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Role Description

To ensure a disciplined & rigorous strategy development process supported by adequate breadth & depth in research results.

Seeks to provide unique industry expertise, insight and thought leadership to enable innovation in payment system development whilst being informed of international trends, plausible strategic scenarios, possible risks, individual stakeholder needs and broader eco-system challenges or dependencies.

To provide valued strategic support and thought leadership by ways of insight, perspectives gained and the articulation and conceptualisation of recommendations, options and choices.

To facilitate an industry wide strategic dialogue relevant to particular payments streams and to drive consensus on the way forward w.r.t. key strategic aspects by ways of relevant fact based input, facilitation and personal impact and leadership

Role entails

• Guiding and leading a structured strategic dialogue related to the relevant payment stream and eco-system and specifically in relevant formal interbank forums.
• Engaging in continued evaluation of current payment system strategy with stakeholders and formulate and develop new strategic positions and payment system strategies.
• Providing a well-researched fact base from where decisions will be taken.
• Engaging in appropriate ad-hoc external stakeholder engagements for the purpose of obtaining input on needs, perspectives or analytical information and to develop a comprehensive perspective on the payments eco-system current and future state and implementation options and priorities of selected initiatives.
• Presenting the research & analysis through the succinct presentations
• Facilitating dialogue and decision making to stakeholders
• Utilising techniques, strategic tools and strategic frameworks to enable and support key strategic deliverables
• Facilitating projects in any of the phases of defining, scoping, designing and implementing of industry requirements.
• Publishing relevant high quality position papers on Electronic banking and Card payments research and innovations
• Providing guidance to companies entering the payments market or presenting a new product from a strategic perspective on the payment stream, regulatory environment and NPSD priorities and concerns
• Liaising with internal stakeholders to ensure alignment between different functional areas

Non-negotiable Essential Education and Experience Required:

• 8-10 years hands on experience with research and project support in the relevant payments environment (card or electronic).
• Relevant tertiary qualification in either Engineering, Economy/Econometrics, Accounting or Commerce.
• In depth retail or corporate banking experience and understanding (absolutely non-negotiable)
• The completion of the PASA Certificate in Foundational Payments is a recommendation.

Essential Knowledge & Skills:

• System and architectural knowledge and logic
• Regulatory and compliance knowledge related to Payment Systems
• Project Management knowledge and Coordination skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (including report writing and presentations)
• Analytical and Problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of and experience in research methodologies
• Advanced analytical skill (e.g. quantitate, qualitative, and system thinking ability)

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AA/EE Essential

The successful incumbent will oversee the management and improvement of clearing in the National Payment System across all primary payment streams, including low value payments and collections, card payments and high value payments.

Role

To take end-to-end executive accountability for the overall quality, efficiency, and health of the clearing components of the National Payment System and the coordination of all Payment Clearing Houses and other payment system activities, including the accountability for the effective delivery of relevant projects and programmes.

To take executive accountability for running and managing the clearing components of the National Payment System, including rules, processes, workflows, and procedures designed to create a well-managed and regulated payments landscape.

To support, sponsor and drive change that will help shape and guide the future growth and development of the electronic payment systems in the NPS.

To develop, refine and implement operations functional models and strategy, including the financial and human resources required to ensure the disciplined and rigorous operational management of all electronic payment systems to support, safeguard and regulate the NPS

As a member of the executive team to influence and shape future payments strategy by being informed of international trends, plausible strategic scenario’s, possible risks, current and future stakeholder needs and broader eco-system challenges or dependencies and to take co-accountability for the formulation and execution of the Modernisation roadmap for all electronic payment systems.

To form and engage in meaningful relationships with key stakeholders and Payments System Providers and Users to consult or advocate changes, improvements or risk reduction measures to electronic Payments streams in the National Payment System

Essential Requirements

Education and Experience Required:

• >10 years hands-on experience within a Payment System eco-system (Banks, Fintechs, Card Processors/issuers, payment service providers including mobile payment providers etc) or transactional banking product role, with at least five years in senior managerial or general management role; and
• A formal applicable post-tertiary qualification (e.g. MBA, B.Com Hons).
• Must have Head of Product/Lead experience in one or more of the following payment streams: Low-value payments, Collections, Card OR High Value Payments

**By sending your CV along with other additional documents you give consent to HWR to process and retain your personal information for the current opportunity as well as for future opportunities**

Role Description

To ensure a disciplined & rigorous strategy development process supported by adequate breadth & depth in research results.

Seeks to provide unique industry expertise, insight and thought leadership to enable innovation in payment system development whilst being informed of international trends, plausible strategic scenarios, possible risks, individual stakeholder needs and broader eco-system challenges or dependencies.

To provide valued strategic support and thought leadership by ways of insight, perspectives gained and the articulation and conceptualisation of recommendations, options and choices.

To facilitate an industry wide strategic dialogue relevant to particular payments streams and to drive consensus on the way forward w.r.t. key strategic aspects by ways of relevant fact based input, facilitation and personal impact and leadership

Role entails

• Guiding and leading a structured strategic dialogue related to the relevant payment stream and eco-system and specifically in relevant formal interbank forums.
• Engaging in continued evaluation of current payment system strategy with stakeholders and formulate and develop new strategic positions and payment system strategies.
• Providing a well-researched fact base from where decisions will be taken.
• Engaging in appropriate ad-hoc external stakeholder engagements for the purpose of obtaining input on needs, perspectives or analytical information and to develop a comprehensive perspective on the payments eco-system current and future state and implementation options and priorities of selected initiatives.
• Presenting the research & analysis through the succinct presentations
• Facilitating dialogue and decision making to stakeholders
• Utilising techniques, strategic tools and strategic frameworks to enable and support key strategic deliverables
• Facilitating projects in any of the phases of defining, scoping, designing and implementing of industry requirements.
• Publishing relevant high quality position papers on Electronic banking and Card payments research and innovations
• Providing guidance to companies entering the payments market or presenting a new product from a strategic perspective on the payment stream, regulatory environment and NPSD priorities and concerns
• Liaising with internal stakeholders to ensure alignment between different functional areas

Non-negotiable Essential Education and Experience Required:

• 8-10 years hands on experience with research and project support in the relevant payments environment (card or electronic).
• Relevant tertiary qualification in either Engineering, Economy/Econometrics, Accounting or Commerce.
• In depth retail or corporate banking experience and understanding (absolutely non-negotiable)
• The completion of the PASA Certificate in Foundational Payments is a recommendation.

Essential Knowledge & Skills:

• System and architectural knowledge and logic
• Regulatory and compliance knowledge related to Payment Systems
• Project Management knowledge and Coordination skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (including report writing and presentations)
• Analytical and Problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of and experience in research methodologies
• Advanced analytical skill (e.g. quantitate, qualitative, and system thinking ability)

**By sending your CV along with other additional documents you give consent to HWR to process and retain your personal information for the current opportunity as well as for future opportunities**

Salary: Candidate Dependant. High commission potential.

Ideal Candidate: We encourage all experienced Traders from the AGRI trading COMMODITY industry to get in touch. You will be in full control of your earnings which will be determined based on the amount of business you generate for the company. The only prerequisite for consideration is that you must have a solid existing contact/client base within the commodity industry you operate in.

Experience:

• 5-7 years’ + experience in physical trading (agri, soft commodities, food, energy, metals, minerals, proteins etc.) with a physical trading company (back-to-back trades)
• Established network and contacts within the commodity trading space

In demand commodities at the moment: fruit, nut, fish/meat markets

SALARY CIRCA 1,7 MILLION ZAR PER ANNUM

AA Essential

Board appointment

This Executive post reports to the CEO

Client will pay for relocation if necessary

Experience in the following required

• Financial control
• Budget and forecasting
• Revenue collection and recording
• Financial processes.
• Preparing and presenting the financial statements including its subsidiaries and liaise with both the internal and external auditors.
• Ensuring a clean audit outcome.
• Developing and maintaining relationships with stakeholders, banks, investors and others;

ESSENTIAL NON NEGOTIABLE REQUIREMENTS

• A qualified Chartered Accountant;(CA(SA) This is essential
• 15 years’ experience of which 5 years must be at senior management level within a financial management and financial administration environment; in local or national government or SOE or SOC or an Economic Development Agency environment.
• Extensive knowledge of IRFS GAAP, PFMA, Treasury Regulations and other relevant Acts;
• Must have practical knowledge and experience in internal and external audits, IT Governance and due diligence processes and procedures.
• Must have knowledge of Management accounting principles, calculations and Treasury functions
• An MBS/MBL or relevant masters level qualification will be an added advantage (Highly preferable)

CANDIDATES WHO DO NOT MEET THE ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS WILL REGRETTABLY NOT BE CONSIDERED

**By sending your CV along with other additional documents you give consent to HWR to process and retain your personal information for the current opportunity as well as for future opportunities**