If youre passionate about using financial insight to influence decisions, strengthen operations, and support a growing business, this role will give you real scope and visibility.

Were looking for a sharp, proactive finance professional who enjoys analysing performance, building strong business partnerships, and shaping financial processes that drive strategic outcomes.

Youll act as a key support to finance leadership, take ownership of critical reporting cycles, and play an important role in ensuring the organisation makes well-informed decisions grounded in accurate, meaningful financial information.

This is an opportunity to step into a role where your work matters where your analysis, structure, and problem-solving will directly support the health and growth of a fast-moving financial services business.

BENEFITS:

• Competitive and market-aligned salary package
• Annual performance bonus
• Professional development support
• Exposure to senior leadership
• Strong culture of teamwork
• Stable, well-resourced organisation

ROLE PURPOSE

To provide leadership with high-quality financial information, clear insights, and reliable reporting that enable better planning, performance evaluation, and control across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

Management Reporting

• Prepare consolidated monthly management accounts in line with reporting timelines.
  

• Analyse revenue and cost performance, highlighting variances against budgets and forecasts.
  

• Present cost-centre results and commentary to department heads and senior leadership.
  

• Address queries from operational managers and executives with accurate, well-reasoned responses.
  

• Develop improved reporting formats and dashboards as business needs evolve.
  

• Compile the initial draft of the monthly management pack and performance presentation.
  

• Prepare the first version of the quarterly divisional performance report.
  

• Assist finance leadership in setting timelines and frameworks for annual budgets and quarterly forecasts.
  

• Coordinate, compile, and submit the full annual budget and quarterly forecasting cycles.
  

• Produce updated rolling monthly forecasts and maintain underlying assumptions.
  

• Enhance and manage financial models that support budget and forecast consolidation.
  

• Maintain and update the Chart of Accounts to ensure alignment with reporting structures.
  

• Process monthly journals and ensure accurate, complete ledger entries.
  

• Support month-end close processes with appropriate reconciliations and adjustments.
  

• Participate in interim and year-end reporting activities.
  

• Liaise with external auditors and resolve audit queries relating to management accounts and reporting.
  

• Build financial models to assess new business initiatives and provide strategic input.
  

• Support the Finance Manager with operational and analytical tasks as required.
  

• Strengthen working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  

• Offer guidance on finance-related queries across departments.
  

Requirements

Behavioural & Functional Competencies

• Strong analytical and critical-thinking ability.
  

• Confident negotiator with the ability to influence outcomes positively.
  

• High sense of ownership and accountability.
  

• Driven, deadline-focused and self-motivated.
  

• Excellent planning, organising and prioritisation skills.
  

• Creative and solutions-oriented within sphere of responsibility.
  

• Effective communicator across all levels of the organisation.
  

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum 3 years experience in a management accounting or similar analytical finance role.
  

• BCom or equivalent finance qualification (Degree or Diploma).
  

• Advantageous: BCom Honours / CIMA.
  

• Experience within financial services or a regulated environment is beneficial.
  

• Demonstrated success across the responsibilities listed above.
  

Benefits

• Competitive and market-aligned salary package
  
• Annual performance bonus
  
• Professional development support
  
• Exposure to senior leadership
  
• Strong culture of teamwork
  
• Stable, well-resourced organisation