About the job Financial Accountant
Job Title: Financial Accountant
The successful candidate will be responsible for performing a number of the accounting and financial reporting functions including:
- Preparation and analysis of monthly financial reports (P&L, Balance sheet and Capital);
- Preparation and analysis monthly management accounts;
- Preparation of monthly journals and Trial balances for all legal entities;
- Preparation of monthly risk income statements;
- Preparation and analysis of month end Economic Capital calculation;
- Preparation of monthly, interim and year-end FAS packs;
- Preparation and analysis of monthly and quarterly regulatory returns;
- Preparation of monthly tax computations for all legal entities.
- Preparation of annual tax returns for all legal entities.
- Preparation of semi-annual provisional tax returns for all legal entities.
- Preparation of responses to adhoc SARS queries;
- Consolidation of various legal entities, including equity accounting underlying investments;
- Review of annual financial statements by Departmentss Statutory, Tax and Compliance,
- Review of Department quarterly faspacks, forecasts and budgets;
- Annual preparation of budgets and assistance with budget presentations;
- Monthly update of forecasts;
- Liaise with internal/external auditors during the annual audits;
- Liaise with Company Central Finance and Group Financial teams on an ongoing basis;
- Liaise with the Group on a monthly basis;
- Liaise with front office on ad hoc matters relating to underlying investments;
- Liaise with portfolio companies finance teams on an adhoc basis;
- Assist with adhoc projects;
- Assist with adhoc requests emanating from the Group;
- Attend ad hoc meetings e.g. HFM, business continuity, etc.
Minimum Requirements: - The successful candidate needs to have completed Articles + CA (SA) qualification.
- S/he must have exposure and experience in equity accounting, tax, consolidations and completion of regulatory returns.
- Experience in a banking environment would be an advantage.
Competencies: - Strong technical (IFRS) skills.
- Strong problem-solving abilities.
- Strong analytical abilities.
- Ability to use ones own initiative.
- Attention to detail.
- Time & self-management
- Teamwork.
- Verbal and written communication
- Business and industry insights
- Other core competencies
- Advanced in the use of Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint
- Oracle
- Hyperion Financial Management(HFM)
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