Finance and Commercial Project Lead

2 weeks ago


Johannesburg, South Africa Malander Placements Full time

**2023-07-19 - 2023-07-31**

**CONTRACTOR**

**JHB000259**

**FINANCIAL SERVICES**

**Gauteng**, JHB - Northern Suburbs**

**0.00 - 0.01 Monthly Cost To Company (Market related)**

Title: Finance and Commercial Project Lead
Location: Randburg, Johannesburg
Position: 3 months contract, on-site

**Salary**: Market related
Start date: Immediately
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Our client is looking for a highly accurate and effective Finance and Commercial Project Lead to join our dynamic and growing team. Reporting to the Head of Finance the Finance and Commercial Project Lead will be responsible for owning and managing the full life cycle of all financial projects across the organisation. This includes working closes with internal and external stakeholders, project mapping, identifying and mitigating financial risk on existing projects and creating project strategies for new projects.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Management and implementation of the budget strategy and business process enhancements within financial and commercial projects.
- Full ownership and execution of financial projects including financial component of commercial projects.
- Ensure compliance to key legislative metrics in relation to financial projects including financial component of commercial project.
- Communicating and ensuring leadership is informed on project status, risks, key milestones, and upcoming activities.
- Develop strategies to mitigate project risks identified.
- Assistance with annual regulatory audits and externally funded audits
- Building business cases and modelling for new initiative and projects and supporting the internal approval process for the new projects and initiatives
- Evaluating and initiating investments
- Recommending cost reduction strategies in relation to finance and commercial projects
- Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders both internally and externally.
- Overseeing projects involving financial reporting and metrics, revenue and expenses as well as cash flow
- Guide and support departments in creating and managing forecasts and budgets for projects.
- Data analysis to identify improvement areas and/or develop solutions to keep projects on budget and on time.
- Establishing and implement project governance and controls.
- Designing and implementing change management strategies and ensuring relevant stakeholders are trained accordingly.

**Requirements of the Role**:

- Qualified Chartered Accountant (South Africa) - CA(SA)
- Minimum of 4 years post articles experience in a similar financial accounting position
- Solid experience in managing financial projects.
- Solid understanding of financial management and accounting principles
- Knowledge of accounting software
- Strong analytical and decision-making abilities
- Prior experience in a tech startup or technology environment (advantageous)
- Interest in tech and the future of digital services
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills to interact with internal and external contacts.
- Solutions focused individual with excellent executional, organization and project.
- management skills
- Excellent relationship management skills and the ability to communicate with stakeholders effectively.
- Excellent judgment, critical thinking, and decision-making capabilities
- Ability to navigate through ambiguity and change.
- A decisive decision maker with a high attention to detail
- Ability to multitask and remain calm under pressure.
- Possesses effective coaching skills to transfer skills and knowledge.
- Exceptional ability to resolve conflicts and to manage and influence people.
- A problem-solving and analytical attitude
- Strong, highly dependable team player
- For more information please contact:
**Ayanda Ngcofe-Carelse


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