This career opportunity is available at Santam's Corporate Services in the Financial Management department. The role is based in Bellville, Cape Town.
The Group Financial Accountant will be part of the financial management function of the Santam group, with significant focus on general ledger accounting. It will include a variety of routine and non-routine accounting functions.
This position will be responsible for supporting key activities such as month-end, account reconciliations, implementing and monitoring internal financial controls, and supporting both internal and external audits. The successful incumbent will participate in continuous improvement initiatives within the general ledger process area and proactively seek opportunities to improve service delivery to business stakeholders.
The purpose of the role is to ensure the integrity of the general ledger with the aim of enabling the provisioning of accurate and up-to-date financial reporting.
What will make you successful in this role?An interest in both routine and non-routine tasks.Ability to reperform with minimal coaching.Strict adherence to deadlines.Appreciation for even the simplest procedures being important.Willing to invest personal time.Ability to navigate several accounting systems and dig for information yourself.Good IFRS technical knowledge.Qualification and ExperienceRelevant tertiary qualification e.g. B Com Accounting or equivalent.Minimum 5 years' of working experience in a financial accounting environment is required.CIMA or equivalent qualification would be advantageous.Experience in the insurance industry would be advantageous.Knowledge and SkillsGood knowledge of IFRS (knowledge of insurance accounting would be advantageous).Insurance Act, Companies Act.Computer literate (Advanced Excel).JDE knowledge is advantageous or any other large general ledger system such as SAP or Oracle.Strong numeracy and analytical skills.Pro-active, results-oriented and deadline driven.Critical thinking skills and an eye for detail.Problem solving.Good communication skills, both verbal and written.Ability to work with diverse stakeholders.Core CompetenciesBeing resilient - Contributing through others.Collaborates - Contributing through others.Cultivates innovation - Contributing through others.Customer focus - Contributing through others.Drives results - Contributing through others.About The CompanySantam is the market leader in the general insurance industry in Southern Africa. We are a large, diversified, expanding and transforming company and whilst based in South Africa, we are rapidly moving into a number of emerging markets, both in Africa and Asia.
Our success is rooted in our passion for our clients and everything we do is centered on our delivery of Insurance Good and Proper. We're about people. People drive our business so it follows that we want to recruit the best people possible whether they work for us permanently or for a short time as temporary employees.
At Santam we are committed to transformation and embracing diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse workplace with employment equity as a key goal to create an inclusive workforce, representative of the demographics of our society. In achieving our employment equity goals we give preference to applicants from the designated groups in alignment with the Divisions Employment Equity targets.
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