Assistant Financial Manager (Gauteng - Rosebank) at Enaex Africa

Description

• Develop the departmental operations plan by aligning with organisational strategy, outlining key projects and performance indicators, and submitting the plan for approval annually or as required.
• Report on departmental performance by tracking progress against targets, identifying achievements and areas of concern, preparing reports, and submitting updates quarterly or as needed.
• Manage operational performance by monitoring performance metrics, identifying deviations, and implementing corrective actions on a monthly basis or as required.
• Ensure overall compliance across Enaex Africa with both local and corporate requirements, promoting ethical conduct and integrity by maintaining regulatory awareness, implementing alignment measures, and addressing non-compliance issues regularly.
• Oversee the development and implementation of departmental business processes by leading process mapping, evaluating efficiency, ensuring procedural compliance, identifying anomalies, and taking corrective actions as needed.
• Develop departmental policies and procedures by applying regulatory knowledge, compliance standards, and best practices, and submitting draft policies for approval when required.
• Ensure compliance with departmental policies and procedures by monitoring adherence, identifying issues, and enforcing corrective measures where necessary.
• Manage the use and development of departmental systems, including relevant software, by reviewing utilisation, identifying improvement opportunities, and implementing training or support initiatives as required.
• Monitor regulatory and compliance obligations by reviewing statutory changes and updating internal policies and procedures accordingly.
• Prepare financial management reports by collating accurate data, resolving discrepancies, compiling comprehensive reporting packs with schedules and disclosures, and submitting within monthly or quarterly deadlines.
• Manage the month-end closing process by reviewing transactions and reconciliations, engaging stakeholders to address outstanding issues, and implementing corrective actions to ensure accurate reporting.
• Oversee reconciliations and journal finalisation by reviewing submissions, identifying discrepancies, and ensuring timely corrective measures are implemented each month.
• Ensure the accuracy of financial systems by reviewing processed transactions, investigating variances, liaising with stakeholders, and preparing detailed monthly reports.
• Develop and maintain the financial governance framework by integrating regulatory and internal inputs, ensuring ongoing compliance, and submitting updates for approval as required.
• Support internal and external audits by preparing monthly audit files, compiling necessary documentation, responding to auditor queries, and ensuring annual audit readiness.
• Prepare consolidated financial reports by extracting, validating, and consolidating data from subsidiaries, and submitting reports for management review on a monthly basis.
• Prepare annual financial statements by gathering and verifying financial data, ensuring compliance with IFRS and local regulations, and submitting for approval annually.
• Develop budgets by assessing operational requirements, drafting detailed budget proposals, and submitting them for approval annually and as needed.
• Manage expenditure by monitoring spending against budget, reviewing and approving costs, identifying under- or over-expenditure, and implementing corrective actions monthly or as required.
• Manage security and disaster recovery of departmental information by reviewing measures in place, identifying risks and implementing mitigating measures as required.
• Manage departmental risk by developing the departmental risk management framework, overseeing the population and maintenance of the framework, reviewing risk management strategies, identifying areas for improvement and driving implementation quarterly and as required.
• Manage stakeholder relationships by engaging internal and external stakeholders, offering input and feedback, and fostering collaboration as needed.
• Engage with industry stakeholders by identifying strategic issues, representing the organisation, contributing to industry initiatives, and addressing sector-related concerns as they arise.
• Recruit employees in line with the EE targets by conducting interviews, evaluating candidate performance, and providing timely feedback as needed.
• Manage resourcing by assessing workload demands and securing appropriate staffing to support operational output.
• Oversee employee performance by setting clear expectations, monitoring delivery, giving regular feedback, addressing performance issues, and implementing corrective actions monthly or as required.
• Support employee development by identifying development needs in line with departmental training needs analysis, facilitating skills enhancement, mentoring team members, and tracking improvement on a monthly basis or as necessary.

Requirements

Formal Education / Min Experience / Professional Membership

• Matric / Grade 12 or equivalent
• B Com in Finance / Accounting or similar
• 7+ years within financial reporting or similar