Finance Business Partner

1 week ago


Sandton, South Africa Absa Bank Limited Full time

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- With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.Job Summary

To prepare financial information for all stakeholders of the business for informed decision making and to support the business.

**Job Description**:
The role of Finance Business Partner: Infra & CIB TP is available in CIBT Finance within the CIB Financial Decision Support (FDS). To provide financial operational support to the business. Provide guidance from a financial perspective to the business around the developing and measurement of businesses strategic goals. Drive operational understanding of the financial impact of decisions made. Drive the businesses financial objectives by providing accurate value-added financial management information and analysis. The team provides continuous decision support for Exco and senior management within CIB. This role specializes in Transfer Pricing and infra support FBP.

Key Accountabilities

Analysis and management of CIB Transfer Pricing
- Provide analysis on CIB Transfer Pricing to ensure alignment to cost optimization strategy.
- Interlock cost drivers and allocation methodology for Group TP and CIB recoveries (ARO and RBB)
- Provide CIB performance cell reporting to ensure fully absorbed cost reporting for each CIB BU
- Review transfer pricing arrangements in place for group functions charging to the cluster and recharges from the cluster to other business areas. On a monthly basis review reports to ensure that the charges processed are accurate and address concerns directly with the finance teams from other areas

Finance Business Partnering
- Work with business unit or Function heads to determine their performance reporting (financial and non-financial) needs and agree deliverables on an annual basis
- provide management reports
- Ensure "one version of the truth" for all reporting and that management reporting reconciles/agrees to reports produced within other areas of the business
- Provide the variance analyses for the different business units as prepared by the team and discuss major variances on cost with business unit heads
- Lead investigations into cost saving initiatives and make comprehensive recommendations to the business unit or Function heads.
- On request from project/change teams, provide input and support during the development of business case financials for new projects or initiatives

Financial Planning and Analysis
- Working with the business unit team and participate in the forecasting and scenario planning processes by providing a view on the financial impact on the cluster of changing internal financial strategies
- Advise business unit decision makers on the process and requirements during the MTP (Medium Term Planning), STP (Short-term/budget planning) and RAF (Revised Annual Forecast) cycles. Ensure that their commitment and thorough input is obtained for these activities and support them with translating strategy into financial objectives on request

Education and Experience Required
- Bcom/ Honours Degree
- CA(SA) /CIMA or equivalent qualification
- At least 5 years general management experience in a banking finance environment
- Exposure to dealing with Key stakeholders & Senior Management

Knowledge & Skills:

- Banking regulation (Expert)
- Writing & reporting (Advanced)
- Presentation skills (Advanced)
- Understanding of systems used (Advanced)
- Understanding of relevant legislation (Advanced)
- Understanding of corporate controls and checks (Advanced)
- Knowledge of business continuity and contingency (Advanced)
- Computer literacy (Advanced)
- Excellent organisational skills (Advanced)
- Excellent communication skills (Advanced)
- Relationship management and networking (Advanced)
- Strong performance management and coaching skills (Advanced)
- Ability to think creatively (Advanced)
- Ability to react positively under pressure (Advanced)
- Good understanding of the policies and strategies (Advanced)
- Understanding of Banking operating structures (Advanced)
- Change management (Advanced)

Competencies:

- Entrepreneurial and commercial thinking
- Deciding and initiating action
- Adapting and responding to change Planning
- Learning and researching
- Analysing
- Planning and organising
- Relating and networking, Leading and supervising

Education

Bachelor's Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Financial Sciences (required)
- Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised_



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