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    • Job Opportunities at Old Mutual South Africa

    Posted: Feb 9, 2023
    Deadline: Not specified
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  • Senior Financial Accountant - O

    About the role

    • This role will be responsible for preparation/review of specific inputs and outputs of a portfolio of legal entities in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, the Companies Act, various tax/vat acts and Group accounting policies. This includes, amongst other entities, Old Mutual Emerging Markets (Pty) Limited.

    Key Result Areas

    • Financial Reporting
    • Accountable for the deliverables of a portfolio of legal entities, which includes inter alia:
    • Review and managing of relevant month-end deliverables including journals, HFM packs, additional disclosures documents and calculations
    • Managing and coordinating the annual business planning and quarterly forecast process
    • Review and managing of relevant tax returns, tax processes and tax queries
    • Managing and coordinating the annual statutory audit and preparation of the IFRS Financial Statements processes
    • Reviewing and managing inputs for board packs to various board meetings
    • Responding to queries from various stakeholders including Group Financial Reporting, Tax Advisory, Regulatory Reporting, Corporate Secretarial, Corporate Finance, Balance Sheet Management
    • Preparation of commentary on variances for internal & external reporting purposes
    • Provides guidance to the team on the practical application of technical accounting opinions and new IFRS standards, to ensure complete and accurate reporting
    • Keeps abreast of current accounting and tax developments

    Governance & compliance

    • Integrates accounting, audit and tax knowledge in terms of analysis and interpretation of technical issues
    • Ensures compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards, Tax Act and Group accounting policies through active engagement with technical accounting team, tax team and accounting systems (HFM) teams
    • Liaising with Corporate Secretarial on matters such as Companies Act compliance, inputs for board meetings and instructions/queries as a result of board meetings
    • Pro-active review and improvement of the processes in the team with a focus on key controls

    Management effectiveness

    • Manage a team of accountants and responsible for HR related deliverables
    • Ability to manage and prioritise multiple tasks
    • Manage interdependencies and relationships with key stakeholders such as Group Financial Reporting, Regulatory Reporting, External Auditors, Balance Sheet Management, Tax advisory, Corporate Finance, Corporate Secretarial and External Reporting
    • Participate/lead on other ad hoc projects and activities

    Role Requirements

    • Qualified CA (SA) with 3 - 5 years appropriate post qualification experience
    • Thorough understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards
    • Ability to deal with complex technical issues
    • Attention to detail
    • Strong analytical skills
    • Experience with HFM reporting software and Group Financial Reporting processes will be advantageous
    • Experience with end to end processes for large/complex legal entities will be advantageous
    • Willing and able to learn fast and assimilate a significant amount of information
    • Able to work constructive under pressure and manage change
    • Team player
    • Team leader experience
    • Motivated self-starter
    • Clear credit & criminal records

    Skills

    • Education
       

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    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to oldmutual.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com to apply

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