Senior Financial Accountant - O at Old Mutual South Africa

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