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