Finance Business Partner - Cape Town, South Africa - Exceed HR and Recruitment

Thabo Mthembu

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Expiration date:

24 March 2024


Location:

Cape Town, Western Cape


Job Title:

Finance Business Partner


Education Level:

Bachelors Degree


Job Level:

Intermediate


Minimum Experience:

  • 5 Years
Finance Business Partner - Mowbray, Cape Town.


To support business unit activities and influence performance through the responsible gathering of data and information to produce meaningful financial analysis, models, reports and management presentations.

The role provides key support to the business unit in day to day decision making and identifying areas of improvement / value add


Responsibilities:


  • Business Partner for the Operations Business Units through providing financial expertise, developing and maintaining a sound understanding of the RCS product offerings and business areas and their respective financial levers
  • Support Operations teams in the relevant Operations Business Units in all financial matters (monthly results, budget, forecasts, projects, profitability)
  • Provide high quality, complete and detailed analysis of results and profitability (margins) compared to forecast in close interaction with the Business Unit Managers
  • Give advice on strategic orientation and projects of the individual Business Units
  • Compute and structure profitability and performance calculations on new activities and initiatives
  • Support Operations teams in standardised and customised pricing approaches per area
  • Take responsibility for the budget cycle for the relevant business areas and manage budget vs actuals on a month to month basis
  • End to end involvement to develop and maintain internal investment business cases in support of the relevant business area (info gathering, planning, cost analysis, benefit quantification, assumptions and recommendation)
  • Ensure the financial models / business cases are prepared in line with External Shareholder strategy / requirements and are financially accurate
  • Responsible for the collation of information from various sources to prepare business plans for Management and Executive review
  • Preparation of overview slides to present the financial model / business plan to Management and members of the Executive team
  • Ensure results (reports and presentations) are professionally and clearly communicated, highlighting key assumptions and potential risks to drive and support business decisions
  • Take responsibility for all financial management elements in relation to strategic partners within the Group, including dashboard reporting and adhoc requests from stakeholders
  • Ensure that all requests received from stakeholders are managed and delivered on within the agreed upon timelines
  • Responsible for monthly/quarterly/half yearly/yearly presentations and Management packs for Steer Committee meetings relating to budget and actuals submissions
  • Contribute towards operational efficiency by identifying opportunities for improving data, systems and processes/procedures
  • Take responsibility for monthly Executive Management meetings
  • Support provided on Projects or requests from the business

Minimum Requirements:


  • Relevant Finance qualification


  • Professionally qualified

  • CIMA / BCom etc.
  • Minimum 3 years' relevant experience in budgeting and financial modelling
  • Proven analytical skills ability to analyse large volumes of data
  • Advanced MS Excel
  • Advantageous: Exposure to Dynamics and Excel Insights Reporting Tool
  • Advantageous: Retail and/ or Financial Services industry experience
  • Experience engaging with senior Management
  • People Management experience (preferred)

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