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Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
Financial Reporting
- Compiles and populates records to Trial Balance level (capturing and processing of cashbook entries, preparation and submitting of journal entries, including calculations to support month end accruals, calculation and processing of adhoc journals when required)
- Maintain updated, accurate bookkeeping operations to ensure that the ledger is always a reliable source of information
- Expense monitoring and control
- Address and assist with internal and external audit queries
- Roll forward of AFS and contribute to AFS detail.
- Preparation and submission of results to the broader group via Hyperion Financial Management system
- Prepare monthly financial reports for management, including variance analysis and commentary by agreed timelines
Debtors and Creditors - Processing of supplier invoices and other payments (incl foreign payments), including the relevant administration
- Raising and issuing customer invoices timeously
- Debtor and creditor control (monitoring and follow up of settlement of debtors, and timeous settlement of creditors)
- Resolve inter-company mismatches, liaising with broader group accountants
Cash Management - Processing monthly and ADHOC payments
- Maintenance of bank account details
- Cashflow monitoring and control
Reconciliations - Preparation of all balance sheet reconciliations
- Investigation and resolution of reconciling items identified
- Identify risks and proactively implement reconciliations and controls
Tax - VAT return calculations and submissions
- Tax return calculations and submissions
Other - Maintain a suitable financial control environment
- Assist in adhoc projects and tasks as required
- Adhoc / annual group and stakeholder requests
Team Effectiveness - Drive process improvements and simplification in the area of accounting. This includes automation projects and the preparation and maintenance of detailed workflows
- Effective time-management
- Individually accountable for tasks and output timeliness and quality
- Enhance and improve group collaboration efforts
- Effective communication skills
Qualification, Skills and Experience: - BCom accounting or similar
- Excellent proficiency in Excel skills
- At least 2-4 years accounting experience and relevant financial services experience
Closing Date 08 January 2025, 23:59
The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question. Old Mutual Limited is pro-vaccination and encourages its workforce to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. All prospective employees are required to disclose their vaccination status as part of the recruitment process. Please refer to the Old Mutual's Covid-19 vaccination policy for further detail. Kindly note that Old Mutual reserves the right to reinstate the requirement to vaccinate at any point if it is of the view that it is imperative to do so. Old Mutual's Commitment to Diversity: Old Mutual is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.#J-18808-Ljbffr
