Key Tasks & Accountabilities

Effective management of all regulatory returns.

Effective management of annual financial statements reporting requirements.

• Manage project plans by reviewing deliverables and ensuring that milestones are met in terms of project plans
• Hold regular feedback meetings with project team to identify problem areas or missed milestones (take corrective action where necessary)
• Provide guidance, coaching and technical support to facilitate the development of financial team
• Review all statements and identify variances; ensure adjustments are made by team
• Prepare pack and gather feedback from Audit Committee meetings; make necessary amendments and submit to manager for review timeously

Effective management of statutory reporting and compliance

• Ensure that relevant financial statutory reporting is prepared in compliance with statutory and legislative requirements
• Review relevant financial statistics from external consultants and identify variances to take corrective action
• Submit reports to relevant person for sign-off
• Identify contraventions of compliance and implement controls to ensure all compliance requirements are continuously met
• Ensure best practices solutions for the company through researching markets and understanding changes in legislation
• Network effectively through membership of various associations

Effective management of internal control environment

• Investigate and implement effective internal controls to ensure compliance
• Assess audit reports to identify areas of improvement and provide recommendations for corrective action
• Identify internal loopholes and liaise with forensics and risk to ensure resolution.

Effective monthly and quarterly group reporting

• Review, consolidate and forward group reports and subsidiary companies to Bryte
• Draw up monthly timelines to ensure deliverables are met by relevant parties
• Ensure that reporting queries are resolved timeously
• Ensure compliance to the Bryte Way of Finance

Effective management of adhoc financial projects

• Manage resources for projects and define roles and responsibilities
• Develop project deliverables and milestones and ensure adherence thereto
• Provide on-going feedback to manager regarding projects
• Provide guidance to team to assist in continued development of staff.

Effective management of financial systems

• Ensure reports meet business requirements through liaison with managers
• Ensure checking interfaces from various processing systems, including underwriting platforms and reports
• Identify and recommend strategic initiatives to convert financial data into business insight

Effective people management and team leadership

• Lead by example in living the values of Bryte
• Ensure the department is fully equipped to handle the workload and distribute workflow
• Be an active part of corrective action to ensure those correcting fully understand errors and consequences
• Create an environment that fosters teamwork and co-operation amongst team members
• Create awareness of Bryte strategic objectives and their alignment to the department and company objectives
• Continually strive to up-skill and motivate staff through effective leadership, mentoring, coaching, performance improvement and the creation and implementation of    individual development plans
• Communicate effectively, building and maintaining relationships
• Ensure consistent compliance to company policies and procedures, corporate governance and relevant legislation
• Attraction & Selection
• Ensure appropriate staffing and action accordingly
• Identify need for creation of position and forward recommendation to direct manager and HR business partners
• Ensure appointments are in line with targets / strategy
• Select and place candidates in terms of agreed recruitment and selection process
• Retention
• Develop and empower people, recognizing and rewarding value-added performance
• Training and Development
• Continually strive to up-skill and motivate staff through effective leadership, mentoring, coaching, performance improvement and the creation and implementation of individual development plans
• Monitor implementation of training needs as per individual development plans
• Career Pathing and Succession Planning
• Identify, manage, and develop talent
• Performance Management
• Set direct reports quantitative and qualitative performance objectives and ensure individual performance objectives are in place and reviewed to meet organizational and individual needs
• Ensure bi-annual performance reviews take place
• With direct reports, identify poor performance and take corrective action

   

  Relationships 

  Internal & External

• Market Underwriting and Sales, Policy Administration, Brokers, Clients
• Internal and External auditors

Qualifications & Experience

• Chartered Accountant
• 5-10 years’ experience in short-term insurance industry in a similar role.

Knowledge

• Excellent knowledge and understanding of a corporate accounting environment
• Sound understanding of accounting and financial processes
• Understanding of GAAP and IFRS
• Understanding and knowledge of statutory and legislative requirements (including corporate governance)
• Understanding of accounting systems and software beneficial
• Financial and business acumen
• Knowledge of the Financial Services Industry
• Knowledge of the Insurance Act
• Clear criminal and credit record

   

  Technical Skills 

• Basic management skills (Plan, Lead, Organize, Control)
• Leadership skills
• Able to motivate others & self
• Able to run effective meetings
• Able to delegate effectively.
• Coaching skills
• Able to performance manage staff
• Strong organizational skills
• Be methodical
• Act purposefully
• Able to prioritize effectively
• Able to manage self & staff development
• Sound reconciliation skills
• Good mathematical skills
• Sound verbal & written communication skills
• Strong decision-making skills
• Able to take calculated risks.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Strong collection skills.
• Assertiveness
• Exercise control
• Time Management
• Ability to work under pressure
• Sound PC knowledge (Microsoft Office)
• Exercise common sense.
• Conflict management.
• Communication skills
• Analytical skills
• People management skills
• Report writing skills

Closing date :23 June 2025