Business Manager – Finance

Exceed Human Resource Consultants

Johannesburg, Stellenbosch

ZAR 300 000 - 400 000

Job description

Reference: 9641 SJ
Consultant: Sone Johnson
Job Description:

Provides direct support to the CEO.
Participates in program management for the CEO, which involves duties on a weekly, monthly and ad hoc basis.
Organises and gathers information from various departments and meetings and reports that information, along with recommendations, to executive members.
Coordinates and directs communication for the CEO by filtering only the most essential communication and controlling the meeting schedule.
Strategically manages the CEO's time through looking at long term travel calendar, evaluating opportunities and determining fit with priorities.
Participates in meeting preparation and follow up by reviewing upcoming meetings for the week to ensure all information needed is received as well as sending out agendas or documents to meeting attendees as necessary.
Reviews internal and external communications by drafting reports, speeches or presentations for the CEO. Research, write, edit and/or coordinate preparation of special reports, briefings and presentations.
Monitors information flow by acting as a gatekeeper, ensuring a CEO’s involvement in a project or decision-making process at the right moment.
Acts as a representative of the chief executive officer.
Strategic Planning:
Co-ordinates and participates in strategic initiatives by leading, executing and reporting results back to the chief executive officer.
Leads the annual strategic planning process for the company by acting as a project manager and ensuring alignment with the CEO and leadership team.
Creates and updates dashboards for reviewing key performance indicators.
Project Management:
Overseeing large, often cross-functional organisation-wide projects or initiatives.
Brings together multiple stakeholders and helps drive decision-making.
Researching, benchmarking, analysing data, and making recommendations.
Participates in systems and processes to streamline operations.

Qualifications:

Chartered Accountant or Master’s Degree in Business Administration or related qualification.
5+ years’ experience working with Board and Executive level.
Proven track record of effectively interacting with senior management.
Ability to work strategically and collaboratively across departments.
Effective, versatile and action-oriented.
Excellent communication skills, inclusive of written English.
Ability to gather data, compile information, and prepare reports.
Ability to perform complex tasks and prioritise multiple projects.
Superior research, writing, and oral communication.
Ability to create, compose, and edit correspondence and other written materials.
Ability to supervise and train employees, to include organising, prioritising, and scheduling work assignments.
Experience with data analysis.
Office of the CEO Management:
Provide leadership and effective management in all areas of staffing and personnel, administration, project completion.

How to Apply:

Email your comprehensive CV to exceedhr@exceed.co.za.
If you are already registered, please forward your CV and the relevant reference number to the consultant with whom you are currently registered in order to avoid duplicity on our system.
We reserve the right to only conduct interviews with candidates of choice.
Applicants who have not received feedback within 30 days from the closing date must please accept their application as unsuccessful.