JOB RELATED SKILL:

• SAP ERP knowledge
• Project Planning
• System implementation experience
• Excellent facilitation skills
• Communication – written or oral (the ability to speak and write in a clear, concise and fluent manner to both individuals and groups)
• Planning
• Change management
• Aptitude for fostering positive relationships
• Problem solving
• Teamwork
• The ability to explain complex information clearly and simply
• Operational excellence and attention to detail
• Ability to adapt quickly in a new environment and work on multiple systems/platforms
• Ability to communicate financial information with non-finance employees
• Ability to effectively communicate across all levels

Job Knowledge

• Knowledge of Finance Operations in a Shared Service centre, supporting multiple companies and countries.
• Knowledge of Key performance indicators used within the organisation to drive business decisions
• SOX & IFRS specifically in Lease and Asset Accounting
• Excellent SAP & HFM skills
• Understand business impact of the respective elements of local and global initiatives/projects
• Technical knowledge/experience of related systems (incl. interfaces)
• Post go live support

ROLE PURPOSE:

Business excellence team within the Group International Business is responsible for delivering the Africa hub centralisation of the COE for FinOps. The team’s value proposition:

• Process Excellence: Efficiency and effectiveness of business processes and systems. Define best practices, frameworks & policies. Drive standardisation and alignment of best practice.
• Governance and Controls: Design and implement risk management and controls to ensure compliance
• Innovation: Define and implementation of strategic and transformational targets leveraging on technology and best practices
• Financial Value: Support between operational, accounting teams, group and local market ensuring integrity and compliance of financial reporting

To be successful the individual will have a solid understanding of Asset & Lease Accounting; systems across an integrated systems landscape which incorporates several complementary business solutions and their respective interfaces. They will enjoy problem solving; understand performance metrics for world class organization and compliance (such as Internal Audit, Sox). They will support the FinOps International Business team across African Opcos. Interaction with Shared Service centres, Corporate Services, Group Financial processes, local markets leadership teams, Internal and External Audit will be essential.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE FOR THIS ROLE WILL HAVE:

• Chartered Accountant (Essential)
• SAP certification (Desirable)
• Minimum of 10+ years relevant experience in a finance environment (Essential)
• Performance Management and Reporting (e.g. based on identified KPIs) experience
• Working across multinational