Finance Business Partner at Communicate Recruitment

About

• A leading Retail organisation with operations in both South Africa and Africa, is looking for a professional incumbent from the Retail space to take up the role of a Finance Business Partner.

Requirements: 

• Bcom Honours with completed Articles
• CA(SA) Preferable 
• 5-8 Years post article experience

Duties:

• Strong Financial background with extensive experience in budgeting and Forecasting
• Result oriented with strong ability and desire to effectively lead and manage a project from start to finish.
• Self-directed, highly motivated and strong initiative; able to establish own agendas and originate work plans.
• Experience managing financial staff; must be able to provide accounting and financial guidance
• Exceptional analytical skills
• Strong interpersonal, communication (oral & written) and presentation skills
• Individual must be able to identify necessary analysis and make independent decisions to give direction to business partners and to finalize direction on key initiatives.
• Must possess the ability to understand trends and results at both a detailed and a strategic level, and to inter-relate issues between the two.
• Proven expertise in developing complex financial models and forecasts to support corporate planning decisions
• Must have the ability to assemble large volumes of data and inputs and organize for strategic decision making with an acute sense of urgency
• Profit and Loss (P&L) responsibility for projects and products within the Business Unit