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The successful candidate will report to the Finance Revenue & Cost Assurance Consultant and will be responsible for, inter alia, the following:

Key Responsibility: Budget and Forecast

Core Tasks:

• Assist in managing the annual budget and monthly forecast process with the support of the Head of Financial Planning and Analysis
• Maintain budget master data in the appropriate budget tool
• Liaise with finance and operational heads, accountants and others to input data into the appropriate budget tool
• Report on the budget and forecast.
• Identify unusual expenditure and trends and raise them with the relevant Head/Chief
• Assist with expense analysis and management, against budget and forecast, flagging spend outside of the budget/forecast and comment/report back monthly on expense variances

Key Responsibility: Decision Support

Core Tasks:

• Apply advanced analytics to assemble data sets from diverse sources, test hypotheses, discover actionable insights, and predict outcomes that will assist Seacom to optimise return on investment and ensure this aligns to the overall strategy of the organisation.
• Use data gathered from numerous information systems to ensure constructive input to strategic and operational discussions and tasks as well as compile information consumed by external market analysts, boards and exco forums.
• Enable improved decision making, identify and drive focused corrective actions
• Provide insightful, timely and value-added input to business unit management teams to aid decision support.
• Challenge the business to achieve its objective and generate value for the company and assist in bringing consistency across all the business units in terms of decision support presentations.
• Challenge the business to drive sustainable value proactively through informed and insightful decision making by analysing actual results.
• Enable end-to-end, scalable, efficient processes for data analysis, model development, validation and implementation.
• Develop the capabilities, frameworks and models needed to provide the analytics linked to business challenges and, as a result, guide leaders with the data required to improve business decisions.
• Support strategic decision making through financial analysis, including financial modelling, analysis, and development of financial projections for specific business opportunities.
• Consolidate and provide accurate data that is used by external market analysts, board and exco platforms
• Monitor changes in the external environment that will affect financial and operational performance and proactive report on development and advice on alternatives
• Conduct analyses of BUs and determine the steps necessary for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the operation by providing thought-leadership, root-cause analysis, and proposing solutions
• Compile and submit reports that are easy to use and understand, and in a visually appropriate manner in order to enable management to identify problems, grey areas and pockets of excellence in order to initiate the appropriate action, adjust resources and offer support where required.

Carry out all other reasonable and lawful instructions and generally doing all such things which, although not specifically referred to herein, are necessary and/or required for the due, proper, and efficient rendering of the services for the purposes contemplated by this role.

EDUCATION:

• Tertiary Finance Qualification
• CA (SA) or CIMA

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

• Commercial Acumen Strong analytical skills
• Compelling communication and influencing skills
• Planning and Organising

REQUIRED KEY COMPETENCIES/ATTRIBUTES:

• Ability to take action without direction
• Able to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
• Attention to detail and ability to work accurately and get things done right the first time.
• Excellent communication skills, including interpersonal, verbal & written, as well as ability to work with departmental heads
• Ability to have difficult conversations with senior staff and always be professional.
• Physical and mental resilience to achieve objectives.
• Ability to analyse data and identify trends.
• Ability to solve problems.
• Analytical thinking.
• Ability to work with formulas to make calculations.
• Familiarity with various software (e.g.,
• Salesforce, PowerBI Advanced Excel, PowerPoint and Word)

Interested people should please submit an updated and condensed CV by clicking Apply Now.