JOB PURPOSE
The Senior Finance Business Partner is responsible for supporting and managing the Finance Business Partners in conjunction with performance management, decision taking and commercial support, pricing support/product profitability analysis, product modelling/profitability, budgeting/forecasting, business case preparation and review, market/customer/competitor analysis and are a key agent of change.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Business Partner Activities
Manage and support Finance business in their functions and output to key stakeholder to ensure consistency and accuracy
Act as the main link between the Finance function and the business (e.g. Operations and Sales teams)
Provide proactive business, functional and external (market, competitor and customer) insight based on in–depth business knowledge
Solve key business problems in a timely manner
Improve business decision making, influencing and drive optimal business outcomes
Develop and sustain long term relationships with business stakeholders (e.g. CFO, Business Heads, BLT Group)
Identify and challenge ways of working that impact efficient performance delivery and influence stakeholders to initiate changes with the COE and GPOs identifying gaps and close out timely manner
Coach non finance managers for gaps identified
Form judgements based on ambiguous and incomplete data
Partner closely with business decision makers to gain deeper understanding of business operations (Technology, Finance, Customer Interaction Centre and Logistics) and challenges
Compilation of Business Plan
Enable the compilation of the Business Plan for the Business Unit
Facilitating and compiling the BU plans
Integrating BU operational plans with Financial plan to enable operating plan delivery
Influencing strategic direction of the BU through interpretation of the financial and sustainable impacts of strategic direction
Challenging BU assumptions and strategies to ensure that these align to common realities and to those as issued by Group functions
Review finance business partners business plans
Governance and Financial Risk
Ensure appropriate governance and financial risk management
Create business risk awareness to identify risks for the short and medium-term financial strategic objectives, and to develop and implement the necessary risk mitigating plans in line with the organisation
Risk Management Framework
Provide specialist input in to financial risk matters and fulfil a governance role in accounting, tax, insurance, procurement, financial information management systems by liaising with Centres of Excellence
Ensure the operation of robust internal control system in the BU to enhance control effectiveness and address process inefficiencies by liaising with Design Authority Team
Customer Service
Manage and enhance customer service expectations and ensure continuous improvement and service
Use a formalised process to understand customer needs
Ensure customer needs and requirements are satisfied through appropriate systems / processes / procedures
Initiate change to continually improve all aspect of service delivery
Resource Management
Focus team on key performance areas to achieve business objectives and identify and manage risk / opportunities in this regards
Embed appropriate performance management with direct reports
Functional Strategy Formation
Contribute to the formation of a key element of functional strategy through specialist expertise and insights, to ensure that the strategy meets business needs
Information and Business Advice
Provide specialist advice on the interpretation and application of policies and procedures, resolving complex or contentious queries and issues and enabling others to take appropriate actions
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES
Financial Acumen
Business Insight
Ensures Accountability
Manages Complexity
Instills Trust
Optimizes Work Processes
Organizational Savvy
SKILLS
Data Collection and Analysis
Planning and Organizing
Assessment
Compliance Management
Costing and Budgeting
Numerical Skills
Policy and procedures
Financial Modelling
Risk Management
Strategic Planning
EDUCATION
Matric
Bachelor's degree, Qualified Accountant (CIMA/CA (TOPP) or equivalent)
EXPERIENCE
Proven experience (at least 5 years) in working as a finance business partner and/or financial planning and analysis in a management position
Experience of planning, managing and organising resources within a short/medium timescales within the overall policy framework. (Over 6 years to 10 years)
Strong analytical skills with good proven track record of being able to develop practical recommendations from financial and data insights
Collaboration and communication skills
Commercial awareness and judgement
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