Senior Manager : Financial Planning and Analysis

SUMMARY:
To provide managerial and strategic direction to the financial planning and analysis team, lead the budgeting and strategic commercial functions, provide business advice to management in driving the business, and support growth and transformation through the commercial function.

POSITION INFO:

Description

• Lead financial planning, investment management and commercial management
• Oversee the development and implementation of a budget plan that reflects the three- to five-year objectives and priorities of the relevant departments, brought down to a one-year operational view.
• Provide insightful information on long-run cost structures, benchmarks and a business case for a strategic cost review.
• Lead the engagement for the production of reporting and management information in order to facilitate appropriate internal liaison and support management decision-making, working with budget representatives across the various departments
• Proactively engage with business partners to understand the relevant key cost drivers of departments.
• Review contractual arrangements (mainly IT), and drive commercial negotiations and supply arrangements with relevant stakeholders
• Coordinate commercial input to capital spend and new business initiatives
• Manage the strategic relations with key stakeholders, both within and external
• Lead the financial planning and analysis function with set, achievable objectives and targets, prioritise work, and manage resource utilisation, the quality of deliverables and control costs.
• Manage the performance of staff, and promote and support career management and development.
• Provide sound input into all investment cases for the relevant business projects and departments, namely the Business Solutions and Technology Department and the Corporate Services Department.

Job requirements

• A minimum of a Chartered Accountant (CA (SA)) or a Charted certified Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) qualification
• A minimum of 10–12 years’ experience in a financial services environment, with at least 10 years in a management position
• A Master of Business Administration (MBA) qualification is an added advantage

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