Job Description

Job Requisition Details
REQ#142137
Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng
Closing Date: 13 October 2025
Talent Acquisition: Bongiwe Mchunu
Job Family
Finance
Career Stream
Accounting
Leadership Pipeline
Manage Function
FAIS Affected
Job Purpose
To create and ensure sustainability of Clusters financial function through the execution of strategic and operational financial management processes and activities in order to achieve Nedbanks strategic objectives.
Job Responsibilities

• Manage financial function by establishing and operating a system of internal financial controls.
• Analyse financial impact of strategic objectives on a continuous basis by evaluating financial activities including ,but not limited to, evaluating status quo to desired outcome, outsourcing, contracts, tax structuring initiatives and business cases.
• Keep abreast of competitors and industry practices by conducting research and benchmarking best practices , legislation and industry standards.
• Demonstrate understanding of key financial and business drivers per cluster by building operating processes and financial models to be used for scenario planning and opportunity evaluation.
• Provide guidance to business by compiling three-year plans which are aligned to strategy; and evaluating and recommending changes to the three-year plans.
• Provide financial and management reports to relevant stakeholders by adhering to quality standards regarding information and schedules.
• Enable decision making by providing management information according to standards, policies and procedures.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients through regular engagement and giving/receiving feedback.
• Build relationships and influence stakeholders by providing support and technical expertise
• Build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders through inter- and intra-cluster collaboration.
• Build and maintain relationships with external stakeholders through formal and informal knowledge sharing and feedback.
• Ensure alignment and achievement of strategy and create a completive advantage by translating the Nedbank and Business Unit strategy into a customised Divisional strategy.
• Develop and introduce a people strategy that will create a culture that drives the Cluster and Nedbank's vision and values.
• Build a high performance team through managing resources, retention and critical staff.
• Ensure that the leadership agenda has been embraced by the division / function by ensuring leadership relevant strategies and plans have been communicated and implemented by direct reports.
• Manage performance of reports and hold them accountable for managing the performance of their reports by taking corrective action as required, recognising and rewarding team.
• Actively build a culture of improvement by ensuring the design and implementing active talent management, succession planning strategies for division and obtaining buy-in from relevant stakeholders.
• Contribute to team effectiveness by participating in the recruitment and selection of senior staff.
• Optimise performance and motivation by holding managers accountable for developing their staff and themselves.
• Empower team to make decisions and recommend tailored solutions to business unit specific problems, through coaching and mentoring practices.
• Ensure the achievement of targets by monitoring implemented Divisional EE and Transformation Plan through consultation with HR.
• Analyse deviations from Divisional EE and Transformation Plan and ensure recommended corrective action is appropriate and implemented.
• Support Nedbank Deep Green strategy by driving corporate citizenship and building a deep green culture through engaging division in corporate initiatives.
• Develop and implement a strategy to build a differentiated culture by analysing relevant surveys and information.
• Measure the effectiveness of differentiated culture plan through staff and client feedback and ensure corrective action plans are developed and implemented.
• Develop and implement a strategy to build a differentiated culture of improvement and innovation by analysing relevant surveys and information.

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
• Professional Qualifications/Honour's Degree

Preferred Qualification

• Essential:

• Professional Qualification or Honours Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
• Registration with SAICA as a Chartered Accountant

Preferred:

• Chartered Accountant (CA(SA))

Essential Certifications

• Registered at South African Institute of Chartered Accountants

Minimum Experience Level

• 8+ years in financial management within the financial services sector
• 5+ years in a leadership role managing others
• Proven experience in managing the full finance function for a business unit

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Budgeting
• Business administration and management
• Business principles
• Business terms and definitions
• Capacity planning
• Change management
• Communication Strategies
• Diversity management
• Employee training/development
• Financial Accounting Principles
• Governance, Risk and Controls
• Organisational behaviour theory
• Principles of project management
• Relevant Nedbank product knowledge
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Stakeholder management
• Strategic planning
• Talent management
• Business writing skills
• Management information and reporting principles, tools and mechanisms
• Client Service Management

Behavioural Competencies

• Operational Decision Making
• Building Organizational Talent
• Compelling Communication
• Driving Execution
• Financial Acumen
• Strategic Influence

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