Job Purpose
• To ensure accurate period closure and reporting of financial results
• To prepare the plan, budget and forecast and track performance
• To generate the detailed financial analysis and commentary that underpin decision support
• To support compliance to internal controls and policies, tax and other relevant statutory requirements
• (Interface) Internal - Business Unit Heads, other SMRI support functions; External – Audit and Accounting Firms
Responsibilities:
Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting
• Capture, collect and check data; consolidate the plans, budgets and forecasts and generate report
• Prepare first draft of presentation packs for budgeting, forecasting and strategy planning
Business Performance Management and Decision Support
• Establish balanced scorecard for the BU, facilitating the breakdown of targets into functional areas
• Coordinate and track performance, including working capital management
• Provide data on comparatives, internal and external benchmark data, reports and analysis (ensuring comparability) to support business performance management and insights generation
Reporting, Governance & Control
• Prepare all management reports, collect KPI data and provide Business Performance reports, including first draft of analysis and commentary
• Facilitate communication of and monitor compliance to Finance and Accounting policies and procedures across the BU/s
• Provide accounting information for purposes of meeting tax compliance obligations and planning/efficiency opportunities.
• Participate and support the business during audits (tax, internal and financial audits)