What will you do?

• The successful candidate will act as a Group Financial Manager: Accounting Specialist & Compliance in the SanlamAllianz Group Finance Team and will report to the Finance Head: Statutory Reporting & Consolidation.

What will make you successful in this role?

Responsibilities will include, amongst others, the following:

Internal Control & Compliance:

• Design, implementation and monitoring compliance of group accounting and internal control policies
• Strengthen the internal control environment to ensure effective controls and procedures are in place at the Group level, cluster level and operating entity level
• Maintaining the risk and control matrix of the Group & preparing quarterly internal control reports to Exco
• Support the implementation and maintenance of controls in the financial consolidation system
• Focus on process improvements to drive automation and new ways of working
• Primary liaison with internal audit and manage interactions with internal and external auditors
• Involvement and support for specific improvement projects to enhance the financial close process and implement best practices across the Group

Technical Accounting:

• Provide technical accounting support for complex mergers & acquisitions transactions throughout the Group, including adhoc technical accounting assessments
• Provide IFRS training to the Group and its subsidiaries
• Analysis and review of multiple foreign subsidiary management accounts and financial statements
• Compilation of financial statements in terms of IFRS and preparation of note disclosures for year-end close process

Stakeholder engagement and Teaming:

• Co-ordination, planning & communication with internal and external stakeholders in respect of reporting requirements and processes
• Responsible for regulatory reporting to stakeholders (including SARB)
• Providing accounting support to the tax team (including Pillar II and Country by Country (CbC) reporting)
• Providing accounting support to the actuarial and valuations team
• Lead and contribute to a high-performing accounting team

Qualification and Experience

• Qualified CA(SA) or equivalent
• 4-6 years post qualification experience

Knowledge and Skills

• Experience with implementing and monitoring of internal controls
• Good working technical knowledge of IFRS principles and standards and group consolidations (IFRS17 experience/basic understanding is an added advantage)
• Experience in the emerging markets environment will be an advantage
• Oracle HFM experience will be an added advantage
• OneStream experience will be an added advantage
• Process management skills (able to review existing processes and procedures, making recommendations for rationalisation/improvement, and implement them operationally)
• Ability to speak French will be advantageous

Personal Attributes

• Ability to deal with competing priorities and be resilient
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Analytical and conceptual thinking (solving of complex problems)
• Building and maintaining relationships with external and internal clients
• Pro-active individual with the ability to work independently as well as a member of a team
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and to meet stringent deadlines
• Attention to detail