Finance Business Partner Technology - (552) at BankservAfrica

Your key responsibilities include:

Financial Management

• Drive best practice, iterative improvement, and innovation at a strategic deployment level and support for the Shared Services Business Unit
• Provide input into BU budget, demonstrate cost awareness and control and report on opportunities for optimization and cost containment.
• Manage and control project and program costs
• Analysis of Financial operations and contribution tforecasting (opex & capex)
• Prepare, analyze and report on monthly operational spend
• Oversee the Forecast expenditure of every cost center (financial modeling)
• Develop operational initiatives tachieve financial goals.
• Monitor and manage expenses within the established budget.
• Provide recommendations tstrategically enhance financial performance and business opportunities
• Understand the profitability and growth drivers for the business and ensure that the key insights are well understood as far as it relates tthe shared services area
• Support and contribute company scenariplanning and long term strategy planning as far as it relates tshared services planned spend and investment.

Forecasting and Budgeting

• Provide input intBU budget, demonstrate cost awareness and control and report on opportunities for optimization and cost containment.
• Oversee the Forecast expenditure of every cost center (financial modeling)

Forecasting and Business Decision support through financial analysis

• Provide input intthe development of performance measures and KPIs at various levels of the business (operations, products/channels, markets, margins, profitability etc.)
• Provide ongoing analysis tinvestment decisions. tenable the business unit tmake sound product/channel management decisions regarding product scaling or decommissioning
• Monitor performance deep dive root cause assessments and constructively challenge outcomes as a means timprove performance
• Analysis of Financial operations and contribution tforecasting (opex & capex)

Cost Allocation and cost management

• Identify, agree & implement appropriate cost allocation methods. Report results tmanagement across the group
• Test and refine the business logic of the model (improved practices)
• Update and maintain effective cost efficiency plans treduce cost drivers
• Provide early warnings tmanagement as soon as material deviations are detected, identify for the attention of the business and relevant interventions

QUALIFICATIONS / KNOWLEDGE

• Finance/Business/Quantitative qualification, ideally at honours level – Numeracy essential
• Previous finance experience and exposure within a business partnering function preferred
• Relevant up to date Certifications highly advantageous
• Required computer literacy levels.
• Accpac/Sage (Advanced)
•  Microsoft office suite (Advanced)
• TM1/IBM Analytics 
• MS 365 knowledge advantageous

EXPERIENCE/KEY COMPETENCIES

• Minimum of 2 - 3 years experience in detailed revenue/cost analysis accounting focus
• Minimum 5 – 6 years experience in finance, accounting or management account roles
• Experience working in a medium to large organization 
• Sound understanding of accounting principles.
• Solid cost/profitability systems background advantageous
• Analytical thinker with strong conceptual and problem-solving skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail with superb organizational skills.
• Ability twork under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Ability twork independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent report-writing, communication, and IT skills.