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Finance Manager

Employer
Wood
Location
Bryanston Bryanston North Johannesburg, South Africa
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Aug 5, 2021

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Job Role
Finance Manager
Sector
Finance
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Wood currently has an exciting opportunity for a Finance Manager to join our Mining & Minerals business in South Africa. Reporting to the VP Finance, this role will provide business partnering support to the mining & Minerals businesses.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Provide financial and analytical support to management.
  • Ensure the accuracy of monthly financial results and prepare reports to local and business unit management as required. Complete analysis of information to help drive effective decision making and operational success.
  • Undertake the preparation of the annual budget and periodic forecasts.
  • Responsible for financial, tax and internal control matters including all internal, external, government and client audits.
  • Ensure that an effective control environment exists through compliance with all Group and Mining control frameworks, policies, and procedures as relevant. Maintain a current knowledge of corporate accounting policies, financial reporting requirements, and provide related direction and support to management and staff.
  • Manage financial and internal services arrangements for intercompany business activities.
  • Provide input to and review of proposals to clients including contract terms.
  • Engage with the tax group and ensure compliance with all taxation requirements for bids and awarded work.
  • Review invoices to clients for accuracy and compliance with contract terms and conditions.
  • Participate in monthly internal project review meetings with other management.
  • Contribute as required to corporate and Mining reporting and improvement initiatives.
  • Be a key contact for internal and external audits as directed, ensuring the provision of accurate and timely information upon request.
  • Supervise and lead finance team staff.


Qualifications:
  • Degree in Business, Finance or Accounting with completed articles
  • Professional accounting designation preferred (CA)SA
  • 10+ years of post qualification experience
  • Minimum of 5 years' experience leading a team and managing change
  • Ability to manage conflicting priorities
  • Advanced user of Excel (Pivot tables, formulas, graphs, v-lookups, links between spreadsheets)
  • Hands-on experience with Oracle and Hyperion Financial Management
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills
  • Self starter, proactive and positive

Personal Attributes:
  • Safety & Assurance - Safety aware and lead by example in this area
  • Relationships - Ability to form and maintain strong working relationships with operations, projects, and functional management and staff
  • People - Ability to communicate effectively to both Finance and non-finance personnel
  • Financial Responsibility - Demonstrates strong willingness to question and challenge
  • Integrity - Demonstrates strong ethical values and communicates with openness and honesty
  • Good planning and organizational skills - track record of successfully delivering to deadlines
  • Communication - Ability to discuss issues clearly and concisely at all levels within the organization
  • Pro-active attitude, common-sense approach to everyday life, treat all people with respect, integrity and consistency.
  • Natural leader of people with willingness to further develop leadership skills. Ability to coach and mentor through empowerment.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to convey information and ideas to individuals and groups and make presentations when required.
  • Negotiation skills, able to achieve successful outcomes that achieve the required objectives and have the support and acceptance of all parties.
  • Excellent management skills, including the ability to plan, set goals and manage time, priorities, resources, accountabilities, schedules and costs.
  • A team player with excellent planning, interpersonal and analytical skills, and ability to interact effectively with all levels within and outside the company.
  • Ability to be fair and to make consistent decisions.
  • A capacity for persistence and resilience and patience in a sometimes-challenging environment.
  • Business and financial acumen.


Wood is a global leader in engineering and consultancy across energy and the built environment, helping to unlock solutions to some of the world's most critical challenges. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in more than 60 countries, employing around 45,000 people. www.woodplc.com

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

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