Finance Business Partner at Capitec Bank

Purpose Statement

• To partner with business in and provide commercial guidance, ensuring a strong understanding of the link between operational drivers, business strategy and financial performance in order to enable accurate and effective financial management and decision making.  

• Act as liaison between Executives, Heads of Departments and Financial Management in respect of finance for a specific portfolio/s.

Experience

Minimum:

• 3-5 years in a financial management environment (accounting, financial analysis, reporting, budgeting and forecasting, financial modelling)

• Stakeholder management and business partnering 

Ideal: 

• Previous SAP experience with focus on IM/PS functionality 

• Financial management in a financial services or banking environment

• Capitec environment and products

• External suppliers/vendor/3rd party relationship management

Qualifications (Minimum)

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting - Financial Accounting or Accounting - Management Accounting

• Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational

Qualifications (Ideal or Preferred)

• A relevant post graduate degree in Accounting - Financial Accounting or Finance

Knowledge

Min:

• Management of accounts

• Computerised accounting systems and principles 

• Financial budgeting and forecasting

• Financial modelling

• Financial analysis and interpretation

• Accounting principles

• Auditing methods and principles

• Microsoft Office suite of tools

• General business acumen

• Stakeholder relationship building principles and practices 

• Leadership principles

• Business communication and presenting of information

Ideal:

• Financial and operational reporting principles

• Banking and financial services client offering, products and channels.

Skills

• Analytical Skills

• Business writing skills

• Numerical Reasoning skills

• Interpersonal & Relationship management Skills

• Computer Literacy (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook)

Competencies

• Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations

• Creating and Innovating

• Deciding and Initiating Action

• Analysing

• Presenting and Communicating Information

• Planning and Organising

• Entrepreneurial and Commercial Thinking

• Relating and Networking

Conditions of Employment

• Clear criminal and credit record

Capitec is committed to diversity and, where feasible, all appointments will support the achievement of our employment equity goals