(1161) Finance Business Partner – CSD needed at South African Reserve Bank

Job Description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

•  Plan work according to defined priorities.
• Plan and facilitate the delivery of section-specific outputs, ensuring quality and the optimal use of section resources.
• Perform the accounting function in accordance with SARB policies, relevant accounting standards, cost accounting principles and legislation.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and yearly financial reports on capital and operational expenditures for submission to the Governors’ Executive Committee and other governance structures.
• Coordinate, review, consolidate and report on the SARB’s operational and capital budgets to support effective financial management by the organisation. 
• Maintain the management information system to enable consistent and accurate reporting of relevant information to senior management.
• Participate in internal and external stakeholder engagements, demonstrating the ability to solicit information and deliver a coherent and convincing message.
• Assist the SARB departments in correctly applying International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), other financial accounting standards and best practices by providing ongoing guidance.
• Assist the SARB departments in financially quantifying business cases and evaluating investment options.
• Propose and implement refinements and continual improvements to systems, tools, controls, methods and processes in own area. 
• Stay current with developments in own functional area. 

Qualifications

To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

• a minimum of a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting; and
• at least three to five years’ experience in a finance business partnering role.

The following would be an added advantage:

• a Chartered Accountant (South Africa) (CA (SA)) qualification.