Accountant | Group Finance | Institutional - SA (8261) at Allan Gray Proprietary Limited

Responsibilities

• The accounting function for AG Life comprises 
• Preparation and recording of payments.
• Cash book entries recording receipt of fee income.
• Monthly journal entries. 
• Institutional policyholder accounting High level review and consolidation of policyholder transactions maintained by Retail Finance.

Reporting is required as follows

• Management information (for company and used for group consolidated reporting).
• Monthly preparation of AFS, management accounts.
• Monthly analysis of fee income. 
• Monthly capital adequacy monitoring for reporting to MD.
• Regulatory reporting
• Monthly Liquidity return reporting to the Prudential Authority.
• Quarterly reporting to SARB.
• Quarterly and Annual SAM return reporting to the Prudential Authority. 
• Quarterly reporting to ASISA and Stats-SA.
• Tax reporting
• DWT, VAT, income tax (IT14L in terms of the 5 funds approach required by S29A).
• Executives
• Preparation of financial reports for the bi-annual directors meeting.

Other:

• Accounting for Offshore Endowment and Guernsey branch.
• Liaison with Retail Finance on the Life products that form part of AG Life.
• Liaison with external auditors during annual audit, ensuring audit is completed within tight deadlines.
• The candidate should expect other responsibilities to assist both the Institutional team and the overall Group Finance team, as may be required. 

Qualification and Experience

• CA(SA)
• Financial services experience preferred, preferably 2-3 years post qualification.

Skills and Competencies

• Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to pay attention to detail, work accurately and to quickly detect errors.
• Aptitude for numbers and routine work.
• Capable of working unassisted and seeing tasks through to successful completion within tight deadlines.
• An inherent inclination to closely follow rules and procedures.
• Fit easily into a young, energetic, hardworking, demanding and team orientated environment.
• Good communication.