Finance Business Partner at Absa Bank Limited

• Providing the senior management team with an insightful knowledge of the bank's business drivers through robust and challenging analysis.
• Providing a proactive approach to improving quality of management information and analysis.
• Acting as a focal point for communication between Finance and other departments / clusters within ABK and Group Finance, on budget and performance issues.
• Identifying cost drivers and recommending cost control / management initiatives
• Take the lead in Business banking finance support.
• Business liaison – completing ad hoc analysis and answering queries as requested by the business.

• To co-ordinate preparation of RBB's medium term plan and budgets including providing management with analytical support to enable them to prepare and submit quality budgets within agreed time frames.
• To challenge functional budgets thereby ensuring that they are realistic and stretching.
• To ensure capital budgets are adhered to.
• Build a relationship with all budget holders at all levels.
• Ensure functional and Group cross-working in Country and with center teams
• To agree key budget assumptions and to prepare the budget timetable.
• Prepare CMC and Board packs on MTP / STP.

• Challenge plans to commit costs, identifying areas for cost efficiency and managing the delivery of benefits
• Support production of specific technical elements of Management Accounts including Regulatory Reporting, the provision of core ongoing accounting operations, chart of values, etc.
• Carry out “what if” analysis for the business to assess the benefits of new products, investments, or strategies
• Critically review output to ensure that it is a sufficient standard in terms of both presentation and accuracy. Continuously review processes and deliverables to find more efficient means of production and more effective means of presentation
• Answer technical queries on the production of financials
• To provide an updated annual/half yearly forecast of performance against budget.
• Carry out monthly financial reporting to the regional office in South Africa
• Prepare finance mancom decks to assist the business optimize on its financial performance.

• Challenge plans to commit costs, identifying areas for cost efficiency and managing the delivery of benefits
• Support production of specific technical elements of Management Accounts including Regulatory Reporting, the provision of core ongoing accounting operations, chart of accounts, etc

• Take responsibility for personal performance development, training and career development plans and ensure they are relevant and progressed
• Actively contribute to both immediate team and relevant customer contacts.

• Bachelors degree and Professional Qualifications: Financial Sciences (Required).

• Knowledge of Absa accounting policies and procedures.
• Good understanding of business strategic objectives.
• Good understanding of business processes and activities and the underlying cost driver
• Part qualified/ newly qualified accountant (those training towards accounting qualifications will be considered)
• Proven experience of working in a financially focused role
• Financial Modelling
• Banking experience (particularly important for RBB Product Profitability role)

• An ability to acquire skills quickly to interrogate systems e.g., TM1.
• Good communication skills, particularly the ability to summarize large amounts of data and present in a concise and readily understood format.
• Ability to communicate complex financial analysis to non-financial people.

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