Senior Accountant Rockview University

Rockview University is looking to recruit a highly skilled and professional Senior Accountant to lead the financial strategy of the Company and to provide high quality leadership to the finance team.

Reporting to the Senior Accountant, the successful candidate be responsible for:

Driving the delivery of Rockview University Financial performance through the Budget and Forecasting process to ensure strategic alignment to business objectives.

Delivering month-end results and analytical reporting with insights that can translate into action plans that deliver maximum value.

Enforcing a strong governance and control framework with key stakeholders. Providing efficient and optimised financial services through a centralised service centre for payroll, procurement, accounts payable/receivable and reporting.

Creating a customer centric, business partnering function able to challenge constructively, influence decision making, and ensure that objectives are met.

Driving rigorous performance management, biased towards rewarding strong performance and compliance with critical behaviours, and including managing consequences where required. Developing a continuous improvement mindset within the finance function, continuously driving to improve processes and reduce the cost of finance.

Building strong and deep core financial capability within the appropriate functions through mentoring, coaching training and appropriate recruitment.

Driving synergies with the group, effectively partnering with Group counterparts to identify, share and embed opportunities for optimisation.

Reporting on business performance and key adverse or positive developments to Executives and divisional and Functional Heads.

Managing and coordinating sharing of identified best practices, frameworks and minimum standards within function through Head Office platform, and provide additional opportunities for problem identification and knowledge sharing.

Overseeing effective talent and performance management within function.

Ensuring enablers are in place to promote success (e.g., systems and processes). Identifying and monitoring KPIs to track performance and flag any issues.

Promoting and adhering to Rockview University’s procedures, policies and guidelines, including, without limitation, Competition Law and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC) People Management, accountable for performance management, formal informal development and succession planning.

This job is particularly suitable for candidates who meet the following requirements: –

Full ACCA/ CIMA; MBA or additional relevant qualifications.

Minimum 5- 10 years in a leadership role and finance management experience.

5+ years operational experience across various functions, direct operational experiencer advantageous.

Proven track record of driving financial performance, enforcing strong governance and control frameworks, creating customer centric business partnering approach, and driving best practices. Strong and effective communication skills.