Head of Financial Control at RMB - Rand Merchant Bank

Job Description

• The Head of Financial Control is a senior leadership role responsible for overseeing the financial governance, reporting, and control environment of RMB, and is accountable for the integrity, accuracy, and credibility of the bank’s financial numbers, and for ensuring that those numbers can stand up to audit, regulatory scrutiny, and executive decision making.
• This position ensures the integrity, accuracy, and completeness of financial information, compliance with statutory, regulatory, and group reporting requirements, and supports strategic business objectives through robust financial management, insightful reporting, and strong stakeholder engagement.
• The role works closely with FirstRand Group, executive management, the CFOs, internal and external auditors, regulatory stakeholders, and cross functional teams to drive operational excellence, effective risk management, and continuous improvement across financial systems, processes, and people.

Financial Reporting 

• Review financial and management information (MIS) reporting for accuracy, relevance, and appropriate disclosure.
• Ensure the integrity and consistency of quantitative and qualitative variance analysis, providing clear and insightful commentary on key movements and emerging issues.
• Lead the preparation and delivery of timely, accurate financial statements and reports in accordance with IFRS, statutory, regulatory, and group accounting requirements.
• Coordinate period‑end close activities, including consolidation, analysis, and review sign‑offs.
• Provide accurate and reliable financial information to support presentations, executive meetings, forums, and governance committees.

Financial Controls, Risk & Compliance

• Design, implement, and continuously enhance control processes that provide management confidence in the integrity of financial reporting.
• Monitor the execution of control activities and take ownership of reviews, approvals, and formal sign‑offs.
• Ensure appropriate identification, assessment, and mitigation of financial, operational, and reporting risks.
• Oversee compliance with all statutory, regulatory, tax, and group accounting policies and requirements.
• Liaise with internal audit on the effectiveness of the control environment and ensure timely resolution of audit findings.
• Engage with internal regulatory and risk teams, as well as external risk communities, to ensure business unit compliance with group policies and standards.
• Act as the key point of communication between finance, business units, executive management, auditors, and other stakeholders.
• Build and maintain professional stakeholder relationships, demonstrating strong abilities to listen, advise, influence, negotiate, and present at all levels of the organisation.
• Liaise closely with the CFO and Segment Head of Finance to provide ongoing feedback, insights, and support on financial performance and control matters.
• Liaise with external auditors to successfully finalise year‑end and interim (BA) reporting processes.
• Integrate information from multiple sources to support strategic decision‑making and business insight.
• Identify opportunities to leverage relationships, promote knowledge sharing, and enhance cross‑functional collaboration.
• Represent the financial control function at relevant internal forums, governance committees, and working groups.

Systems, Projects & Process Improvement

• Implement and manage specific financial and reporting projects as required.
• Manage the testing, impact analysis, and implementation of new and existing financial systems, products, and reporting tools.
• Ensure operational processes are running effectively, identifying, and implementing efficiencies and best practices.
• Champion the adoption of new technologies and continuous process improvements across the financial control environment.
• Ensure strict adherence to reporting, regulatory, and project deadlines.

People Leadership & Performance Management

• Take full accountability for the performance management of all direct reports, ensuring delivery against quality standards, agreed benchmarks, KPIs, and objectives.
• Create clear accountability structures and ensure appropriate levels of management oversight within the team.
• Lead recruitment, development, performance management, remuneration, and career path planning for the financial control function.
• Actively engage in on‑the‑job training, coaching, and mentoring to build capability and succession.
• Motivate, delegate, and empower team members, enabling accountability, creativity, initiative, and ownership of outcomes.
• Work with the team to continuously grow technical and professional skills while embedding a culture of operational excellence and high performance.

Experience

• Minimum 8–10 years’ experience in financial control, accounting, or audit roles.
• At least 3 years’ experience in a senior leadership role.
• Banking or financial services environment experience is essential.

Technical Skills

• In‑depth knowledge of IFRS, regulatory reporting, and local tax legislation.
• Strong experience with financial systems, ERP platforms, and reporting tools. Advanced proficiency in financial systems and tools (e.g., ERP, Oracle, HFM, Excel, powerpoint).
• Proven experience managing system implementations, testing, and impact analysis.

Leadership & Behavioural Skills

• Strong people leadership and stakeholder management capability. Demonstrated ability to lead and develop teams in a dynamic business environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex financial information to non‑financial audiences.
• High ethical standards, sound judgement, and strong sense of accountability.

Deadline:13th February,2026