Senior Financial Manager - Projects - (PERMANENT)

The Senior Financial Manager: Projects will be responsible for the prioritisation of finance projects (including IFRS 17), management and direction of finance resources, and ultimate delivery of the various finance projects within appropriate timeframes.

Key outcomes:

Project related tasks:

• Drive general company and the Group projects.
• Ensure alignment between strategic projects, finance projects and appropriate resourcing and management of timelines.
• Identifying and drive the IFRS 17 and SWIFT post implementation tasks for the Company Finance team.
• Assist with implementation and integration of acquired businesses.
• Drive change management within the Finance team.

General finance responsibilities:

• Provide support for budgeting and Balance Scorecard measurements.
• Ensure financial governance and controls.
• Facilitate collaboration across all departments within the Company and across the Finance and project delivery communities within the greater the Group.
• Negotiate and influence business, accounting and process rules within the greater the Group.
• Responsible for building and maintaining relationships with key project stakeholders.
• Play an integral part in implementing the Finance strategy to support the business strategy.
• Support a culture of high performing teams, grounded in the core values of the organisation to ensure high employee engagement.
• Promote and uphold the brand, culture and values.

Qualifications and experience:

• CA (SA) Qualification, minimum 8 years post articles experience preferably within the Financial Services Industry
• Extensive Project experience: Design, build & implementation. Valuations/deal making experience would be an advantage
• SAP4HANA and Oracle Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) experience
• IFRS 17 Reporting knowledge

Competencies

• Cultivating innovation
• Drive results
• Collaboration
• Customer Focus
• Being resilient
• Analytical Thinking
• Influencing and gaining commitment
• Relationship building
• Strategic thinking and leadership
• Knowledge of Accounting principles

Attributes:

• Honesty, Integrity and Respect
• Positive, enthusiastic attitude

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