Reporting and Cost Management Manager needed at Absa Group Limited

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Job title : Reporting and Cost Management Manager

Job Location : Gauteng,

Deadline : November 02, 2024

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Job Summary

  • The Reporting and Cost Management team, a sub-team within Group FP&A, is responsible for:
  • overall financial Reporting across Absa Group (monthly, quarterly, half yearly and annual)
  • support the planning and financial control teams with half year and year end booklets
  • managing the end to end of the Group Balanced Scorecard (from initiation to reporting on the results as they emerge).
  • perform frequent ad hoc analysis and research, often related to presentations to Exco, the Board and other sub committees of the Board
  • This role supports the preparation of these key deliverables and provides analysis and inputs into these processes.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities

  • Accountability: Assist the team in team executing the following deliverables to Exco and other members of senior management
  • Play an integral role in the month end reporting process starting with Flash reporting till Exco report and (GACC and Board when required)
  • Prepare and present financial reports, including monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, to executive leadership.
  • Analyse financial performance, identify trends, and provide actionable insights to senior management
  • Drive continuous improvement in financial processes and systems to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and transparency
  • Play an integral role in Cost and productivity programmes
  • Assist the Planning team with Outlook/RAF and STP processes as required
  • Support the planning and Financial Control teams with half year and year end booklets and the integrated reporting processes
  • Assist with the Market guidance processes
  • Lead on other ad hoc projects as is required
  • Attend meetings to get briefing on work allocations to understand and complete their tasks to achieve team
  • Accountability: Ad-hoc requirements/submissions
  • Execute ad-hoc queries daily that are dependent on external and internal requirements and vary considerably throughout the year
  • Attend meetings as is required
  • Accountability: Cluster Relationship Manager (CRM) roles
  • Communicate with BUs and Functions and relay critical information and requests.
  • Perform all other duties as reasonably assigned.
  • People Investment Accountabilities
  • Peer responsibility: Engage and develop finance and business savvy leaders.
  • Play to our A-Game culture of culture of inclusivity, diversity, entrepreneurship, and ownership.
  • Network with finance colleagues across Group Finance and create awareness of challenges, opportunities and issues and encourage collaboration
  • Focus on Finance skills evolution and remaining relevant.
  • Role/Person Specification

Qualifications and experience:

  • B Com degree with Honours or Masters (major in Accounting, Financial Management or Economics)
  • CA (SA) / CIMA with 5-8 years PQE
  • Non-CA (SA) / CIMA with 7-10 years’ relevant experience in Financial Services organisation
  • Able to work effectively across a multi-service Financial Services organisation
  • Previous exposure to financial management reporting in a complex large organisation

Knowledge and skills:

  • Advanced Financial Accounting
  • Analytical skills
  • Self-driven and good interpersonal skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Deadline driven
  • Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
  • Experience in handling big data
  • Some knowledge of dashboards and PowerBI

Preferred:

  • Knowledge of financial markets
  • Knowledge of economics

Competencies:

  • Deciding and initiating action
  • Learning and researching
  • Entrepreneurial and commercial thinking
  • Relating and networking
  • Adapting and responding to change
  • Persuading and influencing
  • Creating and innovating

Education

  • Postgraduate Degrees and Professional Qualifications: Financial Sciences (Required)

How to Apply for this Offer

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