Finance Specialist (Contract)

The Focus Group; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

The Focus Group in Sandton is seeking a seasoned finance professional to provide specialist advisory on financial performance and accounting practices across clusters. You will partner with leaders to deliver timely insights, reports and recommendations that support strategic targets and regulatory compliance.

You will engage with various management levels, act as SME for financial design and supervision, and drive collaborations to unlock synergies across business units.

Qualifications

• Matric/Grade 12 or National Senior Certificate.
• Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees.
• BCom Degree (Accounting).
• CA (SA).
• 5 years in financial management, preferably in the financial services industry.
• Essential Certifications and Preferred Certifications may apply.
• Knowledge of governance, risk and regulatory frameworks is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial decision support to business leaders through regular engagements with relevant line management and teams.
• Daily cooperation with cluster line management and business teams on different levels of the organizational structure through consultations and resolution of financial queries.
• Provide meaningful recommendations, explanations and highlight areas of concerns or anomalies by analysing and interrogating financial information.
• Deliver regular financial reports to functional teams by adhering to the set financial timetable.
• Understand and meet stakeholders' requirements through ongoing engagement.
• Acting as a subject matter expert by actively participating in the design, preparation and supervision of the financial performance of the relevant business units.
• Assist in the achievement of group collaboration initiatives by identifying opportunities to create beneficial partnerships and synergies.
• Cooperate with internal and external auditors by supplying the required financial information timeously.
• Advise and assist business units to comply with set Financial targets and relevant regulatory financial frameworks.
• Evaluates financial statements and set appropriate guidelines and procedures to ensures regulatory compliance.
• Meet deadlines and targets through prioritizing effectively, planning and communicating.
• Maintain high standards of analysis and reporting within defined timeframes by planning, organising and monitoring workflow.
• Achieve business objectives within a specific timeframes by scheduling and coordinating activities and identifying appropriate resources to perform these activities.
• Manage defined risks in the finance function and risk categories at targeted levels by adhering to guidelines, policies, procedures and governance requirements.
• Identify training courses and career progression for self through input and feedback from management.
• Ensure all personal development plan activities are completed within specified timeframe.
• Share knowledge and industry trends with functional teams and relevant stakeholders during formal and informal interaction.
• Obtain buy-in for developing new or enhanced processes (e.g. operational processes) that will improve the functioning of business units businesses by highlighting benefits in support of the implementation of recommendations.
• Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participating in company culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc.).
• Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy

Skills

Data analysis

Governance, Risk and Controls

Business writing

Decision making

Planning and Organizing

Communication

Building Partnerships

Earning Trust

Education

Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate

Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees

BCom Degree (Accounting)

CA (SA)

Essential Certifications

Preferred Certifications

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Purpose

To provide specialist advice and guidance on financial performance and accounting practices required to ensure the clusters' compliance and adherence to financial reporting and meeting set financial targets.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide a financial decision support to business leaders through regular engagements with relevant line management and teams

• Daily cooperation with cluster line management and business teams on different levels of the organizational structure through consultations and resolution of financial queries

• Provide meaningful recommendations, explanations and highlight areas of concerns or anomalies by analysing and interrogating financial information.

• Deliver regular financial reports to functional teams by adhering to the set financial timetable

• Understand and meet stakeholders' requirements through ongoing engagement.

• Acting as a subject matter expert by actively participating in the design, preparation and supervision of the financial performance of the relevant business units

• Assist in the achievement of group collaboration initiatives by identifying opportunities to create beneficial partnerships and synergies.

• Cooperate with internal and external auditors by supplying the required financial information timeously

• Advise and assist business units to comply with set Financial targets and relevant regulatory financial frameworks

• Evaluates financial statements and set appropriate guidelines and procedures to ensures regulatory compliance

• Meet deadlines and targets through prioritizing effectively, planning and communicating.

• Maintain high standards of analysis and reporting within defined timeframes by planning, organising and monitoring workflow.

• Achieve business objectives within a specific timeframes by scheduling and coordinating activities and identifying appropriate resources to perform these activities.

• Manage defined risks in the finance function and risk categories at targeted levels by adhering to guidelines, policies, procedures and governance requirements.

• Identify training courses and career progression for self through input and feedback from management.

• Ensure all personal development plan activities are completed within specified timeframe.

• Share knowledge and industry trends with functional teams and relevant stakeholders during formal and informal interaction.

• Obtain buy-in for developing new or enhanced processes (e.g. operational processes) that will improve the functioning of business units businesses by highlighting benefits in support of the implementation of recommendations.

• Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participating in company culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc.).

• Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy

People Specification

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate

• Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees

Preferred Qualification

• BCom Degree (Accounting)

• CA (SA)

• Essential Certifications

• Preferred Certifications

• Minimum Experience Level

• 5 years in financial management preferably in the financial services industry.

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Administrative procedures and systems

• Banking knowledge

• Banking procedures

• Business principles

• Data analysis

• Governance, Risk and Controls

• Microsoft Office

• Relevant regulatory knowledge

• Relevant software and systems knowledge

• Business writing skills

• Microsoft Excel

• Microsoft Powerpoint

• Culture

• Policies and procedures

• Cluster Specific Operational Knowledge

• Behavioural Competencies

• Planning and Organizing

• Quality Orientation

• Decision Making

• Communication

• Building Partnerships

• Earning Trust