Head of Corporate Finance

Recruiter:

The Recruitment Council

Job Ref:

Head of Corporate Fi..

Date posted:

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

Market Related

SUMMARY:
Head of Corporate Finance

POSITION INFO:

Join this blue chip listed insurnace firm as a Head of Administration. This Position requires a post graduate qualification and 10 – 15 years’ experience in managing complex divisions in the Financial Services industry.

The successful candidate will manage a team of 200 strong managers, team leaders & administrative staff for this insurance giant.

Duties:

Business Understanding:

Continuously enhancing and keeping abreast of industry and
trends and regulations
Ability to develop strategic relationships with key internal and
external clients
Ability to identify inefficiencies and remediate
Lead, guide and support the people within division
Develop and maintain desired organisational culture

Knowledge & Skills:

Good understanding of the Retail operations environment
Good understanding of the Investments Operations environment
Good understanding of the Pension Fund landscape

Leadership Qualities:

Commercial acumen

Resilient

Impactful leadership

Driving change

Purposeful collaboration

Growing capability

Providing overall leadership, direction and management to the Operations teams
Planning, directing and coordinating the functioning of the Operations areas
Determining objectives, strategies, policies and programmes for the teams
Striving for operational excellence through the implementation of transformational plans and activities
Implement strategies to retain existing clients, together with the Consulting team.
Develop and maintain good working relationships with heads of all business units and other platforms
Implement risk management, governance and compliance controls, to identify and manage governance and risk exposure liability
Effective use of skills and resources across the business
Keep abreast of the regulatory environment and ensure compliance to these
Drive discipline around adherence to processes
Monitor error and omissions reporting and route causes, to implement mitigating controls
Identify opportunities to increase operational efficiency
Create and maintain the desired culture of learning, caring and results.
Responsible for identifying employee growth and development needs and putting measures in place to meet these needs.
Effectively manage performance within the team, as well as with other areas across the business, to ensure business objectives are achieved.
Demonstrate leadership behaviour, through personal involvement, commitment and dedication in support of organisational culture shifts.

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