An exciting, career-building opportunity has just become available for one of my clients based in Cape Town. We are looking to recruit the skills and expertise of a high-performing, skilled Finance Business Partner to form a seamless link between operations and finance. This position will be an advancement to your career, without a doubt! This is the ultimate role for CA(SA)s and ACMAs with aspirations of becoming CEO to a JSE Listed company one day, as this will provide the ideal learning environment to equip you with the necessary skills and expertise you will need on your way there. This career move promises a challenge, the opportunity to have high impact on a business, loads of job satisfaction and job security. The company is part of a larger holding group and is one of the most exciting, growing brands in South Africa. Be part of this success story. Only top candidates will be considered, the real superstars with demonstrable expertise and skills.



Qualification:

CA(SA)

Or

ACMA



Skills & Experience:

Top quality candidates in terms of achievement, experience and drive

A proved track record of the following:

Strong financial acumen; Strong business acumen

Financial Analysis experience and an overall strong analytical mind-set

The ability to interpret financial information and translate that into useable business information

Strong sense of strategy and pre-empting what other business partners will need in order to advise on strategy

Comfortable working in a rapidly changing environment

Ability to initiate and implement change

Extremely well organized in order to cope under pressure

Meeting tight deadlines without sacrificing data accuracy

A self-starter; self-motivated

Enthusiastic

Outstanding numeracy and Excel skills

Strong communication and inter-personal skills

The ability to communicate on all levels both written and verbal

The ability to influence strategic decision-makers



Job Description:

The purpose of this function will be to provide a forward-looking view of the finance, to provide support to operations from a financial point of view. To assist with translating strategy into KPI’s and financial targets and to create change through liaising with various departments and providing financial and business insight. As you can see, this is not a typical financial number crunching role, although you would need a strong financial background.

This position will include, but not be limited to, the following:

Review of monthly financial results

Preparing monthly variance analysis of the financial results

Managing costs through understanding of cost drivers

Assisting with the preparation of forecasts and budgets and assisting the year-end process

Preparation of finance reports

Presenting to board

Improving efficiencies with financial reporting on business performance

Providing analysis and insight to drive decision-making and business strategies

Ensuring that key operational, commercial and financial targets are met through effective commercial procedures

Track performance against KPIs

Attending senior management meetings to discuss business performance and building relationships and partnerships with senior management.

Taking a key personal interest in this business and its optimal performance

Driving excellence and setting and expecting high standards at all time