Job Purpose:

To provide support and advice to the management team on financial performance matters and assist in creating and implementing forecasting / budgeting tools and strategies that provide key stakeholders with relevant, accurate and timely management information which supports executive level decision-making.

Essential Roles and Responsibilities

Functional Roles and Responsibilities

·        Provide timely, relevant, and accurate reports and analysis of performance against historical, budgeted, and forecasted results to facilitate decision-making toward the achievement of the budget and strategic plan

·        Provision of business analysis and KPI management

·        Adopting a business partnering approach and providing essential financial advice and support to key stakeholders

·        Ensure business growth objectives are achieved through planning, coordination and production of budgets and forecasts in a timely manner

·        Maintain and develop financial models to aid planning processes, ensuring quality, accuracy, and focused analytical review

·        Manage the successful delivery of process improvement initiatives by identifying non-value add activities and implementing solutions which create operational efficiencies across the business

·        Responsible for the preparation and execution of month end reporting tasks, ensuring the necessary information is provided in an accurate and timely manner i.e. MIS reporting

·        Support the interim and year end audit process, liaising with external auditors and preparing and consolidating relevant information as required in a timely manner 

·        Preparation of periodic reports for OEM requirements and compliance

·        Ensure processes and procedures are fully documented in a clear and concise manner and always maintained

·        Support in the preparation of board presentations for management

·        Preparation of ad hoc reports and analysis as required by management

·        Participate in the automation of processes and system implementation for Finance as a key project member (i.e. ERP, BI Tool)

·        Managing adhoc reports for OEM’s and internal stakeholders

·        Work closely with the accounting team to ensure accurate financial reporting

Skills

Education/Certification and Continued Education

Commerce graduate with CA /ACCA/CMA qualified

Years of Experience

5 to 7 years in an accounting function