Finance Manager in Transactional Banking

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Key Responsibilities Lead the finance function for transactional banking activities, ensuring accurate reporting and effective financial control. Manage financial performance reporting, including revenue, costs, margins, profitability, pricing analysis, and trend reporting. Prepare and review monthly management accounts, forecasts, budgets, and variance analyses. Oversee reconciliations, settlements, refunds, write-offs, suspense accounts, and related transactional accounting processes. Ensure robust financial governance, internal controls, audit readiness, and compliance with relevant policies and regulations. Partner with product, technology, operations, risk, compliance, legal, and commercial teams to support business initiatives. Support new product launches, system implementations, and process enhancements by assessing financial and control impacts. Develop and maintain financial models, forecasts, business cases, and scenario analyses. Identify financial and operational risks and drive corrective actions where required. Enhance management reporting, dashboards, performance metrics, and decision-support analytics. Lead, mentor, and support finance team members, fostering accountability and continuous improvement. Job Experience and Skills Required Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, Business Science, or related field. CA(SA), CIMA, ACCA, or equivalent professional qualification will be advantageous. 5-8 years' experience in finance, financial management, management accounting, or financial reporting within financial services. Strong understanding of transactional banking, payments, settlements, reconciliations, and financial control environments. Proven experience in budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling, profitability analysis, and management reporting. Strong knowledge of accounting standards, governance, risk management, and audit processes. Advanced analytical and problem-solving abilities. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. Competency Requirements Business Acumen Commercial Thinking Strategic Insight Collaboration Stakeholder Management Drive for Results Problem Solving and Analysis Planning and Organising Risk and Governance Orientation Continuous Improvement Mindset Impact and Influence Accountability Apply now! For more exciting (Finance\/ Engineering\/ IT \/ Supply Chain \/ Commercial & C-Suite) vacancies, please visit: I also specialise in recruiting in the following: Financial Managers Financial Accountants Financial Controllers Chartered Accountants Group Reporting & Consolidations Accountant Commercial Finance and FP&A positions If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider the vacancy application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database for any other suitable roles \/ positions. For more information, contact: Mandisa Phahla Recruiting Consultant