Head of Finance: GBS Finance Operations

Requisition Details and Talent Acquisition Contact

REQ ID: 147370 - Michelle Thabethe

Location: Sandton

Cluster: Group Finance - GBS FINANCE FUNCTION MANAGEMENT AND BI

Closing date: 03 September 2026

Job Family

Finance

Career Stream

Accounting

Leadership Pipeline

Manage Managers

Job Purpose

To manage general ledger integrity and direct, add value and enable financial reporting, planning and disclosure, through effective consolidated financial; reporting and controls across all financial transactions, input from of business functions, companies or automated system calculations; in line with Nedbank business strategy.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead a diverse and multi-disciplinary team across Financial Operations in support of the objectives of the Group Business Services Centre of Excellence, Group Finance and Nedbank group.
• Develop strategic goals for the team and finance operations that enables financial consolidation to reporting standards are financial consolidation principles and practise.
• Maintain and enhance the SAP S/4 HANA and related system landscape to ensure effective efficient automated delivery of financial consolidated positions.
• Develop financial controls across end-to-end financial flows in conjunction with risk, ethics and IFRS to ensure that audit and regulatory requirements are established and adhered to.
• Provide meaningful recommendations, explanations and highlights of concerns or anomalies by analysing and interrogating system, process and people improvements together with financial information.
• Manage the delivery of information and analysis related to interim, annual and internal audit.
• Ensure accurate and timeous budgets are submitted and reviewed by ensuring that they align with key economic indicators and group strategic initiatives.
• Ensure accurate financial results by reviewing reconciliations and following up on unreconciled items.
• Stay aligned with latest technology updates and industry trends and adoption of AI to improve and optimise workflow and processes.
• Consolidate financial reports,attest to their accuracy and make value added recommendations by using information from various sources.
• Provide relevant intellectual capital and manage the delivery of project enhancements and innovation with adherence to Project Implementation (PI) cycles.
• Understand and meet stakeholder requirements through ongoing engagement.
• Assist in the achievement of group collaboration initiatives by identifying opportunities to create beneficial partnerships and synergies.
• Ensure relevant, best practice analysis and reporting by providing ongoing guidance and coaching to the team.
• Meet deadlines and targets through prioritising effectively, planning and communicating.
• Maintain high standards of analysis and reporting within defined timeframes by planning,organising and monitoring workflow.
• Contribute to intellectual capital development by providing continuous motivation, mentoring, coaching and on the job skills training.
• Achieve business objectives within a specific time frame by scheduling and coordinating
• Manage defined risks in the finance function and risk categories at targeted levels by adhering to internal and external guidelines/policies/ procedures/business rules/compliance and governance requirements.
• Support the achievement of the business strategy, objectives and values by reviewing Nedbank and Business Unit Plan and ensuring delivered systems, process, services and solutions are aligned.
• Identify training courses and career progression for self through input and feedback from management.
• Ensure all personal development plan activities are completed within specified timeframe.
• Share knowledge and industry trends with team and stakeholders during formal and informal interaction.
• Obtain buy-in for developing new and/or enhanced processes (e.g. operational processes) that will improve the functioning of stakeholders' businesses by highlighting benefits in support of the implementation of recommendations.
• 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 responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy (e.g.Green Strategy).
• Seek opportunities to improve business processes and systems by identifying and recommending effective ways and technologies that will add value to Nedbank.

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Professional Qualifications/Honour’s Degree

Essential Qualification

• Chartered Accountant

Minimum Experience Level

• 5 years in financial management preferably in the financial services industry and 3 years managing others.

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• SAP ECC and BPC
• Banking procedures
• Business Acumen
• Cluster specific operations
• Data analysis
• Governance, Risk and Controls
• Industry trends
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Relevant software and systems knowledge
• Remuneration policies and principles
• Research methodology
• Behavioural Competencies

Behavioural Competencies

• Building Partnerships
• Earning Trust
• Communication
• Decision Making
• Planning and Organizing
• Quality Orientation