Senior Manager - Insurance Accounting & Managed Services | South Africa

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Senior Manager - Insurance Accounting & Managed Services | South Africa

POSITION INFO:

Are you a credible insurance accounting specialist ready to transition from technical execution into a senior leadership role? Our client, a leading outsourcing provider for actuarial and specialist advisory services on the African continent, is looking for an Associate Director / Senior Manager to lead their Insurance Accounting & Managed Services platform.

This is a senior leadership appointment for a finance professional with deep IFRS expertise. You will lead the firm’s Managed Insurance & Accounting Services platform, taking primary responsibility for IFRS 17 delivery, technical quality, and direct client engagement.

Service Leadership: Leading and overseeing IFRS 17 managed service engagements, including the technical review of financial statements, disclosures, and trial balances.

Technical Oversight: Establish technical standards and remain involved in complex or judgment-intensive accounting areas.

Systems & Reporting: Designing and implementing IFRS 17 reporting structures, including chart of accounts architecture and system output mapping.

Stakeholder Engagement: Serving as a senior accounting liaison to provide technical guidance and training to finance stakeholders.

Operations & Governance: Managing engagement economics and resource planning while strengthening governance frameworks, controls, and documentation standards.

Collaboration: Working with actuarial and systems specialists to ensure alignment between data flows and accounting treatments.

Team Development: Leading, coaching, and developing qualified and junior accounting professionals.