Finance Specialist - Johannesburg, South Africa - Praesignis (Pty) Ltd

Praesignis (Pty) Ltd

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Johannesburg, South Africa

4 days ago

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Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Description:

Oversee and manage financial year end deliverables for a business unit within the Wealth cluster.
Compile Financial statements by complying with IFRS and relevant regulatory frameworks.
Liaising with external auditors and ensuring prompt and complete responses to audit team.
Ensure accurate financial results by reviewing reconciliations and following up on unreconciled items.
Comply with relevant legislation by reviewing and submitting statutory returns timeously.
Consolidate financial reports and make value added recommendations by using information from various sources.
Understand and meet stakeholders requirements through ongoing engagement.
Ensure accurate and timeous budgets are submitted and reviewed by ensuring that they align with key economic indicators and group strategic initiatives.
Assist in the achievement of group collaboration initiatives by identifying opportunities to create beneficial partnerships and synergies.
Ensure relevant, best practice analysis and reporting by providing ongoing guidance and coaching to the team.
Meet deadlines and targets through prioritising effectively, planning and communicating.
Maintain high standards of analysis and reporting within defined timeframes by planning, organising, and monitoring workflow.
Contribute to intellectual capital development by providing continuous motivation, mentoring, coaching and on the job skills training.
Achieve business objectives within a specific timeframe by scheduling and coordinating activities and identifying appropriate resources to perform these activities.
Manage defined risks in the finance function and risk categories at targeted levels by adhering to internal and external guidelines/policies/ procedures/business rules/ compliance and governance requirements.
Support the achievement of the business strategy, objectives, and values by reviewing Business Unit Plan and ensuring delivered systems, process, services, and solutions are aligned.
Share knowledge and industry trends with team and stakeholders during formal and informal interaction.
Obtain buyin for developing new and/or enhanced processes (e.g., operational processes) that will improve the functioning of stakeholders' businesses by highlighting benefits in support of the implementation of recommendations.
Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participating in Culture building initiatives (e.g., staff surveys etc).
Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy (e.g., Green Strategy).
Seek opportunities to improve business processes and systems by identifying and recommending effective ways to operate and adding value.