Finance Business Partner (D040) - (1100) at University of Venda

Requirements:

• BCom degree in Finance, Accounting or equivalent
• Honours degree in Finance, Accounting or equivalent would be an advantage
• Completed articles are preferred.
• Professional registration with recognised a body such as CIA/CIMA/SAIBA/SAICA/SAIPA would be an advantage.
• Four years relevant experience

Duties

• Play a support role in the completion and integration of financial aspects of the performance plans in faculties, divisions and departments.
• Approve all expenditure requirements in line with budget.
• Contribute to the improvement and automation of finance processes and services.
• Drive the annual revenue and expenditure budget process, providing strategic and technical advice to customers.
• Timeously consolidate budgets from departments into a faculty or divisional budget annually.
• Assist in the preparation of University forecasts.
• Monitor, analyse and interpret expenditure against budget or funding and advise on prudent budget maintenance.
• Monitor the validity of expenditure against University policies and provide guidance where necessary.
• Implement innovative and sustainable solutions to improve service quality and efficiency.
• Develop, recommend and lead process change and long-term improvements; setting best practices standards and quality assurance within the finance support structures.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders on finance policies and other procedures that will impact on the faculties/divisions.
• Identify trends which could have an impact on the faculty or divisional financial position, recommend approaches to address these and implement solutions.
• Prepare and analyse ad-hoc reports as required and provide the necessary recommendations.
• Constantly evaluate policies and procedures and recommend updates.
• Collaborate with fellow business partners in Finance and HR to provide solutions for clients.
• Provide training on the use of the systems to monitor budgets.