View Vacancy – Regional Finance Manager – (11/24 PTA)

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Job Category
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Operations and Corporate Services)

Job Subcategory
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Finance

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)
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Main purpose of job:

To undertake a wide range of financial management and planning 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 and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve?:

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 robust financial management practices 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 Centre Management of identified risks/provisions/contingent liabilities
Fixed Asset verification, management, and accounting
Use of Hera system 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
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B Com (Accounting) degree or B Com (Financial Management) Degree or
B Tech Accounting or Cost and Management Accounting Degree
Minimum 3 years experience in Accounting and/or Finance
Reporting, Budgeting and forecasting
Advanced excel and analytics skills

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience
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Part ACCA / CIMA / CA(SA)

Required behaviours
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Changing and Improving, Communicating and Influencing, Delivering at Pace, Making Effective Decisions, Managing a Quality Service, Seeing the Big Picture

Application deadline
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22 April 2024

Grade
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Executive Officer (EO)

Type of Position
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Permanent

Working hours per week
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40 hours

Region
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Africa

Country/Territory
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South Africa

Location (City)
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Pretoria

Type of Post
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British High Commission

Number of vacancies
1

Salary
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Between R 417,444.61 – R 573,853.56 (per annum) based on experience and qualification

Start Date
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1 June 2024

Other benefits and conditions of employment
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Learning and development opportunities (and any specific training courses to be completed):

ACCA/CIMA/CA(SA) 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 day
Working hours per week of 40

Additional information
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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 liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary may have their salaries reduced by the equivalent local income tax amount
Information about the Civil Service Success Profiles can be found on this link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles. Please note: AA=A1, AO=A2, EO=B3, HEO=C4, SEO=C5
Reference checking and security clearances will be conducted on successful candidates
Appointable candidates who were unsuccessful may be placed on a ‘reserve list’. If during the reserve period of 6/12 months the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate”.

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