A large financial Service Company based in Johannesburg seeks a Finance Officer with:

Minimum Requirements

• Matric
• Diploma /Bachelor of Commerce: Accounting
• 3-5 years’ experience in Accounting and Financial Management,
• 1-2 years’ experience in financial services

Role Purpose:

To analyse; interpret; collate and present financial and non-financial information in order to drive strategy; enable decision making and support Company Business Units; as per the business strategy.

Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain strong internal and external relationships by attending relevant meetings and regular communication.
• Build trusting professional relationships by sharing professional knowledge; meeting deadlines and providing high quality work.
• Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participating in Company Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc).
• Participate and support corporate social responsibility initiatives for the achievement of key business strategies.
• Identify and recommend opportunities to enhance processes; systems and policies and support implementation of new processes; policies and systems.
• Ensure all general ledger entries are accurate and correctly posted and approved by checking daily reports; performing quality control checks and querying incorrect postings.
• Perform quality control checks (daily and monthly process) by verifying data accuracy; proper authorisation and reconciling the general ledger accounts.
• Ensure compliance by following regulations; policies and procedures.
• Keep abreast of legislation and other industry changes that impacts on role by reading the relevant newsletters; websites and attending sessions.
• Understand and embrace the Company vision and demonstrate the values through interaction with team and stakeholders.
• Improve personal capability and stay abreast of developments in field of expertise by identifying training courses and career progression for self through input and feedback from managers .
• Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities by ensuring all learning activities are completed; experience practiced and certifications obtained and/or maintained within specified time frames.
• Ensure information is provided correctly to stakeholders by maintaining knowledge sharing knowledge with team.
• Prepare budgets and forecasts within turnaround times by gathering business requirements; understanding business trends; projecting forwards and making recommendations where appropriate.
• Prepare all monthly reports by collating data; creating reports; analysing and commenting on the results.
• Meet deadlines by working within the monthly strategic calendar.

Type of Exposure

• Working with a group to identify alternative solutions to a problem
• Completing various administrative duties (e.g.; managing records and reports)
• Managing conflict situations
• Sharing information in different ways to increase stakeholders understanding
• Comparing two or more sets of information
• Communicating internally and externally
• Tracking cost against a budget
• Self-management
• Checking accuracy of reports and records
• Building and maintaining effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Managing customer expectations
• Interacting with diverse people

Technical Knowledge

• Administrative procedures and systems
• Banking knowledge
• Banking procedures
• Business principles
• Business terms and definitions
• Cluster specific operations
• Data analysis
• Governance, Risk and Controls
• Microsoft Office
• Company culture and values
• Company policies and procedures
• Company vision and strategy
• Relevant Company product knowledge
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Relevant software and systems knowledge
• Business writing skills

For more information please contact Bella 011 234 7679, alternatively email your updated CV to Bella@esmartgroup.co.za

If you do not receive a response within 2 weeks please consider your application declined.

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