Finance Business Partner/Financial Analyst

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Job Description

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Personal Finance is looking for a suitably qualified individual to join the Channel Finance team. This role has accountability for monitoring and review of remuneration and incentive schemes within the Personal Finance Sales and Distribution channels.

The role will require various financial modeling of new schemes, making sure the strategic outcome of the business is achieved within the available funding. It will also require the incumbent to monitor existing schemes monthly, provide insights and give input into the design of new remuneration and incentive schemes across channels.

This role will provide exposure to senior management and will require you to partner closely with a range of teams across Personal Finance, including distribution channels, strategy, operations, human capital etc.

Key Result Areas:

• Financial modelling of new business initiatives
• Understanding and interpreting business requirements and translating them into analytical reporting
• Produce regular analysis of how the rem and incentive payments compare to the expectations/models
• Translate data into insights.  Present insights to business to enable strategic decision-making process.
• Design models that will track various metrics and schemes across the business (actual vs planned design outcomes)
• Support the Head of Remuneration & Incentives by providing input designing future fit rem and incentive models to achieve the strategic objective of PF supported by field research and market insights and ensuring legislative compliance
• Responsible for building strong working relationships with internal clients

Personal Attributes

• Numeracy
• Analytical
• Ability to work on a wide range of deliverables at once
• Good communication skills – both written and verbal
• Good interpersonal skills and building relationships across multi discipline functions
• Business acumen
• Self-starter

Qualifications and Experience:

• Qualified Accountant/ Actuary / Data Engineer
• Post-graduate studies particularly in areas such as FMVA or CIPM certifications would be a strong advantage
• 4 years’ experience in financial industry Marketing and sales knowledge/ experience preferable
• Self-starter
• Strong relationship building at various level of stakeholder management
• Business acumen
• An established track record of experience in working with big data

• Experience and knowledge of Distribution channels and  OM products is advantageous

Skills

Accounting, Adaptive Thinking, Budget Management, Business Requirements Analysis, Data Compilation, Data Controls, Evaluating Information, Financial Accounting, Financial Acumen, Financial Analysis, Financial Auditing, Financial Modeling, Managerial Accounting, Numerical Aptitude

Competencies

Business Insight

Decision Quality

Ensures Accountability

Financial Acumen

Instills Trust

Manages Complexity

Optimizes Work Processes

Organizational Savvy

Education

NQF Level 7 - Degree, Advance Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate or equivalent

Closing Date

23 April 2026 , 23:59

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.

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