Financial Manager - Umsuka Midrand at Fidelity Services Group

Job Description

• A position for a Finance Manager exists within the Umsuka Wemali division, based at the Fidelity Midrand Office. 
• The overall purpose of this position is to oversee the finance functions of the division, whose main business is the provision of integrated financial services to Fidelity employees. 
• The role’s key focus is to ensure the full management of the day-to-day financial operations and manage compliance to all group policies as well as accounting standards.

Qualifications, experience, and other competencies required:

• BCom Degree in Accounting
• CA(SA) an added advantage
• 5-8 years’ experience as a Finance Manager (preferably in financial services)
• Experience with external audit management
• Computer literate in MS Office suite with Advanced Excel
• SAP knowledge and experience
• Updated IFRS knowledge
• Financial acumen in Planning & Budgeting
• Attention to detail and analytical
• Administration, interpersonal communication, and customer liaison skills
• Own vehicle and valid driver’s license
• Clear criminal record

Key areas of responsibility (Not totally inclusive):

• Oversight and review of all accounting functions in the prescribed area of responsibility
• Influencing and driving the achievement of agreed/planned financial targets
• Maintaining control over general accounting processes and procedures
• Consolidating, analysing, and reporting on financial performance, as well as implementing corrective, preventative, and improvement initiatives required to achieve financial strategies and targets
• Developing and implementing improvements to the control framework to support accurate financial reporting and mitigation of risks
• Ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of transaction processing in SAP (general ledger system) and Credit Ease (loan management system)
• Preparation of monthly management accounts and associated financial reports/ statistics
• Preparation of prescribed reports for submission to the National Credit Regulator (NCR) and other regulatory bodies
• Planning of monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting - continuous process optimization

Core Competencies:

• Providing leadership
• Driving success
• Structuring tasks
• Communicating information
• Creating innovation
• Showing resilience
• Adjusting to change
• Building relationships
• Giving support
• Processing details
• Evaluating problems
• Investigating issues
• Dealing with internal and external stakeholders
• Flexibility