Senior specialist: Business Performance Partnering

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Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this.

Job Description

To ensure the implementation of financial policies, procedures and practices at a divisional tactical level and to provide guidance and support management in dealing with all aspects of finance in accordance with such policies and procedures whilst also achieving operational goals and objectives

Implement financial policies, procedures and practices.

Compare and analyze financial data, and produce detailed reports identifying trends, discrepancies and inconsistencies.

Guide and support the business areas in compiling business plan and forecasts.

Perform analysis in business areas and provide insights to management on how to improve financial performance.

On a monthly basis assess business performance against budget/ forecasts and guide business in implementing appropriate initiatives to meet budgets.

Identify trends in business and financial implications.

Provide general commercial advice to business areas.

Provide link between business and finance areas.

Optimise departmental performance through targeted business intelligence to ensure that it becomes the primary way of driving performance and execution.

Review and vet manual transactions calculated and processed for reinsurance.

Perform financial modelling to support feasibility studies/business cases for new initiatives.

Service delivery to ensure customer satisfaction

Establish productive operational relationships with key stakeholders in the various channels and administrative teams.

Develop work routines in line with operational plans / schedules in order to manage achievement of service delivery goals.

Share knowledge on, and participate in the creation of new standards, control systems and procedures to maintain service delivery.

Cost control and governance adherence

Proactively ensure use of time, of resources, money, materials or equipment is in line with policies and procedures.

Comply with corporate governance policies, procedures and standards.

Operate within agreed mandates.

Quality people practices

Align own behaviour with the organisation culture and values.

Share and transfer product, process and systems knowledge to colleagues.

Ensure achievement of own performance objectives.

Actively share information with other team members regarding successes, issues, trends and ideas.

Actively participate in own professional development and career path.

Actively promote a culture of learning and high-performance culture amongst team members.

Experience, knowledge & skills required

Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma NQF level 7 in Commerce or equivalent

5 - 8 years’ experience in field of financial reporting and business performance partnering.

2 - 3 years’ experience in working on Oracle FM

Skills

Education

Bachelor of Commerce Honours Degree (BCom Hons): Accounting (Required)

Closing Date

14 March 2024

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

Old Mutual Limited is pro-vaccination and encourages its workforce to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

All prospective employees are required to disclose their vaccination status as part of the recruitment process.

Please refer to the Old Mutual’s Covid-19 vaccination policy for further detail. Kindly note that Old Mutual reserves the right to reinstate the requirement to vaccinate at any point if it is of the view that it is imperative to do so.

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