Group Accountant
The Focus Group
- R54,200 - R91,700 per month
- Permanent Senior position
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Johannesburg
- Posted 01 Apr 2024 by The Focus Group
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Job 2559421
About the position
The Group Accountant will be responsible for the consolidation of monthly and annual financial reporting function in the client and all associated processes.
Seeking a strong candidate who is either a SAICA registered CA(SA) or completing the qualifying exams. The person must have had experience at Group Level with Group AFS packs (consolidations and reporting).
- Assist with producing monthly consolidated management accounts, which include the Group Income statement, Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Other Comprehensive Income, Statement of Changes in Equity, Cash flow statement as well as the preparation of segmental information. This responsibility includes the review of foreign subsidiary translations and all consolidation entries to be processed to produce IFRS compliant results.
- Produce a consolidated view of the Group budget and forecast for presentation at Group Exco and the clients Limited Board.
- Assist with preparing financial results for the clients Limited Board meetings
- Produce the Interim Results and Annual Financial Statements (AFS) for the client, as well as various other external reports
- Provide financial information to the Group Risk team to assist reporting of Solvency and Embedded Value
- Assist with ad hoc queries received from the Investor Relations team
- Liaising with internal and external auditors
- Assisting with the administration of the accounting system (Sage) and reporting tool (Finnivo) for the the client as and when required.
- Assist with updating Group AFS pack or monthly management account template changes in Finnivo as and when required.
- Assist with ad hoc finance queries from business areas.
- Assist with preparation and review of SENS announcements relating to financial results.
Profile
- Advanced knowledge of IFRS standards
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Impeccable attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Strong project management skills
- Advanced Excel knowledge and experience
Qualifications
The candidate should be a qualified CA (SA) with minimum 1-3 years of experience in a similar role.
Experience in insurance industry advantageous.
The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
Desired Skills:
- Accounting
- Compliance
- Equity Analysis
- Finance
- Reporting
- Tax
About The Employer:
A large financial services group with various business verticals including: health, insurance, assurance, banking etc.
The Focus Group
About the agency
THE FOCUS GROUP was formed in 1989 and has offices in Johannesburg and Cape Town. We are a full service Human Resource Consulting Company, encompassing Black Empowerment joint venture partner Focus Kamoso, and offering a comprehensive range of integrated recruitment, assessment, employee relations, training and development, HR, employee benefit and payroll management services to a wide range of South African, African and international business organisations.
Our commitment is to enter into a partnership with you, the Client, which adds value to your business and profit to your bottom line, by tailoring solutions that assist you to
• Source, assess and select the best possible human resources.
• Design and implement competency based training programmes, which ensure that your employees are capable of delivering the service excellence that your clients demand, and the competitive edge which you seek to maintain.
• Create a business environment in which you manage change to your advantage and an organisational climate that allows your team to perform to its maximum potential.
• Design employee benefit and remuneration structures which ensure that your people take ownership of your business and which protect you against losing your most valuable resource to your competition.
• Implement an employee relations framework that promotes workplace harmony and minimises the occurrence of disruptive legal disputes.
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