About Fidelity Services Group

Fidelity Services Group is Southern Africa’s largest integrated security solutions provider. The company, which was founded in 1957, offers a wide range of services for both residential and corporate clients across the region. The company stays current with global trends and technological developments to innovate and maintain its leadership in the security industry. Provides manned guarding and specialized security services for residential and commercial complexes, retail, financial services, industrial facilities, and government.

Overall Purpose of the Job:

Support to the CFO – Finance in providing finance support to the Operations and Functional Heads. The role holder is expected to become an invaluable partner to the Functional Heads (as assigned), and will be their contact for all matters concerning project implementation and analysis; continuously seeking opportunities for improvements to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the operations.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

• CA(SA)
• Experience in involvement of system planning and implementation and evidence of effective staff management
• Knowledge of Telematics industry vital
• Knowledge of SAP is an added benefit together with a high business acumen. Must have operational experience combined with financial experience
• Ability to form close working relationships with senior non-finance members of staff – communicate effectively, gaining their trust and influencing them where necessary.
• Strong business planning, budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling skills.
• Significant exposure to budget planning and cost / variance reporting.
• Ability to quickly analyse and manipulate large quantities of financial data, drawing out key matters of significance.
• Demonstrable evidence of leading successful cost reduction and efficiency projects.
• Experience in managing a debt collection department
• Excellent communications and presentation skills (including power point).
• Demonstrable experience of generating ideas and formulating strategies.
• In depth and practical knowledge of providing cost analysis, business case reviews and investment analysis.
• Strong PC and MS Office Suite skills – especially Excel.
• Trained and with high exposure to the SAP Finance and Management Accounting modules
• Attention to detail and methodical approach
• Speed and Accuracy
• Ability to work under pressure in a deadline driven environment
• Ability to work with little supervision
• Must be a team player with a pleasant disposition

Main Duties:

• Responsible for business improvement and integration of new product lines successfully into operations and the business
• Ensuring accurate reporting data is managed and utilized to support the business
• Management of staff to ensure goals are met. 10 to 20 staff members
• Managing external software provider relationships and ensuring effective and efficient deployment of software into core business
• Development of standardized group reporting and deployment into the finance function
• Effective management of the national debit order collections process
• Review of the warehouse processes and implementation of a national warehouse management tool
• Review of national price increase processes and alignment of the business to standard reporting and management
• Full control of management of client numbers and all associated cost management
• Review of business processes to implement and ensure standardization across the business

Behavioral Competencies:

• Problem Solving and analytical skills
• People development capability
• Business acumen,  strategic agility, financial acumen,  Sales and Marketing awareness
• Managerial courage, results driven, six sigma