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Analyst: Enterprise Financials

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Closing Date 2023/09/21
Reference Number LAN230906-5
Job Title Analyst: Enterprise Financials
Division Agricultural Economics and Advisory
Unit Agricultural Economics
Job Type Classification Permanent
Location - Country South Africa
Location - Province Gauteng
Location - Town / City Centurion
Job Advert Summary

The Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa (Land Bank) is South Africaxe2x80x99s only specialist agricultural bank established in 1912, the bankxe2x80x99s sole objective is to serve South African commercial and emerging farmers and bring specially designed financial services within their reach. These services enable farmers to finance land, equipment, improve assets and obtain production credit. The Land Bank provides financial services that have moved with the times and continues to provide services to agri-business and constantly reviews its offerings to ensure that they match the needs of an industry. As change has swept across the sector in South Africa the socio-economic makeup of agriculture has altered, bringing new entrants from historically disadvantaged backgrounds on to the land, these new farmers, facing the challenges of establishing sustainable agri-businesses across the agricultural value chain, Land Bank has been a commercial lifeline offering appropriately designed financial products that facilitate personal and commercial viability in a sector that is vital to the sustainability of South Africa and its people. Reporting to the Executive: Company Secretary, the focus of this role is to take responsibility for all the company secretarial work for the subsidiary companies of the Land Bank Group and to assist with company secretarial work for the Land Bank Group. The role primarily encompasses the day-to-day administration of Land Bank subsidiaries, and with assisting the Executive: Company Secretary with company secretarial work related to the Group.

JOB SUMMARY

Lead and drive the creation and management of a bank wide knowledge information hub in terms of the Agricultural economic sector, different commodity types and their geography to ensure the continuous availability of consistent, up to date enterprise financial information.

Provision of expert input in terms of the standardisation of Agricultural business principles and best practice and ensure the embedding of efficient and effective processes and standards.

The development of financial models through benchmarking and process analysis and thorough research of historical financial information and data industry norms and trends in support of the establishment of a standardised approach across the organisation.
Key Performance Areas

1. Development and coordination of Land Bank Financial Enterprise Intelligence

• Develop, implement and execute on an agricultural support service as aligned to the Land Bank Corporate plan with emphasis on farming enterprise financial intelligence

• Design and implement a best-fit distribution model for appropriate information and decision making purposes.

• Analysis and interpretation of raw data from numerous sources and convert this into information which can be substantiated. Analysis of farming enterprise budgets and provide up to date information in terms of findings

• Establish and manage workgroup forum for benchmarking best practice principles and data.

2. Coordinates and facilitates commodity and related Financial Enterprise Research

• Develop a framework for collecting information as well as the identification and structuring an appropriate network for execution.

• Responsible for agricultural economic conditions analysis (international, national, regional and local) for the primary agriculture sector.

• Research and interpret enterprise data requests from stakeholders and provide appropriate expert opinion thereon.

• Develop templates and implement training and coaching of deal originators of information

3. Stakeholder Management

• Identification, interaction and appropriate relationship management with all levels of internal (CDB, legal, Corporate, Research & Development, Strategy) and external stakeholders Agbiz, AgriSA, ARC, BFAP, Commodity representation and members of small holder farmers representation, Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries and Department of Rural Development & Land Reform.

• Develop mechanisms for sourcing feedback from internal and external stakeholders

• Provide support and inputs in terms of technical and financial agricultural principles by ensuring the continuous industry information / data as well as a defined, utilised and best practice knowledge hub to support business decision making

• Build and maintain effective stakeholder relations to support the business and promote awareness and understanding of sound agricultural and economic principles and standards.

4. Reporting

• Compilation of high level reports for management decision making including:

• emphasis on farming enterprise financial intelligence

• Analysis, consolidation and compilation of expert opinions

• Presentation to stakeholders as and when appropriate

• Stakeholder reporting in terms of trends within the business, the industry and lessons learnt.

• Ensure reports are submitted in accordance with policies, procedures and legal requirements and within the allocated period.

Preferred Minimum Education and Experience

• B.Sc. Agric Hons/B.Com. Hons with Agricultural Economics as major subject

• 8-10 yearsxe2x80x99 experience Agricultural economist experience and extensive knowledge in primary productions processes and agriculture value chains.

• 5 yearsxe2x80x99 experience in Project Management.

Critical Competencies

• Microsoft Office

• Business Environment

• Agricultural Economics and Value Chain Analysis

• Agricultural Industry

• Statistics

• Financial Accounting Principles

• Business / Finance Acumen

• Research skills

Additional Requirements

• Extended hours as and when required

• Travel as and when required

Policy

Preference will be given to suitably qualified Applicants who are members of the designated groups in line with the Employment Equity Plan and Targets of the Land Bank.

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