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Business Lead Finance
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Business Lead
About Discovery
Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.
About Discovery Vitality RSA
Vitality is at the heart of Discovery’s shared value model and aims to reward members for positive behaviour change. Vitality is a global thought leader in wellness and encourages members to live healthier lives. Vitality operates in a fast-paced and agile environment and has remained at the forefront of wellness thought leadership by delivering cutting edge innovation through bi-annual product launches. Within the team of 500+ creative minds, projects span across all areas, including marketing, finance, data, people, MIS and actuarial, operations, systems, strategic programs and wellness – providing opportunities for a holistic experience. Vitality partners with leading partners to provide members with a superior rewards experience, providing a dazzling service to our members. In all they do, Vitality people pride themselves in living the Discovery values and championing its core purpose of making people healthier and enhancing and protecting their lives whilst being the everyday ambassadors.
About the role
As a Business Lead within the Finance and Commercial team at Vitality, you will be responsible for coordinating the various finance, commercial and project activities, partner relationships and project and analytical reporting within the finance and commercial team space.
You will be responsible for understanding and creating the product vision, business case and product and finance specs on allocated initiatives as well as maximizing the value of the product and the work of the Development Team by managing the Product Backlog.
Responsibilities include partner co-ordination on owned-product projects as well as integration of partners including onboarding of partners. You will also be responsible for partner, finance, campaign and product reporting setup and maintenance on allocated products.
Job Purpose
Outputs may include but are not limited to:
- Work with Product Management and business operations to understand and create the business case and product spec
- Work with solution team to understand solution and customer journey options
- Work with Operational Team for operational readiness
- Work with Marketing Team to create product marketing strategy
- Work closely with the Development Teams to drive product delivery:
- Act as the single decision maker giving direction to the team
- Prioritize and manage the Product Backlog
- Emerge Product Backlog Items (PBIs) together with the team
- Drive just-in-time PBI elaboration
- Elaborate product requirements into user stories and acceptance criteria
- Order the PBIs to best achieve product goals admissions
- Optimize the value of the work the Development Team performs
- Ensure that the Product Backlog is visible, transparent, and clear to all, and shows what the team will work on next
- Ensure the Development Team understands PBIs to the level needed
- Perform Backlog Refinement to prune and maintain the Product Backlog
- Ensure Definition of Ready (DoR) is met for all PBIs
- Drive Product Planning Workshops and Release Planning sessions
- Present product vision and goals for each release / sprint
- Present prioritized PBIs to the team in Sprint Planning
- Drive rapid product decision making
- Accept PBIs as per acceptance criteria and Definition of Done (DoD) in Sprint Reviews
- Take ownership and sign off on items developed and delivered within product portfolio.
- Approve business specifications and system’ user specifications
- Approve marketing content and UX / member journeys that they are in line with the strategic outcomes of the product
- Approve testing plans to ensure all scenarios are catered for when new features and products are introduced.
- Provide insights on the performance of products that own/manage against strategic objectives, targets and expected outcomes, and propose interventions where required to ensure that these are met.
- Maintain operational processes where required and drive systematic roll-out of automated solutions to replace any manual, error-prone processes
Education / Qualifications / Accreditations with Professional Body
Business / Engineering degree
Work Experience
2 – 4 years of strong analytical experience
1 – 3 years finance specific experience
Ability to communicate effectively in multiple business areas (e.g. marketing, finance, operations, legal, systems, etc.)
Strong relationship building skills
Project management or coordination experience (advantageous)
Product management / ownership / delivery experience (advantageous)
Track record of working well across various departments in a large organization is preferable (advantageous)
Competencies
- Proactive and with curious mindset
- Hands on working style
- Eye for detail
- Strong interpersonal and influencing skills
- Ability to think strategically and translate strategy to action plans
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to deliver results
- People management skills
Employment Equity
The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
EMPLOYMENT EQUITY
The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
Business Analyst (Finance)
Posted 3 days ago
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About our client:
Our client is a global investment advisory firm focusing on long-term value creation through investment strategies. They work with a diverse group of institutional partners and pride themselves on their collaborative, sustainable, inclusive culture and performance.
What you will be doing:
- Work closely with Finance stakeholders to elicit, document, and analyse business challenges, objectives, and requirements.
- Translate business requirements into clear functional specifications for IT development teams and collaborate to design and validate effective solutions.
- Facilitate workshops, stakeholder interviews, and other sessions to gather requirements and build strong relationships with both internal and external parties.
- Develop user stories, process flows, and other documentation to guide project execution, ensuring alignment between intent and implementation.
- Assist in preparing business cases and cost-benefit analyses to support data-driven decision-making.
- Support testing activities, including User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and ensure all solutions meet IT governance and financial regulatory standards.
- Manage relationships with vendors and third-party providers to ensure seamless integration with existing systems.
- Provide training and support to end users on new systems and processes to ensure successful adoption.
What our client is looking for:
- A relevant tertiary degree would be ideal (Business, IT, Finance, etc.)
- Relevant certifications such as CBAP, CCBA, or PMI-PBA are advantageous.
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in a business analysis role, specifically within finance or a related domain.
- Experience in private equity, asset management, or financial services is required, with a strong understanding of financial operations and fund structures.
- Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Visio, or similar tools, and proficiency in requirements-gathering techniques.
- Possesses strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to model and document complex business processes.
- Experience working with both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
- Excellent written and verbal communication abilities, capable of working collaboratively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- A strong understanding of enterprise financial systems, data flows, and accounting principles.
Contract Duration:
- 12 month contract with a good chance of renewal / going permanent
Job ID:
- J106995
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Business Analyst - Finance
Posted 13 days ago
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Minimum Degree in Commerce/Accounting (BCom) non-negotiable.
Diploma / Degree in Project Management will be an advantage.
Minimum of 3- 5 years experience within a finance function and in the role of ERP Syspro super user.
Demonstrated success in managing projects relating to superior performance and continuous improvement.
Knowledge and work experience in SQL queries and Power BI.
Valid Code EB drivers license.
Assist end users in resolving ERP-related issues across the Baking Business Unit, particularly financial issues.
Assist users with ERP reports, data, and table information available from ERP tables.
Provide clear problem definitions and liaise with technical experts/external consultants to resolve technical ERP-related issues.
Collaborate with the learning team and super users to deliver and conduct end-user training on existing and new system functionality.
Conduct user acceptance testing in conjunction with the Information Technology department and business (super users).
Create and maintain user training manuals and SOPs in collaboration with business (super users) and the learning team.
Conduct user assessments after training or as required, and analyze reports on skills gaps to identify training needs.
Work with the learning department to roll out ongoing end-user training as needed.
Support the Commercial Manager Projects, Application Manager, and Business in identifying IT application solutions for key business requirements.
Quantify savings and efficiencies related to identified opportunities and draft Business Case documentation for submission to the Commercial Manager Projects.
Act as a liaison between the Business and the IT department/external consultants to implement identified system enhancements.
Meet with relevant Business representatives to document detailed business requirements.
Compile and obtain sign-off for scope definition documents prior to implementation.
Compile and store project documentation (e.g., process flows, training materials, SOPs, change controls).
Communicate with developers and conduct full testing before business user acceptance testing.
Collaborate with the Business to implement the solution and provide post-implementation support, especially for financial users.
Take ownership and accountability for tasks; plan, prioritize, and focus on self-development.
Ensure work quality and productivity standards are consistently met; communicate risks and provide resolutions where needed.
Support and promote The Companys core values.
Manage colleagues expectations, communicate effectively, and go the extra mile to meet team objectives.
Champion training and development for self and others.
Participate in performance appraisals and ensure targets and goals are clear and achievable.
Business Analyst - Finance
Posted 25 days ago
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Key Responsibilities:
- Analyse, design, and optimise finance processes, with a focus on GL, AP, Procurement, and Fixed Assets.
- Define accounting treatments across key banking products and design a multi-dimensional Chart of Accounts.
- Translate finance requirements into user stories and functional specifications for technology teams.
- Support solution testing, data integration, and post-implementation optimisation.
- 610 years of experience in finance/accounting, preferably in banking or financial services.
- Deep knowledge of finance processes such as CoA, master data management, accounting entries, and financial reporting.
- Strong experience working in Agile/Scrum environments (Jira, Confluence).
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, delivery-driven environment.
- Experience in a digital bank or fintech setting.
- Familiarity with SAP S/4HANA Finance preferred or other ERP financial applications.
- Fluency in English; Arabic language skills are a plus.
The remuneration is market related in line with qualifications, skills and experience but will not exceed R 1,200 p/h.
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