General Manager: Group Financial Reporting at AfroCentric Group

The Role

• AfroCentric Group is looking for a General Manager: Group Financial Reporting to manage the entire Group Finance function by strategising, developing, implementing and maintaining a complete range of financial, administrative and statutory activities.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Develop business plans to implement the defined integrated functional plans with peer divisions or functions
• Optimise the function's core internal processes and internal supply chain and resolve functional operating conflicts
• Ensure the accurate and timely delivery of finance projects (e.g. audit, budget, forecasting)
• Active involvement in all strategic initiatives in group (costing of initiatives, valuation of companies, cost benefit analysis)
• Manage financial system
• Ensure delivery of clean annual audit report
• Remain up to date with macro and micro-economic conditions, legislation, competition, market sentiment and the industry in general, to anticipate and plan for circumstances that may influence the development and implementation of the functional strategic plan
• Provide input into and develop the functional strategic plan
• Ensure strategy is implemented in a manner that supports operational and market imperatives
• Communicate strategic context and strategic implementation plans to ensure operational best practice and continuous improvement
• Ensure appropriate, active and informative relationships with relevant stakeholders are in place
• Drive delivery of customer expectations within organisational quality and quantity standards
• Accountability for functional budget and overall financial management
• Accountability for the function's performance, within the agreed strategic framework
• Develop and retain skilled, engaged employees
• Promote transformation
• Legal, statutory and regulatory compliance (public accountability) on all requirements are implemented and maintained for function
• Structures and frameworks for risk controls and governance within the function are implemented
• Ensure function is a key contributor in terms of social awareness and corporate citizenship

Competencies

• Communication Skills
• Computer Technology Skills
• Executive Business Writing Skills
• Innovates and Takes Risks
• Interpretation of financial statements
• Development of financial models
• Financial Acumen

Experience

• 12 years relevant experience including 5 years at senior management level
• Knowledge and application of forecasting and budgeting methodology
• Knowledge and application of expenditure and Cost Accounting principles
• Knowledge, application and compliance to relevant legislation and regulations  

Qualifications

• Finance and or management degree at Masters or doctorate level