Financial Manager at FirstRand Group

Job Description

To partner with the business in the provision of financial advice and support to increase operational quality, through the execution of financial services as per agreed standard operating procedures.

• Establish, align, and manage target and budget goals whilst ensuring effective control of costs to increase cost efficiency
• Establish and manage a high level of organisational co-operation to ensure a professional service delivery
• Develop a service culture which build rewarding relationships, proposes innovations, and allows others to provide exceptional client service
• Conduct associated intervention activities in line with applicable laws, policies and procedures stipulated
• Prepare tax returns to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with applicable tax legislation and regulation; provide advice and solutions to business tax matters
• Apply relevant principles to accurately record, adjust and reconcile financial transactions and events.
• Maintain appropriate supporting documentation according to professional financial accounting and reporting standards
• Identify and recommend improvements to accounting and reporting processes
• Participate in special projects and ensure project delivery through providing effective finance advice and support
• Execute relevant internal controls to ensure the integrity of operations, financial and accounting practices. Identify risk factors that could adversely affect the business and adhere to procedures that mitigate identified risks or exposure to risk, and disclose risk information to relevant internal and external stakeholders
• Prepare and report on business operations and financial conditions.
• Perform within agreed processes to deliver management information according to the reporting cycle
• Keep abreast of learning opportunities and changing trends in your business environment
• Participate and contribute to a development culture where information regarding successes, issues, trends, and ideas are actively shared

Additional Information

• Personal segment including Stokvel
• Retirees hyper segment reporting
• Financial accounting, reporting control and management
• Management reporting
• Stokvel reporting
• Analysis sub-segments, hyper segments & SLA’s across products, sub-segments and hyper segments
• Business planning, budget & forecast
• Cost accounting management
• Financial analysis and solutions
• Tax including tax packs
• Benefit tracking

Qualifications and experience

• BCom Finance related qualifications
• 1- 2 years related experience