Senior Finance Specialist: IFRS Technical Advisor at Nedbank

Job Purpose

• The purpose of the role is to direct and add value by to enabling business decisions through effective IFRS advisory across a range of business functions. 
• The role is a group level position reporting into the Group Finance cluster.

The role is based in Sandton, Gauteng, and operates in a hybrid envoroment with the majority of time working from home (WFH) along with office space availible if needed.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide a financial decision support to business leaders through regular engagements with relevant line management and teams by acting as a subject matter expert in IFRS.
• Daily cooperation with cluster line management and business teams on different levels of the organizational structure through consultations and resolution of financial queries
• Provide meaningful recommendations, explanations and highlight areas of concerns or anomalies by analysing and interrogating financial information.
• Provide meaningful recommendations, and explanations on complex transactions, by understanding and meeting stakeholders’ requirements
• Review financial statements in line with IFRS and relevant regulatory frameworks.
• Take ownership of own deliverables and maintain high standards of analysis and reporting within defined timeframes by planning, organising and monitoring workflow.
• Share knowledge and industry trends with team and stakeholders during formal and informal interactions.
• Seek opportunities to improve business processes and systems by identifying and recommending effective ways to operate and adding value to Nedbank.
• Provide technical opinions in an effective and well written manner with great attention to detail and quality orientation.
• Responding to add hoc requests and acting as a subject matter expert

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Master’s Degree

Preferred Qualification

Chartered Accountant CA(SA)

Essential Certifications

• South African Institute of Chartered Accounts (SAICA) certification

Minimum Experience Level

7 - 10 years experience in the finance environment with at least 5 years in senior roles with a focus on IFRS Advisory

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Banking procedures
• Business Acumen
• Cluster specific operations
• Data analysis
• Governance, Risk and Controls
• Industry trends
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Relevant software and systems knowledge
• Remuneration policies and principles
• Research methodology

Behavioural Competencies

• Building Partnerships
• Earning Trust
• Communication
• Decision Making
• Planning and Organizing
• Quality Orientation