Manager, Internal Financial Control & Regulatory Reporting at Standard Bank Group

Job Description

Provides strategic leadership in ensuring full compliance with IFRS and other applicable accounting standards while driving excellence in financial reporting. Leads and technically executes internal financial control processes and practices, monitoring adherence to the approved Group Internal Financial Control framework to continuously enhance, influence, and shape the internal financial control capability across the Group. Oversees and drives quality assurance of general finance processes and practices within all legal entities to ensure alignment with the Internal Financial Control framework. Additionally, manages and coordinates all audit activities, acting as the primary liaison with internal and external auditors to ensure timely preparation of deliverables, resolution of audit queries, and implementation of recommendations, thereby promoting strong governance, transparency, and continuous improvement across financial operations.

Qualifications

Type of Qualification: First Degree

• Field of Study: Business Commerce, Finance and Accounting or any other related field
• Professional Certification:  CPA (K) , ACCA is required

Experience Required

• 5-7 years
• External Audit
• Designing and implementing internal financial control frameworks
• Driving IFRS and accounting standards compliance
• Balance sheet substantiation and reconciliation
• Quality assurance of finance processes across entities
• Enhancing internal control capability and governance
• Risk identification and mitigation in financial operations
• Stakeholder engagement across finance and audit teams
• Leading Teams

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

• Challenging Ideas
• Documenting Facts
• Establishing Rapport
• Following Procedures
• Upholding Standards

Technical Competencies:

• Financial and Accounting Control
• Financial Systems Administration
• Preparing & Interpreting Financial Statements
• Reconciling Financial Records
• Statistical & Mathematical Analysis