Specialist AC Process Executor – ABSA Regional Office (ARO)

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Job Summary

Specialist AC Process Executor for ABSA Regional Offices (ARO). Key responsibilities include Stakeholder Management: Building and maintaining effective relationships; People Management: Developing a high-performing team; Risk and Control: Ensuring adherence to policies, procedures, and regulations.

Job Description

Accountability: Manage financial information completion process (60%)

• Act as a process executor for the completion of financial information, including:

• Journals and month-end close

• Reconciliation

• Completion of supplementary information

• Intercompany and elimination processes

• Tax-related activities

• Accounting functions

• Support Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) on processes, resolving issues, and addressing ad hoc stakeholder requests, including:

• Cluster Financial Controller

• Cluster CFO/BP&A team members

• Other financial control functions

• Assist SMEs with obtaining TAG opinions and handling ad hoc accounting queries;
• Implement new standardized processes where relevant;
• Provide feedback on financial system results and identify potential risks;
• Proactively address issues and establish sustainable processes;
• Ensure compliance with the Financial Control Operating Model principles.

• Maintain and enhance processes:

• Identify areas for improvement to support quality and accuracy in completion, review, and submission processes.

• Seek synergies across reporting processes and implement enhancements.

Accountability: Support to other process executors through motivation and employee engagement (20%)

• Manage team dynamics to maximize performance;
• Escalate resource allocation issues to ensure team objectives are met;
• Coach and mentor team members for continuous development.

Accountability: Process Execution (20%)

• Execute processes as designed;
• Continuously review and improve activities for efficiency and effectiveness;
• Recommend improvements to reduce cycle times and enhance customer satisfaction;
• Assist in implementing new or improved processes;
• Identify and mitigate activity-specific risks;
• Maintain awareness of how activities impact related processes.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Financial Sciences or equivalent (Required)

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity and encourage suitable candidates from all backgrounds to apply, contributing to our workforce demographic goals. We reserve the right not to fill the position.