Financial Officer (Contract role)

Job Classification Job Requisition - 138193 Closing Date - 28 February 2025 Location - Johannesburg Cluster - Nedbank Wealth - Division - Nedbank Insurance Please Note: Preference will be given to applicants from Underrepresented Groups Please note this is a 5 months contract Job Family Finance Career Stream Accounting Leadership Pipeline Manage Self: Technical FAIS Affected Job Purpose To analyse; interpret; collate and present financial and non-financial information in order to drive strategy; enable decision making and support Nedbank Business Units; as per the business strategy. Job Responsibilities

• Prepare budgets and forecasts within turnaround times by gathering business requirements, understanding business trends, projecting forwards and making recommendations where appropriate.
• Prepare all monthly reports by collating data, creating reports, analysing and commenting on the results.
• Meet deadlines by working within the monthly strategic calendar.
• Build and maintain strong internal and external relationships by attending relevant meetings and regular communication.
• Build trusting professional relationships by sharing professional knowledge, meeting deadlines and providing high quality work.
• Ensure all general ledger entries are accurate and correctly posted and approved by checking daily reports, performing quality control checks and querying incorrect postings.
• Perform quality control checks (daily and monthly process) by verifying data accuracy, proper authorisation and reconciling the general ledger accounts.
• Ensure compliance by following regulations, policies and procedures.
• Keep abreast of legislation and other industry changes that impacts on role by reading the relevant newsletters, websites and attending sessions.
• Understand and embrace the Nedbank vision and demonstrate the values through interaction with team and stakeholders.
• Improve personal capability and stay abreast of developments in field of expertise by identifying training courses and career progression for self through input and feedback from managers
• Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities by ensuring all learning activities are completed, experience practiced and certifications obtained and/or maintained within specified time frames.
• Ensure information is provided correctly to stakeholders by maintaining knowledge sharing knowledge with team.
• Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participating in Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc).
• Participate and support corporate social responsibility initiatives for the achievement of key business strategies.
• Identify and recommend opportunities to enhance processes, systems and policies and support implementation of new processes, policies and systems.

Job Responsibilities Continue People Specification Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Diploma

Preferred Qualification Bachelor of Commerce: Accounting Essential Certifications Preferred Certifications Minimum Experience Level 3-5 years experience in Accounting and Financial Management,with 1-2 years experience in financial services specifically in Insurance industry Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Administrative procedures and systems
• Banking procedures
• Business terms and definitions
• Cluster specific operations
• Data analysis
• Governance, Risk and Controls
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Relevant software and systems knowledge
• Business writing skills

Behavioural Competencies

• Applied Learning
• Communication
• Collaborating
• Initiating Action
• Work Standards
• Managing Work

- Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566

Information :

• Company : Nedbank
• Position : Financial Officer (Contract role)
• Location : Johannesburg, Gauteng
• Country : ZA