Senior Finance Business Partner

wePlace; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner in Johannesburg to oversee financial management and support decision-making. The role includes managing budgeting processes, delivering financial insights, collaborating with business units, and leading a team dedicated to financial analysis. Candidates should possess a strong academic background in finance or accounting, alongside relevant work experience in business partnering.

Qualifications

• At least a Post graduate degree in accounting or finance.
• Qualified CA(SA) or similar.
• 4+ years in a Finance business partnering role.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Financial Planning and Analysis team, ensuring accurate reporting.
• Facilitate planning and budgeting processes with business unit heads.
• Provide financial guidance and advice to stakeholders.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Financial Reporting

Budgeting

Commercial Insight

Cost Control

Education

Post graduate Degree

BCom in Accounting

CA(SA) or similar

Job description

Our client, a leading Financial Institution is looking for a Senior Finance Business Partner to join their team.

Job Purpose/ Job Summary

Working closely with business unit Heads, the Finance Business Partner will be the central Finance point of contact for all Finance related support. This role strives to deliver robust reporting, analysis and financial control of operating/capital costs and also provides essential Finance expertise in the appraisal of new projects and the measurement of cost performance in project delivery. The Finance Business Partner will also drive and support the implementation of process improvements and reporting enhancements to deliver accurate and relevant financial management information to support decision making. The Finance Business Partner is responsible for leading the Financial Planning and Analysis team in preparing and distributing accurate, relevant financial management information and perform foreseeable needs analysis for internal clients on a continued basis in achievement of strategic financial targets.

Minimum Qualification

• Post graduate Degree
• BCom in Accounting
• CA(SA) or similar

Minimum Experience

• 4+ years post articles in a Finance business partnering function
• FP&A function

Key Performance Areas (KPAs)

Business and Financial Results Management

• Facilitate the entire planning and budgeting process creating and ensuring strict adherence to the budget timetable, populating of the budgets with business units, timeous communication of material issues and changes and creating of standardised high quality presentations with supporting commentary and analysis
• Produce and maintain monthly timely and accurate management accounting information with supporting commentary on variances, statistics and other required analysis.
• Perform the rolling forecast activities in order to track the revenue and expenses against the budget and adjust the expenses and revenue for the future months as per discussions with business stakeholders.
• Ensure strategy implementation by monitoring financial performance against budget, forecast and strategic targets
• Provide commercial insight, analysis and modelling for pricing changes to support business in optimal pricing for products
• Contribute to cost control by driving cost awareness through the organisation and implementing appropriate controls and reporting
• Provide financial guidance and advice to stakeholders to assist them to accurately account for operations in order to ensure adherence to guidance and statutory reporting

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