Job Vacancies at Hollywoodbets

Hollywoodbets has an exciting opportunity available for 2 x Product Specialist to be based in Umhlanga. The successful candidate will be responsible for Managing iBranch online products with focus on analyzing daily figures for various sports and products such as slots and other traditional casino games. Maintaining current betting platforms and introducing new features, solutions, analysis, and products in order to increase revenue and market share through online betting offerings. 

Minimum Requirements:

• Sports Betting Knowledge.
• Matric.

 Advantageous:

• Relevant Diploma/Degree.
• Valid Driver’s Licence and own vehicle.
• Industry Experience.
• Project Management.
• Marketing.
• Reporting experience.

 
Responsibilities:

• Maintain all current betting platforms (mobisite, website, USSD) by identifying shortfalls and introducing new features and solutions
• Provide overall leadership and direction in the development of betting platforms
• Identifying new innovations and assessment of Competitors
• Develop and drive software development project plans and specifications, estimating time requirements, establishing deadlines, monitoring milestone completion, tracking all phases throughout implementation, providing timely reporting of issues that impact project progress and coordinating actions
• Ensure enhancement of the Mobisite, Website, Syx, refer a Friend, TUV and other Company products and improving the functionality for the end users of these applications.
• Evaluate consumer understanding and insights- Consumer experience with the Brand and possible enhancements where required
• Competitor analysis reporting
• Project lead all product testing before releasing to live environment
• Market awareness and strong Relationship Management abilities
• Identify root causes of customer and audit queries and look at ways and initiatives to reduce specific customer/audit queries where appropriate, based on the nature of the query
• Any other ad hoc duties that might be required
• Communicating with departments to identify work shortfalls and areas where the development team can assist in improving work processes.
• Assist and advise the developers and software architects on how an application should work, what needs are to be met and dictate the flow and user interface to determine what the users must see by providing them with Business Requirement Documents.
• Conduct and supervise group testing of complete applications and software.
• Identifying and eliminating the factors within the applications that may pose a risk to the business
• Market research and product development.
• New business ideas and improving current business work practices.
• Involvement in making user manuals for system applications
• Working closely with our betting traders and ensuring we maintain the desired GGR margins and implementing measures and strategies to correct instances where this objective is not met
• Dealing with all betting related queries for clients
• Analyzing risk and fraud related to the product
• Analyzing the odds relevance and accuracy
• Highlighting high risk or high spend/win clients
• Defining functionality required front and back end of SyX and mobisite/web
• Reporting on product performance and metrics
• Assist with completion of the BRD for integration and enhancements
• Perform testing on functionality and odds of all product releases
• Key link between Software Development and the business
• Negotiates commercials relating to the product
• Creates BRD through collaboration with Betting Product Owner
• Perform full cycle testing of product functionality and odds
• Drive Marketing plans for the product within iBranch/retail
• Ensure sufficient handover to Betting Product Owner before a live release
• Review Contracts, looking for additional value or reduction in commercials
• Setting up strategic meetings with partners to grow figures, implement strategies, add product
• Dealing with compliance for GB approvals across all provinces

Skills and Competencies:

• Good reporting skills.
• Able to think strategically.  
• Follows through and delivers results in spite of obstacles.
• Follow processes in order to ensure high quality output.
• Work under pressure and able to meet deadlines.
• Good attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to create market awareness.

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Hollywoodbets has exciting opportunity available for Mobile Clerk (Field) within Pretoria, Gauteng. This role is to support the operations of the Mobile Department, on projects directed at maximizing Company profits, increasing customer base through marketing campaigns.

Minimum requirements:

• Minimum of 1-year sales/marketing/promotional
• Held a valid driver’s
• Willingness to do shift and weekend

Advantageous:

• Have a minimum of 1-year driving
• Relevant Diploma/Degree.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with Area Managers to meet promotional
• Facilitating promotional activities and drive FICA
• Develop and launch new promotions to Mobile Clerks at branches, outlets and in the
• Jointly plan marketing campaigns with Area
• Measure effectiveness of
• Provide ongoing training to Mobile
• Identify interest and understand customer needs and
• Manage staffing and performance of Mobile Clerk.
• Growth, branding and roll out of distributor
• Ensure new Mobile team members have been trained to understand betting types, betting processes, mobile betting and Coordinate training.
• Visiting outlets as per call
• Daily, weekly and monthly
• Provide day to day operational support to Area
• Any other related duties that might be required.

Skills and competencies:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal
• Exceptional Leadership
• Impressive planning, organizational and time management
• Good knowledge of Marketing Management and Impressive presentation and facilitation
• Excellent knowledge of operating systems, Mobile TUV, Betting
• Demonstrates exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong People Management skills and problem-solving
• Good report writing skills (Verbal and written).

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Minimum Requirements:

• Relevant Degree/Diploma or studying towards.
• Valid Driver’s licence.
• Previous HR management/Supervisory experience.

Responsibilities:

• Proactively lead, coach and manage HR Business Partners in order to provide effective HR service delivery across the business.
• Act as a senior point of contact and subject matter expert on complex matters and projects and provide HR related advice to all stakeholders.
• Provide advice and support to Team Members and Managers in all aspects of the employee lifecycle, including recruitment and selection, onboarding, induction, performance management, employee relations, engagement and well-being.
• Support the implementation of the business’ human resource plans by proactively working with Team Members and Line Managers to develop a culture of responsibility and accountability for front line human resources management and embed a culture of performance.
• Partner and coach Managers to support the delivery of human resource plans and initiatives and encourage a culture of Line Manager responsibility and accountability for front line human resources.
• Proactively lead, manage and successfully deliver complex cross functional human resource projects across the organisation within specific timeframes.
• Assist in the review, development and successful implementation of progressive human resource policies, processes and plans to drive continuous engagement and performance across the organisation.
• Lead the implementation of continuous improvement initiatives, using business knowledge and intelligence to inform changes and develop solutions to ensure that all HR operational systems and processes are fit for purpose.
• Utilise people data and analytics to measure trends and patterns to influence the effectiveness of human resource policies and plans in order to help drive continuous improvements and increase performance.
• Lead and assist organisation transformation and change programmes.
• Lead the development of innovative well-being initiatives that enhance Team Member well-being and improve performance.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships across a broad range of stakeholders, both internal and external.
• Develop, deliver and evaluate training materials, presentations and workshops as required in relation to specialist and generalist subject areas.
• Analyse and report on human resource statistics and trends in order to enhance the effectiveness of the HR Service Delivery and to provide information relevant to making sound business decisions.
• Take responsibility for own professional and personal development, keeping up to date with current practice and employment legislation.
• Ad hoc duties.

Skills and competencies:

• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent people management and relationship management skills.
• Impressive business acumen and in-depth market awareness.
• Ability to take accountability and entail great problem-solving skills.
• Impressive planning, organizational and time management skills.
• Good reporting skills.
• Coaching and Mentoring Skills.
• Must be quality focused and results driven.

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Minimum Requirements:

• Completion of SAICA accredited articles
• 2 Years commercial experience
• Pastel Evolution (or similar software)
• Microsoft Office

Financial metrics

• Preparation of annual budgets.
• Preparation/review of monthly management accounts including analysis/commentary.
• Preparation/review of the annual financial statements.
• Preparation/review of monthly working paper files and high-risk balance sheet reconciliations.
• Ensure routine transactions (expenses, asset purchases, cash book entries, sales etc.) are processed timeously by junior team members.
• Preparation/review of non-routine transaction (depreciation, impairments, provisions, finance costs/income, discounting, lease straight-ling, management fees, administration fees etc.) and complex transactions
• Review of and approval of payment, together with accurate capturing of invoices in the accounting system, ensuring IFRS and tax compliance.
• Review of annual tax computations.
• Timeous preparation and payment provisional taxation payments.
• Review of the monthly VAT and Payroll returns.
• Timeous settlement of inter-company trade accounts, loan accounts, shareholder loans, bank loans, bank facilities, creditors, SARS (Income Tax, PAYE, VAT) in line with agreed payment terms.
• Ensure that all inter-company balances are reconciled monthly.
• Timeous collection of loans receivable, inter-company trade accounts and trade debtors.
• Effective management of working capital. (Assist in the continuous improvement in supplier terms and customer terms).
• Effective tax planning and cash flow management.
• Identification of control weakness, designing of internal controls and implementation thereof.
• Timeous corrective action against internal audit and external audit findings.
• Adequate provisioning of impairments on stock (slow moving, damaged, loss of market share, obsolete, expired, NRV < cost) , debtors (long outstanding, close to credit limit, defaulting terms, disputes etc.), tangible (damaged, not in use, loss making, loss of market share etc.) and intangible assets (reputation damage, loss making, loss of market share).
• Reassessment of useful lives, depreciation methods and residual values for tangible and intangible assets quarterly.
• Review of profit and loss on asset disposals transactions.
• Review of general ledger transactions monthly to confirm accurate account allocations, IFRS compliance between capital and expense nature tractions and taxations compliance.
• Ensure annual stock take is performed (including monthly/quarterly as dictated by company policy).
• Review of stock count variances.
• Review and approval of consignment stock listings.
• Review and approval of petty cash expenses.
• Review all loan, creditors, facility, instalment sales reconciliations to external statements.
• Review and approve accruals ( test estimation accuracy by reference to trends and comparison of actual results to previous estimates)
• Ensure monthly standing debit orders (rent,insurance,telephone,subscriptions etc.) are processed.
• Managing of operating costs.
• On a quarterly basis - execute a mini audit to test compliance with supplier payment terms, claiming of supplier rebates at the correct % and claiming timeously, similarly for supplier settlement discounts and general discounts, similarly for customer rebates and settlement discounts and general discounts, validity/relevance of debit orders, use of correct interest rates, wear and tear rates, depreciation rates. Retain proof of work that will be submitted to Group FM for approval.
• Ensure logical saving of all work, templates, etc. monthly and yearly such that each year’s financial records can stand on its own when enquiries/ investigations/audits take place.
• Assist the BEE project team to ensure the improvement and sustenance of the company’s BEE score.
• Optimization of the company’s financial position and financial performance.
• Liaise with the various departments and regional/operational managers to ensure efficient reporting.
• Liaison with external auditors during interim and year end audit to ensure all queries are responded to.
• Minimise audit overruns by ensuring diligent preparation of audit files/compliance with auditor requests.
• Support the GFM and CFO and CEO with specific projects and reports and data extractions.
• Assist the GFM and CFO and CEO with building financial models/billing models/project costing.
• Ensure appropriate templates and models are created and saved to substantiate decision making.
• Any other ad hoc tasks as they arise.

People

• Living HW values of Service Excellence, Commitment, Integrity, Accountability, Enthusiasm, Ubuntu and Innovation.
• Direct supervision and mentoring of the junior finance team.
• Creation and maintenance of roles and job descriptions and KPIs for your direct report subordinates, including annual performance reviews.
• Sourcing, attendance and performance of training as and when needed for staff.
• Adequate recognition of staff efforts.
• Sustainable morale and team building initiatives.
• Talent retention.
• Promote declaration of all gifts and non-acceptance of kickbacks. Instances to be reported immediately
• Promote declaration all conflicts of interest upfront.
• Promote a culture of confidentiality within the business with regards to the protection of personal information.
• Ensure all personal information of loan applicants and suppliers and other stakeholders is not shared and is maintained in a secure environment.

Skills and Competencies:

• Must be able to identify, analyse, organize and solve problems and issues in a timely and effective manner.
• Impressive planning, organisational, project management and time management skills.
• Must be able to take accountability.
• Must show strong leadership skills.
• Must be able to take initiative.
• Must be results oriented.