SUMMARY:

📢 JOB ADVERT: FINANCIAL MANAGER – FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYSIS (FP&A)

📍 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa

🏢 Industry: Insurance

POSITION INFO:

🧭 ABOUT THE ROLE

🎯 KEY PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

📊 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

💰 Financial Management, Control & Budgeting

• Develop and manage annual budgets and financial forecasts
• Ensure effective daily cash monitoring and financial control
• Review quarterly and annual financial returns for regulatory compliance
• Support capital forecasting and financial planning processes

📈 Financial Reporting & Insights

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual management reports
• Compile financial reporting packs for management committees
• Analyse financial results and provide variance explanations
• Identify trends, risks, and opportunities from financial data

📜 Financial Governance & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with IFRS, regulatory frameworks, and internal policies
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of financial regulations and industry standards
• Review financial processes to ensure accuracy and compliance

📊 Data Analysis & Decision Support

• Interpret financial data to provide actionable business insights
• Identify anomalies and investigate variances
• Support business decision-making through financial analysis

🔧 Process Improvement & Systems

• Identify opportunities for improving financial processes and systems
• Support implementation of financial systems enhancements
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within finance

🤝 Stakeholder Management

• Engage with internal stakeholders up to executive level
• Present financial results to management committees
• Collaborate with business units to support financial planning needs

👥 Leadership & Team Management

• Manage and develop junior finance staff
• Set performance objectives and monitor delivery
• Provide coaching and guidance to ensure high-quality outputs

🧠 BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• Strong financial acumen and commercial awareness
• Ability to manage complex financial data and draw insights
• High attention to detail and accountability
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making ability
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver to deadlines
• Collaborative and team-oriented mindset
• Innovative approach to improving processes and reporting

🛠️ TECHNICAL SKILLS REQUIRED

• Strong knowledge of IFRS and financial reporting standards
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills
• Experience with financial systems (e.g. SAP, CaseWare, or similar)
• Strong understanding of budgeting and forecasting processes
• Knowledge of financial services or insurance environment (advantage)
• Strong analytical and numerical capability

🎓 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• CA(SA)/BCOM/CIMA
• Completed articles (SAICA or equivalent)
• 1-3 years post-qualification experience in finance
• Experience in life insurance
• Exposure to financial reporting, budgeting, and management accounting

⭐ PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Highly analytical and detail-oriented
• Strong leadership potential
• Commercially minded and solution-driven
• Able to operate in a fast-paced, regulated environment
• Strong integrity and professional ethics

📌 WHAT WE OFFER

• Exposure to a dynamic financial services environment
• Opportunity to work closely with senior leadership
• Career growth within a high-performing finance team
• Involvement in strategic financial decision-making