Leading Asset Manager is looking to fill an Accountant (Institutional team) gap in their team. The role sits within Group Finance, has a wonderful finance leader, who runs a small / stable team. Opportunity in this team is rare, this opening is due to an internal promotion.
Cape Town based.
This role is responsible for the accounting function for a portion of the business, from cash book through to financial statements and reporting to management and various regulators.
Accounting includes:
- Preparation and recording of payments
- Cashbook entries recording receipt of fee income
- Monthly journal entries
- System extracts for policyholder transactions
- High-level review and consolidation of policyholder transactions maintained by Retail Finance
Reporting includes:
- Management information (for the company and used for group consolidated reporting)
- Monthly preparation of AFS, management income statement
- Monthly analysis of income (versus budget and versus assets)
- Monthly capital adequacy monitoring for reporting to MD
Regulatory includes:
- Quarterly reporting to SARB
- Quarterly reporting to FSCA, including in terms of SAM
- Annual reporting to FSCA, including in terms of SAM
- Quarterly reporting to ASISA.
Tax includes:
- DWT, VAT, income tax (IT14L in terms of the 5 funds approach required by S29A)
- Preparation of financial reports for the bi-annual directors meeting
And more. The candidate should expect other responsibilities to assist the overall Group Finance team, as may be required.
Core requirements:
- CA (SA) (financial services articles preferred)
- Financial services experience preferred, preferably 1-2 years post qualification
- Fit easily into a young, energetic, hardworking, demanding and team orientated environment
- STRONG academic transcripts is a must
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