Financial Services Manager

Objective Personnel; Springs; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Objective Personnel in Springs, Gauteng, is seeking an experienced Finance Services Manager to lead the Financial Services team. You will provide accurate financial information, manage AP/AR, and drive service levels within a Shared Services environment.

The role requires a financial degree or equivalent, SAICA articles are advantageous, and a minimum of eight years’ experience. You will optimise cash flow, oversee reconciliations, and develop staff while maintaining strong external

Qualifications

• Matric / Senior Certificate or equivalent
• Financial degree or relevant qualification / experience required
• SAICA articles advantageous for consideration

Responsibilities

• Provide accurate financial information and reporting
• Formulate medium-term business plans
• Manage the Financial Services team to meet SLA deadlines
• Evaluate cost saving opportunities
• Review monthly reconciliations and reporting for auditors
• Liaise with auditors, bankers, and external partners
• Support User Acceptance Testing requirements
• Ensure regulatory changes are implemented and monitored
• Conduct annual Performance Development Appraisals
• Monitor cash flow forecasts and forex requirements
• Oversee AP, Cashbook, AR and Finance administration

Skills

Customer service orientated

Accuracy and attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Change management

Problem solving

Decision making

Communication effectively

Develop others

Build relationships

Manage teams

Flexibility

Deal with complexity

Deadline driven

Multi-tasking

Prioritisation

Education

Matric / Senior Certificate

Financial Degree or relevant qualification / experience

SAICA Articles advantageous

Tools

JDE

Hyperion System

Microsoft Office

Job description

Qualification

• Matric / Senior Certificate
• Financial Degree or relevant qualification / experience

Requirements

• Valid drivers licens
• SAICA Articles advantageous
• Minimum eight (8) years’ working experience as a Accounts Payable, Receivable or Services Manager
• Management in a Shared Services environment advantageous
• JDE and Hyperion System experience advantageous; and
• Microsoft Office
• Customer service orientated
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Manage change
• Problem solving and decision making
• Communicating effectively
• Develop others
• Build and maintain relationships
• Manage effective teams and work groups
• Flexibility
• Ability to deal with complexity
• Deadline driven
• Ability to multi-task and prioritise

Duties

• Provide accurate financial information
• Formulate medium term business plans
• Manage the Financial Services team distribution to meet the SLA (Service Level Agreements) deadlines
• Evaluate cost saving opportunities
• Review monthly reconciliations, report submissions to business units, as well as reporting as required by auditors
• Additional transactional reporting as required by business units
• Liaise and sustain good external relationships: auditors, legal, bankers, statutory organisations, internal and external business partners
• Liaise and sustain good internal relationships
• Assist with User Acceptance Testing requirements
• Ensure changes in financial regulations and legislation are implemented and monitored, to ensure proper governance
• Conduct and review yearly PDA’s (Performance Development Appraisals)
• Monitor and interpret cash flow forecasts and forex requirement of the business units
• Complete management function of the Accounts Payable department, Cashbook, Accounts Receivable and Finance administration
• Perform management duties such as
• Manage large Financial Services team
• Motivate and encourage Financial Services team
• Facilitate knowledge sharing within Financial Services team and other departments
• Conduct training
• Support the Group Shared Services Manager to ensure effective performance within Shared Services, deadlines are met and strive for continuous improvement
• Perform ad hoc duties