Manager General Accounting and Reporting at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

Job Summary

• Take full responsibility for the accounting, month end close, performing reconciliation and reporting for functions across Inter group, inter company, litigation provision and operations covering for CRES spend and similar tasks.

Job Description

Accountability: Financial accounting

• Perform the financial accounting on SAP HANA for tasks across Inter company, inter group , WHT accruals, provisions.
• Ensure accuracy and strong controls over all financial postings.
• Engage with cross functional teams in managing end to end flow of accounting transactions including remediating any breaks.
• Be accountable for tasks across CRES project finance and similar such area’s ensuring there is an effective oversight and control in BAU.

Accountability: Financial Reporting

• Prepare financial reports, both management and adhoc, by coordinating the execution of the day to day and general accounting functions in order to enable decision making.
• Present monthly reports by ensuring the completeness, accuracy and relevance of the information to be presented to enable Group Finance Management Team to make informed decisions.
• Prepare, sign off and discuss the short term plan (STP), medium term plan (MTP) and rolling forecast (RAF) and budgets with the relevant stakeholders to enable consolidation into Finance forecast and budget.
• Work with the team to consolidate the financial plans generated by MTP, STP and RAF and sense check the consolidations prior to recommending approval by the Head of Group Finance.

Accountability: Team management

• Effective team management skills ensuring the team feels empowered and able to deliver to exceptional standards.
• Manage any recruiting requirements, coach/ mentor his team to achieve career aspirations and be an inspirational leader.

Accountability: Change, process improvements and challenge status quo

• The individual is required to identify, deliver and support effective and ongoing focus on process improvements, delivery of change and challenge status quo to improve the end-to-end process.
• Engage with Head of finance operations on opportunities to extend the service offerings in line with the strategic goals.
• Be able to prepare presentations and presenting proposals to senior stakeholders

Accountability: Financial Control and Compliance

• Sign off on the quarterly supplementary schedules and attestation to Group Finance prepared by the relevant staff in the prescribed format.
• Maintain appropriate internal controls in line with Absa group policy by reviewing regularly all variance reports and other reports where applicable.
• Interact with the Internal and External Audit team and provide necessary information as and when required.
• Ensure cost centre Managers comply with all regulations and policies when reflecting the financial position of the business.

Accountability: Stakeholder Management

• Deep understanding of stakeholder management with ability to engage, influence and manage senior stakeholders across SA business/s, functions, group and Africa regions
• Support projects by developing the financial component of the business case that is created by the management team to actively track and change benefits and costs of the project.
• Provide strong support to the operational team by having regular meetings with to share financial performance.

Accountability: Executive Administration

• Prepare the key themes, presentations and reviews for the Senior Business Manager and assist with detailed content when required. Ensure that presentations are packaged to reflect the business unit's brand and the Senior Business Manager’s preferred style.
• Screen requests for meetings or events to be attended by the Senior Business Manager and determine which ones would be appropriate for personal attendance and which ones should be delegated to other managers in the business unit.
• Sign off proposals, quotes, invoices etc. based on the mandate delegated by the Senior Business Manager.

Education and experience required:

• CA(SA) or CIMA
• NQF Level 7: Honours/Masters Degree
• 5-7 years post qualifying management and financial accounting experience
• Expertise in delivery of organization wide strategic change programs
• Previous experience as a Financial Manager within the Banking industry
• Track record of success in a similar role

Knowledge and skills:

• Strong attention to detail
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate at all levels
• The ability to work in a pressured and unstructured environment and to cope with the demands of working to tight deadlines
• Business acumen
• Performance orientated and client service driven
• Ability to engage stakeholders at all levels

Competencies:

• Deciding and initiating action
• Entrepreneurial and commercial thinking
• Relating and networking
• Adapting and responding to change
• Persuading and influencing
• Creating and innovating

Education

• Postgraduate Degrees and Professional Qualifications: Financial Sciences (Required)

End Date: March 16, 2026