Manager, Internal Financial Control at Standard Bank Group

Job Description

• To drive and technically execute the internal financial control processes and practices and monitor adherence to the approved Group Internal Financial Control framework in order to continuously enhance, influence and shape the internal financial control capability across the Group. To run and drive quality assurance of general finance processes and practices within all legal entities of the group, to ensure adherence to Internal Financial Control framework.
• Responsible for resolving escalated finance-related internal audit findings, updating and driving Balance Sheet Substantiation (BSS) policies and processes, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. Duties include managing governance forums, preparing reports for key committees, tracking and mitigating Internal Financial Control (IFC) issues, performing trend analysis and quality assessments, and ensuring completeness and accuracy of attestation tools and processes.

Qualifications

• Type of Qualification: Post Graduate Degree
• Field of Study: Business Commerce, Finance and Accounting

Experience Required

• Financial Control
• 3-4 years Experience in Financial Control or related finance experience at a multi-national listed Group of companies with extensive inter-company & inter-divisional transactions. Technical IFRS accounting background and experience. Experience in dealing with foreign currency translations and revaluations.

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Challenging Ideas
• Developing Expertise
• Documenting Facts
• Establishing Rapport
• Exploring Possibilities
• Following Procedures
• Generating Ideas
• Interpreting Data
• Managing Tasks
• Meeting Timescales
• Upholding Standards

Technical Competencies:

• Financial Accounting
• Financial and Accounting Control
• Financial Systems Administration
• Interpreting Financial Statements
• Preparing Financial Statements
• Reconciling Financial Records
• Statistical & Mathematical Analysis