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POSITION OBJECTIVE:
The Senior Financial Analyst will provide advanced financial analysis, oversight, and operational leadership to ensure the accuracy, integrity, and reliability of SANRAL’s financial information. This role oversees complex reconciliations, drives compliance with financial controls, reviews and validates high-impact transactions, and ensures timely, accurate financial reporting, while providing specialist guidance to junior analysts, supports audit readiness, leads investigations into financial discrepancies, and contributes to improving financial processes, systems, and decision-making across the ICT: Strategy & Innovation department.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Complex Financial Review & Transaction Oversight
- Review, validate, and approve complex financial transactions with material impact.
- Ensure correct classification, completeness, and compliance with financial policies.
- Identify systemic errors and implement corrective actions.
- Strengthening controls over revenue recognition, toll collections, vendor management, and CAPEX/OPEX processing.
- Provide supervisory review on high-risk entries before posting.
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Advanced Account Reconciliations & Variance Resolution
- Lead complex reconciliations (bank, Hyphen, supplier, control accounts, clearing accounts).
- Investigate variances, root causes, and implement structured resolutions.
- Oversee month-end and year-end closure activities.
- Validate junior analysts’ reconciliations and provide escalation support.
- Ensure reconciliation processes adhere to internal control requirements.
Financial Reporting, Analysis & Audit Leadership
- Prepare, validate, and review financial reports, operational dashboards, and audit schedules.
- Lead internal and external audit engagements, ensuring availability of accurate documentation.
- Provide deep-dive financial analysis to support executive decision-making.
- Analyse trends, anomalies, and risks and recommend corrective actions.
- Contribute to forecasting, budgeting, and financial performance reviews.
Stakeholder Engagement, Governance & Process Improvement
- Engage internal departments, external stakeholders, and banks to resolve complex queries.
- Strengthen financial governance frameworks and internal control practices.
- Drive improvements in reconciliation, reporting, and compliance processes.
- Support PFMA, Treasury Regulations, and audit compliance initiatives.
- Assist the Financial Reporting Manager with tactical and operational financial planning.
Leadership, Mentorship & Knowledge Management
- Guide, mentor, and review work performed by Financial Analysts and Junior Analysts
- Provide training on accounting processes, systems, and controls.
- Promote knowledge sharing, standardisation, and continuous learning.
- Support succession planning through capability development.
- Uphold SANRAL values and professionalism in all financial practices.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- A Diploma (NQF 6) in Accounting, Financial Management, Auditing, or Commerce, Financial Management, Business or Commerce (with finance modules), Banking Services, Economics, Business Administration, or any other related field.
- At least six (6) years’ experience in a finance or accounting-related environment.
(Where applicable, a candidate must produce an official SAQA evaluation confirmation of their international qualification.)
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:
- Understanding of general ledger, debits and credits, and financial statements.
- Deep knowledge of financial reconciliations, revenue assurance, and internal controls.
- Strong knowledge of PFMA, Treasury Regulations, audit requirements.
- Understanding of basic financial controls, compliance requirements, and audit readiness.
- Ability to clearly communicate financial findings and interact with stakeholders.
- Collaborates well with others to support finance team objectives.
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