Junior BP Assistant
- Employer
- Woven
- Location
- Cape Town Region Cape Town Western Cape Western Cape, South Africa
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- Oct 14, 2021
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- Job Role
- Accounts Assistant
- Sector
- Finance
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
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The role of the Finance team is to provide strong financial support, management and robust challenge within the business, enabling the CFO to report the monthly performance to the ELT and PE backers. The finance team will also ensure a strong financial control environment exists, and proactively support/police the adherence to Woven policies and procedures whilst encouraging continuous improvement. We support all of our teams with a Business Partnering approach; candidates should be comfortable with becoming a Finance Business Partner within Woven providing support to all levels of staff across our business.
The Role
• Job Title: BP Assistant
• Job Type: Permanent
• Location: Cape Town
• Salary: R20000 - R25000 per month
About You
The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, confident and have a flexible approach to work. They should be able to demonstrate good organisational skills including the ability to multi-task, prioritise work under pressure and complete within deadlines. They should be able to communicate effectively with non-finance people in a friendly and courteous manner, establishing and maintaining good working relationships with Clients and colleagues at all levels. The job requires the ability to work well as part of a team but also independently using their own initiative where appropriate.
The candidate will be actively encouraged to develop their career at Woven and given the necessary support to achieve progression. Ultimately, the success of this will be determined by the candidates' willingness, ability and approach.
Requirements
Key Skills/Experience
Key Duties
Essential
Desirable
The Role
• Job Title: BP Assistant
• Job Type: Permanent
• Location: Cape Town
• Salary: R20000 - R25000 per month
About You
The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, confident and have a flexible approach to work. They should be able to demonstrate good organisational skills including the ability to multi-task, prioritise work under pressure and complete within deadlines. They should be able to communicate effectively with non-finance people in a friendly and courteous manner, establishing and maintaining good working relationships with Clients and colleagues at all levels. The job requires the ability to work well as part of a team but also independently using their own initiative where appropriate.
The candidate will be actively encouraged to develop their career at Woven and given the necessary support to achieve progression. Ultimately, the success of this will be determined by the candidates' willingness, ability and approach.
Requirements
Key Skills/Experience
Key Duties
- Partner with Business Partners in providing financial and commercial guidance to all departments.
- Assist BP finance managers in driving further insight and improving profitability by monitoring KPI's, completion of bid models and driving commercial benefit
- Liaise with other departments to review all costs, efficient procurement, departmental cost review and deep level of cost and revenue analysis.
- Assist with commercial bidding model.
- Update, maintain and ensure integrity of forecasts.
- Manage production of month end management accounts within set deadlines, ensuring true reflection of monthly financial performance.
- Revenue assurance work and
- Other ad-hoc activities.
Essential
- Ability to liaise with non-finance staff and at all levels, build strong working relationships with them
- Strong / excellent Excel skills
- Ability to work independently of supervision and be proactive in all areas of the role.
- Able to manage workload, financial projects and prioritise.
- At least part qualified in a recognised Professional Accountancy qualification such as CIMA/ACCA, etc.
- Attention to detail but also being able to see the “bigger picture”.
- Remain composed in a busy / fast paced environment
- Team player with “hands on” approach
- Excellent Communication skills
Desirable
- Previous experience within revenue / billing
- SAGE experience
- BPO experience
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