Finance Business Partner at Communicate Personnel

Job description

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

Let us assist you with your career. Connect with us on www.communicate.co.za and Register your CV to create a profile, view Finance jobs and apply.

If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database and we will connect with you with any other suitable roles or positions.

We also invite you to contact us to discuss other exciting career opportunities in our niche area!

For more information please call, MONIQUE SWANEPOEL on 021 418 1750, quoting the Ref: CTF006653.