Job Requisitions Details
Job Requisition ID: 145985
Closing Date: 25 May 2026
Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng
Talent Acquisition: Bongiwe Mchunu
Job Family
Business and Commercial Banking: Finance
Career Stream
Accounting
Leadership Pipeline
Manage Others
FAIS Affected
Job Purpose
To direct; add value and enable business decisions through effective consolidated financial analysis; reporting and controls across a range of business functions or companies; in line with Nedbank business strategy.
Why Join Our Team
Join a high-impact finance team where your insights directly shape strategic decision-making across a dynamic business environment. As a Senior Financial Manager, you will:
- Play a pivotal role in driving business performance through financial insights and analysis
- Partner with key stakeholders to influence strategic outcomes
- Lead and develop a team, contributing to talent growth and a culture of excellence
- Work within a forward-thinking organisation committed to innovation, governance, and sustainable value creation
- Be part of a collaborative environment that encourages continuous improvement and professional development
Job Responsibilities
- Provide meaningful recommendations, explanations and highlights of concerns or anomalies by analysing and interrogating financial information.
- 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.
- Compile Financial statements by complying with IFRS and relevant regulatory frameworks.
- Comply with relevant legislation by reviewing and submitting statutory returns timeously.
- Consolidate financial reports and make value added recommendations by using information from various sources.
- Understand and meet stakeholders 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 timeframes by scheduling and coordinating activities and identifying appropriate resources to perform these activities.
- 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 to operate and adding value to Nedbank.
Our Ideal Candidate
- Chartered Accountant (CA(SA)) or equivalent professional qualification
- Minimum 5 years’ financial management experience, ideally within financial services
- Proven experience managing and developing teams (minimum 2 years in leadership)
- Strong expertise in IFRS, financial reporting, budgeting, and compliance
- Advanced analytical skills with the ability to translate financial data into strategic insights
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, and decision-making capability
Essential Qualifications - NQF Level
- Professional Qualifications/Honour’s Degree
- Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
Preferred Qualification
- A relevant postgraduate qualification in Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline (NQF Level 8) is required.
- A Chartered Accountant (CA(SA)) designation or equivalent professional accreditation is strongly preferred.
Minimum Experience Level
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Minimum 5 years’ experience in financial management, ideally within the financial services sector, with strong exposure to financial reporting, budgeting, and regulatory compliance.
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At least 2 years’ leadership experience, with a proven track record of managing teams, driving performance, and delivering results in a complex business environment.
Technical / Professional Knowledge
- 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
- Building Partnerships
- Earning Trust
- Communication
- Decision Making
- Planning and Organizing
- Quality Orientation
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Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566
