This role will oversee the Group's consolidation and related reporting requirements on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
The SRM will collaborate closely with the Finance and FP&A teams to produce high-quality management and statutory reports for both internal and external stakeholders.
Additionally, the SRM will manage the Technical Accounting function, ensuring adherence to the Groups accounting policies and procedures while maintaining compliance with IFRS.
This includes developing comprehensive documentation for systems and controls throughout the organisation.
This position is crucial in enhancing the accounting processes of a rapidly growing business.
It offers the chance to make a significant impact as a qualified accountant focused on finance transformation and change delivery, while also ensuring best-in-class reporting across the Group.
The SRM will be accountable for successfully completing the Group audit and related financial statements, collaborating with the broader team to fulfil external reporting obligations for all subsidiaries.
Leading an effective team, including a direct report, the SRM will play a key role in driving improvements in the quality and timeliness of deliverables, with substantial exposure to the Group FC, CFO, and other senior management. Duties and Responsibilities
- Overall responsibility to the GFM for delivering a successful Group and local statutory audits including the related Group financial statements and being the key point of contact with the external audit team.
- Project manage internal teams to ensure that data requested is received in accordance with timetables.
- Ownership of the Group consolidation and related internal and external reporting on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
- Support the GFC in the development and implementation of best-in-class reporting practices for a fast-growing business.
- Work closely with the FP&A and accounting teams to develop Group reporting projects and drive improvements in group reporting capabilities.
- Technical expert who should lead the Group on accounting issues, new accounting developments and be a reference for questions from divisional finance teams.
- Overall responsibility for ensuring our on-going compliance with IFRS including drafting
- accounting policy notes and guidance.
- Work with internal business systems team and corporate accounting to design and implement an effective, integrated Group reporting tool.
- Consulting with the finance team on the design and implementation of effective controls across the Groups processes to adhere to internationally accepted standards and regulations.
- Submission of various other statutory or regulatory obligations for Group entities.
- Involvement in various finance improvement projects, including system implementations, month end process efficiencies, new market expansion and business maturity workstreams.
- CA(SA) or equivalent qualification
- Proven track record in the reporting and technical accounting fields, with experience from a strong training background with Big 4 (or another leading audit firm), with the ability to combine this with an entrepreneurial mind-set
- A minimum of 3+ years post CA qualification
- Experience of multi-national and multi-currency Group structures, preferably across the African continent, UK and/or other Holdco territories
- Experience reporting in highly regulated or listed company environment
- Strong technical accounting background with the proven ability to draft accounting policy guidance and ensure ongoing IFRS compliance
- Proven track record in building strong controls best practice across business processes
- Advanced time management and organisational skills
- Developed team management skills to ensure an engaged, high functioning team
- Advanced MS Office skills
- Open, transparent, and adaptable with previous mixed experience of blue-chip and high growth entrepreneurial organisations with the ability to implement best practice, drive change and thrive within less structured and fast-changing environments.
- Passionate, hardworking and with a real eye for detail, must enjoy working a hands-on environment with a small, tight-knit team.
- Ideally, this person has also worked in a world-class, well-run organisation so they have a vision as well as practical experience for how an effective 'world-class' organisation works and communicates.
- Demonstrable passion for our clients purpose and enjoys working in a fast-paced, informal but highly ambitious company.
- Hands-on self-starter, who knows what to do without being told, with a no-nonsense get it done attitude, quickly diagnosing issues, proposing and executing solutions in a short timeframe.
- Ability to work under pressure, commercial acumen, and capable of linking the role to shareholder value creation / profitability.
- Keen to be part of a multi-cultural organisation that is committed to excellence, inclusion, diversity, community development and the environment.
