Financial Manager

SUMMARY:
We are seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Financial Manager to lead the strategy and reporting within the B-BBEE transformation and ESG compliance space. This role sits at the intersection of financial support, strategic transformation, and sustainability initiatives, ensuring our business aligns with regulatory standards and stakeholder expectations.

POSITION INFO:
Key Responsibilities:

Transformation

• Analyze and manage all the elements of the B-BBEE scorecard (Ownership, Management control, Skills development, Enterprise and Supplier development, and Socio-Economic Development).
• Create and report on the B-BBEE scorecard scenarios and strategy for the annual business planning process.
• Provide technical and subject matter expertise around the relevant B-BBEE legislation, i.e., DTI Codes of Good Practice and other related B-BBEE legislation
• Produce scorecards quarterly
• Attend to relevant committee meetings as required, ensuring representation from the transformation side of the business
• Produce a quarterly TMPS calculation to be loaded on the B-BBEE system
• Provide a detailed procurement spend report monthly
• Track and analyze the Non-compliant spend monthly
• Stakeholder engagement to create and drive the development of projects and assist in implementation while ensuring alignment to related B-BBEE legislation
• Dealing with any B-BBEE requests, e.g., Information for tender submissions, attendance of business and clients’ seminars and webinars.
• Operationalizing the B-BBEE system, including scenario planning capabilities, and ensuring that legislative changes are updated and communicated internally.
• Advise leadership on opportunities for scorecard improvement through financial structuring and strategic initiatives.
• Educate and inform businesses of developments in the B-BBEE landscape and other industry-related matters.

• Collaborate with the ESG and sustainability team (OHS, HR, Procurement, Facilities, Finance, and IT) to develop and manage monthly reporting related to ESG performance.
• Support ESG reporting for external and internal stakeholders, including clients, regulatory bodies, and the tender team
• Ensure timely and accurate data submission on the ESG system tool monthly
• Approve data submission on the ESG system tool
• Provide accurate and timely quarterly reporting for the board packs
• Initiate and support ESG initiatives in line with the business strategy
• Manage and support ESG internal and external audit requests

• Bachelor’s degree in commerce (Accounting, Economics, Auditing)
• B-BBEE MDP Programmes
• CIMA (Advantageous)

• Minimum 5 - 7 years in the ESG and Transformation space
• Must have experience working with the generic sector code.

• Analyzing situations or data that requires an in-depth evaluation of multiple factors.
• Drafting reports and quality checking accuracy of reports and records.
• Influencing stakeholders to obtain buy-in for concepts and ideas.
• Communicating standards to others.
• Building and maintaining effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Managing multiple projects.
• Preparing and delivering presentations.

• B-BBEE Codes and related B-BBEE legislation, understand and interpret the Codes in detail with specialist knowledge
• Microsoft Office with Advanced PowerPoint, Excel and Word.
• Business writing and report writing
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Industry trends
• Principles of project management
• Data analysis and assimilation of data
• Decision-making process
• Governance, Risk and Control

• Decision Making
• Facilitating Change
• Gaining Commitment
• Collaborative
• Initiating Action
• Innovation
• Attention to detail
• High-Impact Communication