Finance Business Partner

SUMMARY:
Don’t just manage the numbers — shape the strategy. Step into a role where your financial expertise becomes a catalyst for growth and leadership.

POSITION INFO:
Your finance career should be more than month-end and reports — it should be about influence, strategy, and impact. Here’s your chance to step into a Finance Business Partner role with a leading financial services organisation and play a pivotal part in shaping business performance within the insurance space. In this role, you won’t just report on the numbers — you’ll bring them to life, translating data into insights that drive smarter decisions. You’ll partner directly with senior leaders, challenge the status quo, and ensure financial strategy aligns with business growth.
This is an opportunity to amplify your leadership profile, gain recognition as a trusted advisor, and position yourself for the next level in your career journey.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the Opex reporting process, delivering accuracy, compliance, and meaningful insights.
• Manage the budgeting and forecasting cycle for support areas, partnering with Exco to drive cost efficiency.
• Oversee balance sheet management, ensuring robust controls, reconciliations, and timely query resolution.
• Act as the primary contact for audits, GIA findings, and accounting policy matters.
• Drive working capital management, cash flow forecasting, and IFRS17 Opex allocation in collaboration with actuarial teams.
• Support BEE compliance through monitoring, reporting, and engagement with Group Finance on procurement and ESD requirements.

• BCom Honours or CIMA (studying towards).
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in a senior finance role with strong exposure to strategic business partnering.
• Insurance industry experience is essential (Life Insurance preferred).
• In-depth knowledge of IFRS, financial/management accounting, and insurance-specific technical accounting.
• Advanced MS Office skills (Great Plains advantageous).
• Strong track record in budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial reporting.

• Financial Manager
• Financial Accountant
• Newly Qualified CA(SA)
• Chief Financial Officer
• Financial Analyst