Third Party Payment Finance Manager - Cape Town, South Africa - Shoprite

Description

Purpose of the Job

In the role of Third Party Payment Finance Manager your portfolio leverages your specialised tactical knowledge of the Money Market activities across business entities as a key success factor in providing support to a variety of financial, operational and project scenarios. Core to this role is the oversight of daily, weekly, monthly and annual account reconciliation and reporting activities related to all Money Market transactions, in both the in-store and digital space. The team will look to you for accurate financial execution, process refinements, and coaching to ensure that an accurate, high quality of ongoing Financial Services support and performance is maintained. You will lead a financial team and work closely with a cross-functional team of technical and business stakeholders who participate in matrix structured projects, facilitating, co-creating and implementing sustainable Financial Services solutions. The scope of the role is both SA and non-RSA.

Provide support and actively participate in all Money Market projects and operational support related activities including but not limited to account reconciliations and resolution of Money Market transactional activities, FinOps guidance and general project support.
Ensure the accurate and timeous delivery of management report inputs. Prepare daily, weekly and monthly financial transactional information as required and ensure compliant data storage and accessibility for future reference: reporting, customer request, audit etc.
Provide support during the implementation and streamlining of finance systems and procedures through automation, control implementation and monitoring.
Participate in various Money Market projects.
Maintain relationships with the various Financial Service business partners and other stakeholders (divisions, store managers etc).
Effectively partake and give feedback in meetings with various stakeholders in the Money Market area with both internal and external parties.
Prepare communication and provide support to store management regarding various in-store queries and controls and provide them with the necessary guidance to ensure a smooth in-store transactional experience.
Work closely with the audit function to ensure that all risks and related areas of reconciliations are identified for audit purposes. Communicate with, participate in and support all audit activities and closing of findings etc.
Synthesise and communicate project and business issues on an on-going basis, support the team with the Group's awareness of major business and Money Market issues, and help to prevent escalations, where possible.
Actively share insights and information with relevant stakeholders - Act as a Money Market knowledge resource for functional teams and provide knowledge transfer to team members as necessary.
Management of the Money Market accounting team ensuring completeness and accuracy of their various reconciliation functions.
Conduct regular 1:1 reviews with direct reports on an on-going and regular basis and demonstrate a close understanding of the status of their work and related performance.

Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA(SA))

1-3 years relevant experience in the Money Market industry: operational process level in-store transactional activities and account reconciliations at a group level with IFRS, Tax and VAT knowledge.
Exposure to and an understanding of Corporate, Retail, and/or Customer interfacing environment in a similar role (non-sector specific).
Solid Advanced Excel, Accounting package exposure (like SAP, Pastel etc.).
Exposure to SAP, Microsoft applications (Excel, Outlook etc.).

Self-motivated and driven with strong integrity - take accountability for actions and mistakes.
Independent problem solver and analytical thinker
Teamwork and positive partnerships – a strong team player
Operational efficiency – someone who can spread themselves across multiple tasks simultaneously by working smartly, efficiently and effectively. Diligently staying on top of the details and understanding how they fit into the big picture.
Time management - ability to prioritise a high volume of activities simultaneously in an unpredictable environment.
Adapting and responding to change - Ability to work under pressure and in a fast paced, changing environment.
Exceptional communication - approachable with excellent listening skills, adopt a range of communication styles to facilitate successful outcomes within the team and cross -functionally in a matrix structure.
Writing and reporting skills - understands the importance of accuracy, succinct messaging.
Innovative and solution-orientated – creating and applying sound judgment and the ability to generate solutions that serve the flow of work and meeting deadlines. Curious, goal orientated and highly self-motivated with a passion for driving transformative change.