Jobs at BankservAfrica

Your key responsibilities include:

• Budget Support and Coordination
• Assist in the preparation and consolidation of the annual budget, under the guidance of the leadership of the CFO, Head of FP&A and other appointed leaders
• Help coordinate the collection of financial data from various departments for budgeting purposes.
• •Rolling Forecast Assistance
• Support the maintenance of the rolling forecast, ensuring it reflects current business activities and market conditions.
• Contribute to the regular update of financial forecasts by gathering and analyzing relevant data
• Financial Analysis and Reporting
• Perform financial analysis to aid in the budgeting process
• Prepare initial draft reports on budget forecasts and variances for review by senior management
• Cost Monitoring
• Monitor departmental spending against the budget, flagging significant variances to the attention of senior finance managers
• Assist in identifying potential cost-saving measures and efficiency improvements
• Strategic Planning Support
• Provide support in the analysis required for long-term strategic planning and financial scenario modeling
• Participate in the development of simple financial models under supervision.
• Training and Knowledge Development
• Engage in training programs to develop budgeting and forecasting skills.
• Learn from senior managers about best practices in budget management and financial forecasting.
• Technology and Systems Utilization
• Use financial software and systems to assist in budgeting and forecasting tasks.
• Maintain data integrity within financial systems through diligent data entry and verification.
• Take part in the implementation processes for a new planning software as required
• Ad hoc Tasks
• Attend to task as requested by the Head of FP&A and other finance business partner on an adhoc basis
• Ability to translate the numbers into outcomes using story telling
• Financial Modelling
• Construct and maintain financial model in support of revenue and cost tracking and budgeting using best practice methodologies and automation where possible 

QUALIFICATIONS / KNOWLEDGE

• Finance/Business/Quantitative qualification, ideally at honours level 
• Numeracy essential
• Previous finance experience and exposure within a business partnering function preferred
• Relevant up to date Certifications highly advantageous
• Required computer literacy levels.
• Accpac/Sage (Advanced)
• Microsoft office suite (Advanced)
• TM1/IBM Analytics 
• MS 365 knowledge advantageous

EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 2 - 3 years’ experience in detailed revenue/cost analysis focus on control covering budget vs forecast vs actual
• Minimum 5 – 6 years’ experience in finance, accounting or management account roles
• Experience working in a medium to large organization 
• Sound understanding of accounting principles
• Solid cost/profitability systems background advantageous
• Analytical thinker with strong conceptual and problem-solving skills
• Meticulous attention to detail with superb organizational skills
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Excellent report-writing, communication, and IT skills

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Your key responsibilities include:

• Acts as a technical expert addressing problems on systems integration, compatibility and multiple platforms
• Analyse and solve problems and incidents on production, UAT and development environments
• Develops, modifies, maintains, and deploys assigned microservices. Test existing and new code. (TDD) Write Unit Test and Integration Test for microservices. Source code must adhere to Standard coding principles and design patterns (GOF).
• Maintain monitoring and alerting application.
• Firm understanding of CICD pipelines, Containerization, and automation. 
• Effectively manage the delivery of short to medium term goals
• Analyse and solve problems and incidents on production, UAT and development environments
• Monitor the operation of assigned programs and respond to problems by diagnosing and correcting errors in logic and coding.
• Provide 24/7 support of applicable systems
• Plan and organise work activities according to timelines and targets
• Demonstrate innovative thinking in area of expertise and translate this into business process / solutions / working practice improvements
• Provide feedback on work within own area of expertise and proactively seek out feedback
• Display professional discipline (punctuality, etc.)

QUALIFICATIONS / KNOWLEDGE

• Degree or Diploma or relevant experience 
• Knowledge of development and analysis SQL knowledge, C-based (OO language) i.e., JAVA, etc. Preferred Language Golang

EXPERIENCE

• Min 6 to 8 years related experience
• 1 year experience – Cloud Platform 
• 1 year experience – K8s
• 2 years’ experience – Docker
• 2-3 years’ experience – Software Development
• 2 years’ experience – Cloud based CI/CD