Finance Manager - SecureDrive at Fidelity Services Group

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

• CA(SA) or ACCMA
• Experience in involvement of system planning and implementation and evidence of effective staff management
• Knowledge of Telematics industry vital
• Knowledge of SAP is an added benefit together with a high business acumen. Must have operational experience combined with financial experience
• Ability to form close working relationships with senior non-finance members of staff - communicate effectively, gaining their trust and influencing them where necessary.
• Strong business planning, budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling skills.
• Significant exposure to budget planning and cost / variance reporting.
• Ability to quickly analyse and manipulate large quantities of financial data, drawing out key matters of significance.
• Demonstrable evidence of leading successful cost reduction and efficiency projects.
• Experience in managing a debt collection department
• Excellent communications and presentation skills (including power point).
• Demonstrable experience of generating ideas and formulating strategies.
• In depth and practical knowledge of providing cost analysis, business case reviews and investment analysis.
• Strong PC and MS Office Suite skills – especially Excel.
• Trained and with high exposure to the SAP Finance and Management Accounting modules
• Attention to detail and methodical approach
• Speed and Accuracy
• Ability to work under pressure in a deadline driven environment
• Ability to work with little supervision
• Must be a team player with a pleasant disposition

Main Duties:

• Responsible for business improvement and integration of new product lines successfully into operations and the business
• Ensuring accurate reporting data is managed and utilized to support the business
• Management of staff to ensure goals are met. 10 to 20 staff members
• Managing external software provider relationships and ensuring effective and efficient deployment of software into core business
• Development of standardized group reporting and deployment into the finance function
• Effective management of the national debit order collections process
• Review of the warehouse processes and implementation of a national warehouse management tool
• Review of national price increase processes and alignment of the business to standard reporting and management
• Full control of management of client numbers and all associated cost management
• Review of business processes to implement and ensure standardization across the business