Shared Services Manager (Finance)

Reference: 9435 CM Consultant: Christa Mostert Job Description:

• Support the GFM to execute the finance strategy ensuring operational alignment with established plans and policies
• Manage and support their teams ensuring that they remain consistent with the business’s overall strategy
• Mentor key personnel in their business area, ensuring their constant professional growth, and assisting them in the execution of their duties where necessary
• People and team management of direct reports.
• Managing resource capacity and cross skill growth opportunities.
• Client and Perception Management
• Responsible for monitoring the client (Internal and External) needs on an ongoing basis, maintaining high client satisfaction ratings that are up to the business’s standards
• Reporting and Information Management
• Ensuring data and information is maintained and accurate for all the business units and its functions.
• Monitor volumes and strategic objective targets for the assigned business function.
• Manage Financial Reporting
• Assist in annual budget process for the responsible entity.
• Draft Weekly cashflow forecast report and submit to GFM and CFO
• Ensure weekly/monthly AA’s balancing to Trial balance Weekly Risk analysis and notes to Senior Finance Personnel.
• Financial Compliance
• Understand and comply with IFRS for SME’s.
• Understand and comply with credit insurance and financing agreements.
• Contribute to annual audit process for the group (pre-yearly audit meetings, coordination of Finance managers)
• Best Practise I Continuous Improvement and Communication
• Identifying opportunities by evaluating current business trends, best practise research and principles
• Working closely with all business units to enhance and promote positive feedback loops and improvements (Check client performance versus forecast).
• Systems and Processes
• Adopt new technology where suggested (Paperless environment).
• Continuous review system and suggest improvements to GFM.

• Grade 12/Matric with Mathematics and accounting as subjects.
• Relevant tertiary education (BCom Honors).
• Completed SAICA or SAIPA Articles (Advantageous)
• 3-5 years post article experience.
• Previous logistics industry experience will be advantageous.

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