Head, Central Finance, Personal & Private Banking at Standard Bank Group

Job Description

• To provide consolidated Management Information, financial reporting and detailed insights for PPB Group holistically that is relevant, incisive and timeous in order to optimise strategic decision making.
• Lead and drive the development of the necessary material needed for external result presentations and analyst meetings and prepare responses to analysts' queries as well as interactions with Investor Relations.
• Lead the consolidation and reporting of PPB Group holistic budgets, revised estimates and rolling forecasts. 
• Lead and drive the PPB Group narrative development for all internal and external business positioning, including analyst and investor engagements and Board discussions.
• Develop, drive and lead the change plan, including innovation, optimization, and change management across the continent for PPB Finance.

Qualification:

• Post Graduate Degree in Finance and Accounting
• CA(SA) required, 10 Years' post qualifying experience

Experience Required:

• More than 10 years understanding of the end-to-end Financial Value Chain in Financial Services, specifically Retail Banking
• Experience in consolidating large business reports and planning management information with detailed analysis and insights to direct strategic decision making on C-Suite level.
• The role requires previous experience in heading up a finance team and delivering key MIS to business unit.
• Experience and capability to lead and drive change management in a finance department or business unit
• Management Accounting reporting experience.
• Broad understanding of a business environment.
• Knowledge of financial analysis techniques.
• Construct, read and interpret financial statements.
• Computer literacy in well-known applications.
• Experience of industry key ratio comparatives.