Overall Purpose of the Job:
Prepare and report relevant financial report timeously and accurately.
Perform appropriate risk management.
Act as a trusted financial business partner to the relevant business unit.
Manage compliance to all group policies as well as accounting standards.
Key Responsibilities:
Budget & Financial Management
- Ensure that all financial reports for the business and the Group are prepared timeously and accurately.
- Apply financial tools to prepare requests from business in line with the business plan to achieve business objectives.
- Identify and report out of line situations and suggest corrective action to the business.
- Set and ensure that all accounting principles within the business are monitored.
- Continuously search for financial risk and implement risk mitigation measures.
- Strive to continuously improve the level of financial reporting for the business unit.
Process Improvement and Efficiency
- Continuously review key performance areas for the business and identify areas for improvement.
- Continuously challenge the status quo to ensure business sustainability of the organisation’s business model.
- Continuously review current standards thereby ensuring improvement and relevance.
- Prepare best practice recommendations to improve accuracy and efficiencies.
- Identify required system improvements and provides recommendations and benefits to be realised.
Customer Service Delivery - Corporate
- Build strategic partnerships with internal and external customers to achieve business objectives.
- Identify and manage stakeholder expectations, ensuring alignment with Financial Strategy
- Identify business needs and required improvements and implement or provide recommendations for consideration.
People Management
- Manage own personal development through performance management and talent management processes.
- Request training and feedback on performance and strive to improve based on these interventions.
- Adhere to the Group's values and leadership.
Requirements:
- CIMA with 5 years+ experience or BCom (Honours) with 5 years+ experience.
- Take personal accountability and responsibility for all issues facing the department, work as a team and mentor /coach new employees as required.
- Communicate with your line manager regularly and make recommendations on improving efficiencies in the department