Financial Controller (Agri Credit Solutions) at Senwes

Financial Reporting, Compliance, Auditing and Analysis.

• Evaluate financial performance against budgets and historical data.
• Provide actionable insights and recommendations to support strategic decisions.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards, tax regulations, and statutory requirements.
• Support both internal and external audit processes.
• Identify and document all transactions and relationships with related parties, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and industry regulations.
• Gather financial data, including invoices, receipts, and contracts, ensuring completeness and accuracy.

Financial Operations, Systems, and Control.

• Oversee financial transactions to ensure compliance and data integrity.
• Assist with the design and implementation of internal controls.
• Drive process improvements and support financial systems (ERP, accounting software).
• Determine what transactions occurs in a division (Document all transactions).
• Perform detailed system description of each transaction in order of priority.
• Perform a walk- through test in accordance with a prioritised process.
• Report and address non-adherence to processes.
• Pro-actively recommend any improvements to the management of a relevant division.
• Provide system information.
• Perform system reconciliations.
• Perform financial analysis.

Business intelligence report development and implementation.

• Integrate and consolidate the collected data into a centralised data warehouse or business intelligence platform, ensuring data consistency and integrity.
• Analyse the integrated data using statistical and analytical tools to identify trends, patterns, and insights relevant to business operations and objectives.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and understand the requirements and objectives for the business intelligence reports.
• Design and develop customised business intelligence reports, dashboards, and interactive visualisations tailored to meet the specific needs and preferences of stakeholders.
• Implement and deploy the developed business intelligence reports and dashboards within the organisation's business intelligence platform or reporting tool.
• Monitor the performance and usage of the implemented business intelligence reports and dashboards to ensure data accuracy, relevance, and reliability.
• Continuously optimise and enhance the business intelligence reports and dashboards.
• based on feedback, changing business requirements, and evolving data trends to maintain their effectiveness and relevance.

Requirements

• Qualifications:  Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field. Professional certifications such as Professional Accountant (SA) or Chartered Accountant (CA) or CIMA are advantageous.
• Requirements (South Africa): At least 3-5 years relevant experience. Advanced Excel skills, knowledge of SAP or a similar ERP system. Knowledge of compliance, audit, and tax frameworks. Strong background in financial analysis, systems, controls and reporting.