FINANCE BUSINESS PARTNER

Listing reference: jse_000436

Listing status: Online

Apply by: 10 January 2024

OSITION SUMMARY

Industry: Financial Services

Job category: Financial Management

Location: Sandton

Contract: Permanent

Remuneration: Market Related

EE position: Yes

INTRODUCTION

To lead the Commercial Finance Financial Planning and Analysis team in preparing and distributing accurate, relevant financial management information and perform foreseeable needs analysis for internal clients on a continued basis in achievement of JSE strategic financial targets

JOB DESCRIPTION

Business and Financial Results Management

• Provide input into departmental and divisional budget to ensure appropriate resource allocation in achievement of departmental goals
• Manage own allocated budget through monitoring and seeking cost effective ways of achieving departmental goals
• Ensure strategy implementation by monitoring against budget and strategic targets and rolling forecast processes 
• Provide commercial insight, analysis and modelling for pricing changes to support business in optimal pricing for products
• Contribute to cost control by driving cost awareness through the organisation and implementing appropriate controls and reporting

Stakeholder Relationship Management

• Engage with other business units to understand the financial support required to meet stakeholder needs
• Build relationships with colleagues, peers and staff by using appropriate interpersonal styles
• Interact with others in a way that promotes openness and trust and gives them confidence in one’s financial support and guidance

Process Management

• Create and implement staff clear work allocation and accountability levels to deliver on the departmental strategy
• Manage team delivery against set delivery plan and set timelines, identify obstacles to delivery and take appropriate action where required
• Ensure accuracy and speed of delivery of financial management information by checking against targets and rolling forecast processes
• Analyse commercial finance processes and procedures to identify obstacles and enhancement opportunities and take appropriate action to implement changes
• Review work of direct reports for accuracy and take action as needed to ensure consistent delivery
• Put checks and balances in place to ensure that processes, standards, protocols and procedures are followed by the team
• Analyse and evaluate requests from business regarding financial support to assess viability
• Prepare ad hoc business cases as requested by stakeholders to address financial support requirements                                                             
• Assist in coordination of budget processes for the JSE by providing guidelines and advice                                                                     
• Analyse current financial complex information to support business needs and project future needs
• Use JSE costing model as a starting point and apply appropriate product level costing methodology to do work at a lower level of granularity to support different business requirements
• Support the Head of Commercial finance on function appropriate requests coming from Board, EXCO associated meetings and CFO’s office
• Support the core finance function in meeting its objectives incl. external and internal audit target requirements and sound control adherance 
• Support Financial Accounting to ensure successful audit (internal and external) conclusions
• Review capital adequacy analysis to ensure regulatory demands are maintained by the Group

Team Management

• Ensure all team members understand and support the JSE vision and divisional strategy 
• Take accountability for making others successful by removing obstacles to team performance and success
• Participate in recruitment processes to ensure selection contributing to success of team
• Ensure on-boarding process is followed for all new hires and transfers to embed the JSE values and cultures
• Ensure self and team members have required skill and professional / technical expertise by assessing gaps and development areas and creating development plans
• Ensure each team member has a job profile that profiles team member with a view of full performance in the job
• Create performance agreement for each team member with measurable goals and objectives so that they understand how their performance will be viewed, recognised and rewarded 
• Conduct performance review sessions with team members to review performance and progress against targets and agree on appropriate action required to meet targets or standards
• Engage with team in such a way that the feel motivated to achieve better performance feel  
• Epitomise living the JSE values and keep team accountable for displaying the values in their behaviour

Transformation and Innovation Management

• Support the implementation of business optimisation improvement through stakeholder engagement
• Encourage innovation, listen and act upon ideas from team and provided technical / expert contribution
• Meet EE/BEE targets as related to team through appropriate recruitment selection decisions

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Matric
• Post graduate Degree
• BCom in Accounting
• CA(SA)
• FP&A (Financial Planning and Analysis) experience
• 4 years post article in a commercial finance / finance business partner function 

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