Finance Business Partner

1001 Absa Bank; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services group is seeking a Finance Professional to focus on financial reporting, planning, and analysis. This role involves ensuring financial data integrity, improving finance processes, and providing insights for decision-making. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Financial Sciences and a minimum of 3 years of experience in financial management, along with strong skills in financial analysis and reporting.

Qualifications

• Minimum B-degree; postgraduate degree preferred.
• 3+ years of financial management experience.
• Broad finance knowledge including strategy, legal, risk, and operations.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and report financial and management information accurately.
• Implement robust MI reporting processes aligned with business strategy.
• Coach and develop finance and business leaders.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Reporting

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Financial Sciences

Postgraduate degree (preferred)

Job description

Time left to apply: End Date: July 30, 2025 (5 days left to apply)

Job requisition ID: R-15977334

Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time.

With over 100 years of rich history and a strong position as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with us offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.

Job Summary

Role focused on financial reporting, planning, and analysis of all financial and management information within finance.

Responsibilities include analyzing and reporting financial and management information accurately and timely, providing insights for decision-making, enabling operational objectives through agile finance practices, and continuously improving financial processes through automation and trend analysis.

Job Description

Commercial Finance Execution Accountabilities

• Serve as a subject matter expert on financial data integrity, accounting processes, reconciliations, analysis, and reporting for end-to-end financial management.
• Develop and maintain knowledge of end-to-end processes and relevant systems.
• Implement robust MI reporting processes aligned with business strategy.
• Support internal and external audits effectively.
• Ensure operational excellence and responsiveness of finance to support growth and profitability.
• Prepare for reporting cycles and engage with finance and business teams.
• Focus on performance improvement through data-driven insights.
• Report key financial issues to CFO and leadership.
• Create seamless customer experiences via finance enablement.
• Innovate and optimize finance operations, embracing digital solutions.
• Drive process efficiency, rigor, and controls.
• Maintain a holistic view of business across geography, customer, channel, and product.
• Build financial solutions that inform management decisions and track benefits.
• Transform finance planning, tracking, and control processes.
• Align reporting with BU financial ambitions and performance metrics.
• Contribute to core finance processes like planning, forecasting, and reporting.
• Integrate data from Treasury, Risk, and Finance perspectives.
• Ensure financial integrity and promote sustainable growth.
• Contribute to societal good through business execution and cybersecurity processes.

Financial Reporting Accountabilities

• Create reliable and corroborated financial information sources.
• Generate clear progress reports on strategic and operational metrics.
• Establish quality standards and resolve reporting deficiencies.
• Deliver high-quality, timely reports and insights.
• Implement control procedures to ensure error-free reporting.
• Provide commercial insights and narratives to support business performance.
• Ensure timely delivery of accurate financial and non-financial information.
• Tell compelling stories through data with clarity and passion.
• Lead stakeholder engagement around reporting cycles.

Financial Planning Accountabilities

• Support effective planning processes aligned with business strategies.
• Build and review financial models supporting business plans.
• Review assumptions and ensure forecast accuracy.
• Prepare and review journal entries related to forecasts.
• Provide timely and accurate forecast reports.
• Prepare for planning cycles with relevant teams.
• Refine finance planning, tracking, and control processes.

People Investment Accountabilities

• Coach and develop finance and business leaders.
• Promote collaboration across finance teams.
• Focus on skills development and relevance.
• Leverage finance partnerships in Big Data and Analytics.
• Deepen understanding of key financial metrics through business engagement.

Role / Person Specification

• Minimum B-degree; postgraduate degree preferred. CA (SA) or CIMA qualification preferred.
• 3+ years of financial management experience.
• Experience in finance processes and commercial innovation.
• Broad finance knowledge including strategy, legal, risk, and operations.
• Understanding of the financial services sector.
• Ability to build collaborative work environments.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Financial Sciences (Required)

Absa is an equal opportunity employer. Preference given to candidates from designated groups to promote diversity.

Reserves the right not to fill the position.

About Us

Absa Group Limited is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and is one of Africa’s largest financial services groups, offering a comprehensive range of banking and insurance products across Africa and beyond.