Jobs at Old Mutual – Financial Accountant

Job Description:

This role is accountable for execution of the business plan and for governance & compliance at an operational level. The incumbent is individually accountable for achieving results through the efforts of others, over periods of up to a year.

Job Responsibilities:

• Produces ongoing and ad-hoc reporting based on requirements from business units, central finance and other mutual stakeholders.
• Accountable for governance and compliance at an operational level.
• Prepares monthly financial reports for management, including a high-level variance report by agreed deadline.
• Ensures that the financial accounting transactions are accurately reflected in the business unit ledgers.
• Manages reporting requirements for the business unit.
• Ensures the effectiveness and appropriateness of the accounting processes utilised to fulfill the needs of the business.
• Effects ongoing changes to internal controls as necessitated by changes in business and corporate governance.
• Drives and collates monthly submission consisting of report and commentary by agreed deadline.
• Monitors and reports on status of all control accounts in the business unit.
• Creates a healthy internal control environment to ensure integrity of financial information.

Job Requirements:

• Accounting design (including functional and user acceptance testing)
• Ability to work across multiple functions and departments to ensure deliverables are met
• Strong Analytical skills
• Manager of others
• Able to work with large data (Microsoft Access and Excel)
• Project management for internal BAU initiatives
• Deadline driven

Qualification & Experience:

• Sound knowledge of PAS (Vantage) and the accounting relating to these processes.
• Manages performance plans and assigns work.
• Finance degree, or a newly qualified CA (would be an advantage)

Job Details:

Company: Old Mutual

Vacancy Type:  Full Time

Job Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, SA

Application Deadline: N/A