Do you crave the challenge of transforming financial strategy into tangible results? Our client in the banking industry is looking for a Senior Manager in Finance. Visionary leader to champion the translation and implementation of financial strategy within a supported business area. This is your chance to own the process, provide strategic direction, and build a high-performing financial management team. It is a 6-month contract.

8â€“10-year experience in a financial or management accounting role
Business Commerce, Finance and Accounting qualification related

Contribute towards finance strategy through obtaining a deep understanding of the business environment external and internal
Liaise with business executive stakeholders as well in internal financial stakeholders to challenge and resolve financial management related issues
Drive group finance financial management objectives through demonstrating sound business knowledge and market awareness
Review and approve commentary submitted to reporting function or relevant area to ensure its accuracy, value adds and effectiveness in communicating key trends, risks and other critical information
Ensure the provision of both financial and non-financial information and support to relevant stakeholders
Provide meaningful and commercially astute insight to stakeholders through the analysis and explanation of the impact of business activities on total costs
Manage the review and substantiation of all financial controls
Manage the review of transfer recovery cycles and methodologies ensuring total recoverable costs are recovered from the service recipients
Continuously seek innovative ways to improve value added services to business and finance
Deliver on ad hoc requests in a timely manner and ensure all stakeholder expectations are appropriately managed throughout the process
Lead, implement and manage monthly financial reporting, including preparing appropriate commentary
Lead, implement and coordinate annual budgeting, revised estimates, forecasts and actuals processes
Co-ordinate and monitor various financial management processes and projects
Assume responsibility for all management information packs produced and circulated to your relevant stakeholders including the interpretation thereof
Maximize opportunities for the benefit of both finance and business, through strategic relationships with stakeholders
Drive effective change management of all finance led initiatives into business
Develop and achieve effective relationships with various stakeholders at varying levels of responsibility to achieve business objectives
Develop and execute measures of improvement for your stakeholders
Coach and mentor individuals to mature their professional skills and careers
Provide strategic input to the development and design of reporting team deliverables to ensure sufficient and appropriate levels of reporting be achieved
Plan and develop the co-ordination of information from financial managers on a daily, monthly, annual and ad hoc basis