1. Timely submission of work

2. Good stakeholder management

Points for improvement:

1. Proficiency in Workday

2. Lack of business acumen and sectorial awareness

1. Advise divisions on funds availability or funds issues.

2. Do virements, source funds.

3. Manage RF submissions, annual budget exercises.

4. Report budget utilisation.

They excel in:

1. Timely submission.

2. Able to give advice to divisions if clear guidelines are provided.

Points for improvements:

1. Understand budgeting concepts.

2. How to help divisions better estimate their budgets

Can improve on getting more realistic budget figures from their colleagues

1. Managing deadlines.

2. Consolidation of figures.

Points for improvement:

1. To partner closer with business units to understand the spends required. (Lack of business acumen).

2. To have a continuous approach in reviewing the utilisation of budgets and think about the potential impact.

3. To see numbers not just as static figures but find out the stories behind the numbers.

POC for all Finance Matters and financial advisory role on Groups business requirements

AORs (Procurement and Revenue), Budget virements

Reporting on budget utilisation

Financial experience is key but more importantly their personalities in people engagements are crucial as well.

We are also building our finance staff to be proficient in using tools to perform reporting so that they can use their time more efficiently to be more customer centric

2) Nature of business

3) IMs

2) Analytical and thinking skills

3) Able to question