SENIOR FINANCE BUSINESS PARTNER (INSURANCE) - ZAR 1.5 MILLION pa - N.SUBS, CPT

Do More Group; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services group seeks a Senior Finance Business Partner (Insurance) for its Cape Town office. The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping the group's financial strategy, leading a team, and driving financial planning tools to ensure efficiency and alignment with growth objectives. This high-impact role offers competitive pay, career growth opportunities, and a collaborative culture focused on innovation and meaningful contributions.

Benefits

Highly competitive salary

Access to senior leadership

Clear pathways for upward mobility

Values-driven environment

Exposure to strategic projects

Qualifications

• 4+ years in a similar role, with 3+ years in insurance.
• Planning and Controlling experience advantageous.
• Insurance financials knowledge necessary.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of internal planning and budgeting processes with alignment to growth objectives.
• Leading and coaching a geographically dispersed team of Finance Business Partners.
• Delivering clear insights and financial analysis to senior leaders.

Skills

Financial controlling software skills

Cost controlling knowledge

Financial planning experience

Education

Honors Degree in Finance, Audit, Actuarial or MBA

Tools

SAP

HfM

Job description

Job Description
SENIOR FINANCE BUSINESS PARTNER (INSURANCE) - ZAR 1.5 MILLION pa NEG - NORTHERN SUBURBS, CAPE TOWN

Are you a strategic financial business partner who can: "not just report numbers, but explain the story behind them - connecting KPIs to real business outcomes ?" This is a rare opportunity to play a key role in shaping the growth of a high-impact Group Finance team at a Financial Services leader during a time of transformation, innovation, and growth.

BENEFITS:

Package: Highly competitive salary with benefits ZAR 1.5M pa Highly Negotiable

Exposure: Play a key role in a growing, multi-country financial group with strategic projects spanning across the continent

Career Growth: Access to senior leadership, group-level visibility, and clear pathways for upward mobility in a high-impact finance function.

Collaborative Culture: Work in a values-driven environment that promotes innovation, accountability, and meaningful contribution.

Purpose & Progress: Be part of a business committed to transformation and sustainable success, where your work has real-world impact.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Take ownership of the internal planning and budgeting processes in partnership with the various segments, ensuring alignment with strategic growth objectives.
• Lead and coach a geographically dispersed team of Finance Business Partners, fostering a high-performance culture and strong collaboration across regions.
• Drive the development and refinement of financial planning tools, forecasting models, and standardised control frameworks to ensure consistency and efficiency across the group.
• Deliver clear, decision-ready insights and financial analysis to senior leaders, highlighting key trends, performance variances, and underlying business drivers.
• Oversee the timely preparation of monthly and quarterly financial reports and contribute to high-impact board and executive-level presentations alongside Senior Executives.
• Collaborate with cluster leadership to strengthen controlling functions and ensure robust performance tracking mechanisms are in place.
• Play a hands-on role in strategic planning cycles, including annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and multi-year financial outlooks.
• Promote continuous improvement by proactively identifying opportunities to streamline processes and enhance the role of finance as a strategic enabler within the organisation.

Requirements

• Honors Degree in Finance, Audit, Actuarial or MBA
• 4+ years in a similar role, 3+ years working in insurance
• Planning and Controlling experience advantageous
• Insurance financials knowledge
• Financial controlling software (SAP, HfM) skills
• Cost controlling knowledge
• Financial planning experience

Benefits

Package: Highly competitive salary with benefits ZAR 1.5M pa Highly Negotiable

Exposure: Play a key role in a growing, multi-country financial group with strategic projects spanning across the continent

Career Growth: Access to senior leadership, group-level visibility, and clear pathways for upward mobility in a high-impact finance function.

Collaborative Culture: Work in a values-driven environment that promotes innovation, accountability, and meaningful contribution.

Purpose & Progress: Be part of a business committed to transformation and sustainable success, where your work has real-world impact.