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Job title : Senior Accountant (Data Analytics)
Job Location : Gauteng, Johannesburg
Deadline : October 09, 2024
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Job Summary
- The purpose of the role is to prepare financial information for all stakeholders of the business for informed decision making and to support the business.
Key Accountabilities
Accountability: Financial Accountant
- Act as a process executor for completion of financial information i.e. the preparation and automation of disclosure webforms. Eg.IFRS9 disclosure, Fair Value & Non Value, Derivatives.
- Support to Subject Matter Expert (SME) on processes, resolution of issues and ad hoc requests from stakeholders including:
- Cluster Financial Controller
- Cluster Reporting and Analytics
- Other Financial Control functions
- Act as the process executor for implementation of new standardized processes where relevant;
- Provide feedback to stakeholders on results reflected in the financial accounting system, as well as issues identified where there are potential risks to numbers;
- Act pro-actively in correcting issues and implement a sustainable process;
- Ensure that principles of the Financial Control Operating Model are complied with and sustained
Maintain and enhance processes
- Identify areas of improvement in completion, review and or submission processes to drive and implement a sustainable and effective process in support of quality and accuracy
- Identify synergies between different reporting processes and implement new and or enhanced processes
- Understanding and managing team dynamics to maximize performance;
- Escalate issues around allocation of resources to process architects tasks to ensure delivery of team objectives;
- Ensure continued development of resources, through coaching and mentoring, to empower value added delivery of tasks.
Accountability: Process execution
- Execution of processes as designed;
- Constantly review, improve and maintain own activities to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of processes;
- Recommend areas for improvement in order to reduce cycle times, improve productivity, create capacity and improve process reliability and customer satisfaction;
- Assist in the implementation of new and/or enhanced processes;
- Identify activity-specific risks and work with Process Owner / Process Architect to mitigate risks;
- Maintain awareness of own activities and the impact thereof on related / interdependent activities.
Accountability: Stakeholder management
- Build constructive relationships with key role players to have a clear understanding of their business needs.
- Understand the impact of the changes and inform business of any risks.
- Provide regular and timely feedback to stakeholders.
- Resolve stakeholder dissatisfaction/issues.
- Role/Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
- Exceptional interpersonal and team-working skills
- Ability to identify control gaps and weaknesses
- Ability to interpret the end-to-end flow of financial data
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Negotiation skills
- The ability to work in a pressured and unstructured environment and to cope with the demands of working to tight deadlines
Education and Experience
- B degree/similar qualification in a financial/related discipline or CA(SA)
- Non CA: 4-6 years relevant experience / CA : 1 to 4 years PQE experience
- Business experience in a Banking insurance environment gained from a Finance, Product
- Experience in SAP and Hyperion is preferable
Competencies
- Relating and networking
- Creating and innovating
- Data Analysis
- Delivering results and meeting customer expectations
- Working with people
- Presenting and communicating information
Education
- Bachelors Degree and Professional Qualifications: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)
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