Job Description

• To manage the operations within the finance function and ensure good governance in all aspects of the business.

Are you someone who can:Â

• Identify, control and escalate potential risks which may lead to increased reconciliation issues in systems balancing – daily, weekly and monthly.
• Manage and optimise project delivery of accounting projects and facilitate good corporate governance for audit purposes
• Analyse financial transactions and statements and build a reconciliation framework across variety of systems
• Development of a service culture which builds rewarding relationships proposes innovations and allows others to provide exceptional client service.
• Definite frameworks/structures which ensure control and governance of balance sheet
• Ability to trace through financial transactions and liase with IT, Finance and Product Support teams to ensure accuracy of postings and settlement of transactions that leads to accurate financial reporting.
• Ensure financial statements are compiled and maintain responsibility for the integrity of the information to ensure accurate reporting on financial results of the business.
• Authorise General Ledger and Branch automation systems through balancing assets with GL system.
• Ensure financial specific journal entries are uploaded onto the G/L correctly
• Improve business decisions by providing accurate and reliable business intelligence (information) together with analysing trends and data.
• Plan and manage performance, skills development, employment equity, talent and culture of team in order to improve innovation, achieve efficiencies and increase competencies.
• Manage own development to increase own competencies.

Qualifications and Experience

• Financial Degree or similar
• Accounting Systems Experience
• Balance Sheet Reconciliation Experience
• Forex systems and Oracle Systems knowledge advantage
• Minimum 5years experience