February 2nd, 2022 at 08:26 am
Old Mutual Limited is a premium pan-African financial services group that offers a broad spectrum of financial solutions to retail and corporate customers across key markets in 14 countries. We have been helping our customers achieve their lifetime financial goals for over 170 years by investing their funds in ways that create positive futures for them, their families, their communities, and the broader society.
We employ more than 30 000 people and operate in 14 countries across two regions Africa (South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan, and eSwatini) as well as Asia (China)
POSITION: Senior Finance Manager
Job Description
This role ensures compliance with accounting standards at a Group level. This requires the incumbent to interpret and integrate accounting and tax knowledge. The incumbent is individually accountable for achieving results through staff supervised over periods of 3 months to a year. You will report to the Chief Financial Officer as per existing structure and may be amended from time to time.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Accountable for the preparation of financial reports for a number of areas.
- Ensures compliance with accounting standards at a group level.
- Provides technical assistance to business units and liaises with key stakeholders.
- Integrates accounting and tax knowledge in terms of analysis and interpretation of technical issues.
- Guides systems and process development and ongoing improvements.
- Contributes to finance strategy.
- Manages a team of accountants and accounting specialists.
- Keeps abreast of current accounting and tax developments.
- Any other duties assigned by the Line Manager or their representatives.
Accountabilities
- Team Effectiveness
- Individually accountable for others’ time, tasks and output quality over periods of three months to a year.
- Balances own priorities with directing and motivating others.
- Plans & assigns work over periods of three months to a year.
- Guides and directs staff to achieve operational excellence standards.
- Creates a climate for optimal performance.
- Manages performance.
- Selects potential staff to sustain customer / client service delivery.
- Governance & Compliance
- Ensures compliance with accounting standards, at a group level.
- Contributes to finance strategy.
- Guides systems and process development and ongoing improvements.
- Integrates accounting , actuarial and tax knowledge in terms of analysis and interpretation of technical issues.
- Financial Reporting
- Accountable for the preparation of financial reports for a number of areas.
- Responsible for the Group Financial Reporting process; this includes ownership of the annual year-end and interim reporting processes.
- Provides technical assistance to business units and liaises with key stakeholders.
Requirements: Skills, Qualifications and Experience required:
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance and / or related field from an accredited University.
- Minimum of 7 years relevant work experience with at least 3 years at Management level is preferred.
- Chartered Accountant would be an added advantage.
- Multinational work experience is preferred.
- In depth knowledge of IFRS.
- Demonstrated ability to lead a team.
- Strong MS Excel skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Strong understanding of local tax regulations.
Competencies:
- Aligning performance for success
- Decision Making
- Information Monitoring
- Planning & Organizing
- Ownership
- Technical Knowledge
- Thinking Skills
HOW TO APPLY
CLOSING DATE: February 15, 2022