and advice to business line leaders
• Strategic projects

Process

• Understand and apply existing best practice frameworks to assist in the implementation of identified subject matter processes and standards.
• Analyse operational records, trends and costs related to estimated and realised revenues to project future revenues and expenses.
• Source, collate, analyse and interpret financial information in order to support the review of the financial performance of the business.
• Accountable for advising on and contribute to the formulation of functional operating models related to an area of specialisation, ensuring functional value-chain integration.
• Proactively identify cross-functional problems, determine the impact, patterns and trends to identify optimal alternatives and optimal solutions, anticipating future challenges.
• Plan for effective area of specialisation implementation across the value-chain in alignment with strategic objectives and priorities and specify the required measurements to monitor performance effectiveness.
• Provide thought leadership for project management of strategic and operational projects to ensure efficient delivery.
• Engage with and agrees commercial terms with external and internal vendors.
• Establish and evaluate business cases for large investments documenting all necessary financial, commercial and risk elements.
• Engage at senior, executive and board levels across IAM and SBG.

Customer

• Promote a customer-centric view of the organisation and promote the organisation with other thought leaders and stakeholders, related to area of specialisation.
• Contribute to SIAM's commercial success by providing insights and advice to business line leaders.

Finance

• Direct budgeting for efficient and effective operations by translating strategic objectives into goals with specific output and targets associated with the area of specialisation.
• Make decisions on complex trade-offs for where spend should be directed.
• Drive multiple initiatives simultaneously across various areas to drive cost efficiencies.
• Coordinate the provision of financial management information for the SIAM business line.
• Develop and maintain oversight mechanisms for key commercial decisions
• Ensure effective coordination of commercial activities across legal entities and BU's via shared financial aspirations, coordinated MI and effective transfer pricing.
• Develop and maintain a multi-year commercial plan for the SIAM business line.

Learning and Growth

• Contribute to the effective implementation of fit-for-purpose human capability across disciplines in support of effective people management strategies related to the area of specialisation.

Governance

• Translate the organisational risk and governance management model into a compliance framework and policies that apply to an area of specialisation across value chains, enabling the management of critical risks.
• Develop, implement and track key metrics for strategy execution and monitoring.
• Coordinate the management of monthly reporting, strategic planning and budget deliverables to Group stakeholders.

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Purpose

To provide specialist advice and support in the development and implementation of product development, planning and associated service delivery processes, methods, and techniques, enabling the provision of sound product development expertise. The incumbent is responsible for developing and implementing solutions and products that meet in-country requirements including providing support in terms of marketing, training, systems, and legal deliverables.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement solutions and products that meet in-country requirements including providing support in terms of marketing, training, systems, and legal deliverables.
• Development of business cases and client proposals for new businesses, products, and channels.
• Support product development initiatives including design and pricing of insurance products and maintenance of existing products.
• Compiling and maintaining various documentation required including product and pricing specifications as well as obtaining statutory actuary approval.
• Providing technical input into marketing and training material.
• Developing a range of products that include individual risk and investment products, life and living annuities, and group risk schemes.
• To collaborate and manage relationships with key internal and external stakeholders including in-country Managing Directors.
• Actively engage and drive agile ways of working.

Minimum Experience

• Between 3 -5 years working experience, in a Product Development Environment.
• Nearly qualified Actuary - Minimum of 10 actuarial exams
• Exposure to IFRS17 would be an advantage.
• Experience in pricing retail products across multiple distribution channels
• Group Risk Pricing experience will be an advantage.
• Actuarial Science techniques, calculations, principles, and professional guidelines.
• Knowledge and understanding of product features and benefits and application to various situations and able to handle enquiries that fall within these terms.
• Able to solve product/service usage problems using product knowledge. Demonstrates good knowledge of product and/or service branding.

Minimum Qualifications

• Nearly / Newly qualified Actuary.
• Actuarial science degree.