Executive Assistant to Head of Group Finance at OUTsurance

Job Description
Purpose

We are looking for an Executive Assistant to support the Group Finance Team as well as the Head of Group Finance. This role with have a tenure of 2-3 years after which the candidate will be eligible to move to another role within the department or business at large.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of this role will include the following:

• Co-ordination of the External Audit process
• Co-ordination of the Internal Audit process
• Co-ordination of the Finance Risk Register process
• Co-ordination of the circular / annual report process
• Co-ordination of the month-end reporting process
• Assistance with co-ordination of the Regulatory reporting process
• Co-ordination of the month-end reporting process
• Co-ordination of the other Finance deadlines
• Collation and co-ordination of internal policy / procedure documents
• Preparation and submission of XBRL returns
• SASRIA co-ordination
• Support for the Department Financial Managers

The candidate will report into the Head of Group Finance.

Qualifications

• CA(SA) newly qualified/ 1 year post articles
• Financial Services experience would be advantageous

Experience

• Experience in project management in a Finance/audit environment will be beneficial

 Skills and Competencies

• Attention to detail
• Negotiation skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Analytical skills
• Problem solving skills
• Must be able to work under pressure
• Excellent communication skills

Additional Information

An ideal candidate will be able to align their personal work values to the OUTsurance’s values of:

•  Awesome service,
•  Passionate,
•  Honest,
•  Human,
•  Dynamic, and
•  Recognition.