The ideal candidate will be someone who is a qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) with a minimum of 10 years’ post articles and executive management experience. The position reports to the Chief Executive Officer.
Key Performance areas:
- Formulate and implement the division’s strategy in line with the vision, strategy and goals of the company, from a Financial Management perspective.
- Ensure that the Company maintains a clean audit,
- Provide ongoing administrative support to the Internal audit function
- Provide proactive leadership to the CEO, Board and Management on strategic financial matters.
- Contribute positively to SAMRO’s strategic planning processes and provide high level financial leadership and commercial acumen.
- Oversee and ensure that the Company’s financial systems are robust, compliant and support current activities and future financial growth.
- Work with other GM’s and teams to grow the business in the formulation of strategies and plans in line with sound financial management principles.
- Ensure preparation of the Company’s yearly budget that is aligned to the strategy of the organisation utilising appropriate budget assumptions.
- Manage the financial position of the Company by analysing the current and future business operations and plans to determine financial effectiveness.
- Oversee the development of annual and interim financial reports for SAMRO Group and its subsidiaries.
- Monitor major and critical financial risk issues and manage the process for elevating risks to the CEO and/or relevant Board committee(s) where appropriate. Propose appropriate risk-mitigating actions.
- Ensure that the regulatory requirements of all statutory bodies are met within portfolio of responsibility.
- Serve as a member of Committee/s as required and provide sound and fully supported recommendations and advice.
- Lead the development and implementation of policies, processes and guidelines applicable for functional areas of responsibility to ensure compliance and direction.
- Oversee the provision and implementation of appropriate systems, tools and procedures to effectively manage the financial management within the Company.
- Report on an ongoing and timely basis to internal and external stakeholders, including but not limited to the CEO, Audit & Risk Committee and the Board of Directors.
- Set clear performance standards for direct reports, provide appropriate feedback and identify talent and develop successors.
Minimum requirements:
- A CA designation or similar;
- Minimum of 10 years’ post articles and executive management experience;
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills;
- Exceptional interpersonal and organisational skills;
- Exceptional planning and organisational skills;
- Extensive reporting skills;
- Must have the ability to multi-task and be well organised and
- Must be able to exercise professional judgement and leadership with the ability to operate at both strategic and operational levels.
Core Competencies:
- Big picture thinker;
- High energy levels;
- Integrity;
- Ability to lead the finance division effectively;
- Management of client relations and key stakeholders;
- Accurate & detail orientated and
- High levels of emotional intelligence.
Key Interfaces:
- The CEO
- The SAMRO Board of Directors,
- Audit and Risk Committee
- GM’s at SAMRO
- Various internal committees
- External Auditors and Internal Auditors
If you are confident that you have the necessary qualification and experience to perform the above-mentioned duties, please forward your CV (stating which position you are applying for) in confidence to grace.khambane@samro.org.za
Closing date: 24 March 2023
All positions will be filled in accordance with our Employment Equity requirements.
If you do not receive a response within two weeks, consider your application unsuccessful.