British High Commission Jobs in Pretoria SA - Regional Finance Manager Vacancies

British High Commission Jobs in Pretoria SA - Regional Finance Manager Vacancies

Job Category
  • Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Operations and Corporate Services)
    Job Subcategory
  • Finance
    Job Description
    Main purpose of job:

  • To undertake a wide range of financial duties on behalf of a number of Offices in the region.
  • This will include the monitoring of budgets and forecasts, acting as the first line of financial support and compliance, plus reporting issues back to Finance Business Partners in the UK.
  • Individuals will also be expected to analyse the balance sheet accounts for the Offices in the region and ensure information is accurately and effectively reported.

    Roles & Responsibilities:

    Budget Management:

  • To monitor and process the budgeting, forecasting and reporting (including exception reporting) for a range of offices in the region.
  • Liaise with individual Posts and Finance Business Partners in the UK and consolidate information across a region to monitor trends and variances.

    Financial Management:

  • Ensure financial management indicators FPCIs are robust and issues resolved appropriately within agreed timescales.
  • Analyse the balance sheet accounts in your respective region and ensure information is accurately and effectively reported.
  • Identification and analysis of contingent liabilities, provisions, changes in pension’s liabilities and monitoring by exception creditors and debtors.

    Cash Management /Profiling:

  • Provide cash forecast for each Office within the Region in advance of each Financial Year.
  • Work with Offices to ensure cash management is accurately reported and processes are adhered to including Other UK Government Departments who may be present.
  • Ensure that offline office accounts are submitted on time to Corporate Services Centres located in Manila.

    Regional Process Monitoring:

  • Operationally, ensure consistency of application of policies and financial processes within the region by
  • Liaison with and notification to, overseas:
  • Posts
  • Finance Business Partners;
  • Debtor management;
  • Creditor management;
  • Balance sheet management
  • Processing centres

    Management of identified

  • risks/provisions/contingent liabilities;
  • Fixed Asset verification, management and accounting;
  • Use of Hyperion & OBIEE to prepare and promote budget & forecast information
    Monitoring Key Performance Indicators;
  • Spend & cost driver Analysis liaising with Procurement & HR colleagues;
  • Assist with business planning;
  • Chart of Accounts usage;

    Essential qualifications, skills and experience
  • Solid experience in Budgeting and Forecasting (2 years)
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Understands the value of teamwork
  • Sound financial background
  • 3 year accounting or financial accountant knowledge,

    Qualifications:
  • B Com (accounting) degree or B Com (financial accounting) degree or
  • B Tech accounting or cost management accounting or
  • BCompt or
  • ACCA/CIMA partly qualified

    Language requirements:
  • Language: English & (French – advantageous)
  • Level of language required: Fluent

    Desirable qualifications, skills and experience
  • Experience with OBIEE, Hyperion (Oracle Business Suite)
  • ACCA/CIMA/AGA(SA)

    Required competencies
  • Making Effective Decisions, Collaborating and Partnering, Managing a Quality Service, Delivering
    at Pace

    Other benefits and conditions of employment
  • Learning and development opportunities :
  • ACCA/CIMA studies will be funded to a limited yearly allowance after the probation period is successfully completed.
  • The British High Commission pays in full for the Key Care Plus option on Discovery Health for staff including spouses/partners and dependants.
  • Once you have successfully completed your probation the British High Commission will contribute 9% of your monthly salary to a Provident Fund.
  • Annual leave entitlement of 25 days
  • Working hours per week of 40

    How to Apply
  • Must be able to work in South Africa and have a valid passport to travel into Africa.
  • Please complete the application form in full as the information provided is used during screening.
  • Please check your application carefully before you submit, as no changes can be made once submitted.
  • The British High Commission will never request any payment or fees to apply for a position.
  • Employees recruited locally by the British High Commission in Pretoria are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law in South Africa.
  • All candidates must be legally able to work and reside in the country of the vacancy with the correct visa/work permit status or demonstrate eligibility to obtain the relevant permit.
  • The responsibility lies on the successful candidate to;
  • Obtain the relevant permit
  • Pay fees for the permit
  • Make arrangements to relocate
  • Meet the costs to relocation
  • The British High Commission do not sponsor visas/work permits except where it may be local practice to do so.
  • Employees who are not eligible to pay local income tax: e.g. certain third-country nationals and spouses/partners of UK diplomats will have their salaries abated by an equivalent amount.
  • Information about the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Competency Framework can be found on this link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-competency-framework Please note: AA=A1, AO=A2, EO=B3, HEO=C4, SEO=C5
  • Reference checking and security clearances will be conducted on successful candidates.
  • Please log into your profile on the application system on a regular basis to review the status of your application.
  • Interested candidates should apply online by 6th March 2019
  • For more information and job application details, see; British High Commission Jobs in Pretoria SA - Regional Finance Manager Vacancies

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