Specialist AC Process Executor – Consol and Interdiv Eliminations at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

Accountability: Manage financial information completion process (60%)


Act as a process executor for completion of financial information, including the accountability for the following key processes:
Journals and month-end close
Reconciliations
Internals
Completion of Supplementary information
Consolidation and Internal eliminations
Tax
Accounting Functions
Support to Subject Matter Expert (SME) on processes, resolution of issues and ad hoc requests from stakeholders including:
Cluster Financial Controller
Cluster CFO/BP&A team members
Other Financial Control functions
Support SME on obtaining TAG opinions and ad hoc queries on accounting issues.
Act as the process executor for implementation of new standardised processes where relevant.
Provide feedback to stakeholders on results reflected in the financial accounting system, as well as issues identified where there are potential risks to numbers.
Act pro-actively in correcting issues and implement a sustainable process
Ensure that principles of the Financial Control Operating Model are complied with and sustained.
Maintain and enhance processes:
Identify areas of improvement in completion, review and or submission processes to drive and implement a sustainable and effective process in support of quality and accuracy
Identify synergies between different reporting processes and implement new and or enhanced processes


Accountability: Provide support to other process executors through motivation and employee engagement (20%)


Understanding and managing team dynamics to maximize performance.
Escalate issues around allocation of resources to process architects tasks to ensure delivery of team objectives.
Ensure continued development of resources, through coaching and mentoring, to empower value added delivery of tasks.


Accountability: Process Execution (20%)


Execution of processes as designed.
Constantly review, improve and maintain own activities to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of processes.
Recommend areas for improvement in order to reduce cycle times, improve productivity, create capacity and improve process reliability and customer satisfaction.
Assist in the implementation of new and/or enhanced processes.
Identify activity-specific risks and work with Process Owner / Process Architect to mitigate risks.
Maintain awareness of own activities and the impact thereof on related / interdependent activities.


Education and Experience Required


CA(SA) newly qualified/2 to 3 years PQE experience
Business experience in a Banking environment gained from a Finance, Product
Group consolidations experience will be an advantage
Experience in SAP