Insurance Reporting Specialist

Outsized; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Part time

Job summary

Outsized in Cape Town, South Africa, offers a hybrid role for a Lead Insurance Reporting Specialist. The 2-month assignment requires senior-level expertise in accounting, financial reporting, and regulatory insurance standards, with a focus on robust financial controls and insightful management packs.

You will drive development and automation of reporting processes, deliver detailed variance analyses, and lead industry financial assessments while engaging senior stakeholders across the business.

Qualifications

• CA with insurance finance and reporting experience.
• Strong ability to analyze financial performance and variance.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting and annual planning processes.
• Ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Assist in driving the development, enhancement and automation of insurance reporting processes and controls.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual management reporting packs.
• Deliver detailed financial performance analysis and variance reporting.
• Lead competitor and insurance industry financial analysis.

Skills

Accounting

Financial Reporting

Financial Controls

IFRS 17

Stakeholder Communication

Education

Chartered Accountant

Job description

Experience Mid Level (6-10 years) | Senior (11-15 years) | Expert (15+ years)

Duration 2 Months

Banking

Hybrid

Cape Town, South Africa

Required Skills Accounting Financial Reporting Financial Controls

Project Overview

As the Lead Insurance Reporting Specialist, you will be responsible for leading insurance accounting and reporting activities across the business, ensuring robust financial controls, insightful reporting and compliance with technical accounting and regulatory standards.

Main responsibilities

• Assist in driving the development, enhancement and automation of insurance reporting processes and controls.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual management reporting packs.
• Deliver detailed financial performance analysis and variance reporting.
• Lead competitor and insurance industry financial analysis.

Qualifications

Qualified Chartered Accountant

Required Skills

• 3-5 years' experience within insurance finance, accounting, reporting or financial management
• Strong IFRS 17 and regulatory reporting experience in an insurance environment
• Proven experience in financial analysis
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting and annual planning processes
• Ability to engage, influence and present to senior stakeholders