Senior Accounts Administrator

Let's Write Africa's Story Together!

Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this.

Job Description

Perform professional accounting work, including compilation, consolidation, and analysis of financial data. The role requires an understanding of accounting fundamentals and principles, as well as experience in bookkeeping. Responsibilities may include any or all of the following: ledgers and preparation of journal entries, fixed asset or inventory accounting, preparation of trial balance or financial statements, cost accounting, bank account reconciliation.

This role supports the Management Accountant and is responsible for the compilation of documents for the development of management reports.

Key Responsibilities

• Compiles supporting documents for management accountant
• Prepares draft reports
• Assists with the compilation of budgets
• Assists with the management of expenses
• Prepares internal management reports
• Actively contribute to maintaining relationships with all internal and external dependencies.
• Producing monthly actual and business planning reports
• Processing and disbursements of loan accounts and follow-up on follow-up on outstanding debts.
• Ad hoc task/reports/service requests as needed from time to time.
• Intercompany reconciliations
• Group Reporting: HFM submissions
• Maintaining Budget centre & Account hierarchies

Minimum Requirements

• Matric (Tertiary Finance qualification is advantageous) 
• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills are essential
• Finance experience advantageous
• Oracle experience advantageous
• HFM (Hyperion Financial Management) experience is advantageous
• Good understanding of processes and systems advantageous
• MDRT, FRP, Accurate and IDU exposure advantageous

Core & Technical Competencies

• Collaboration (relating)
• Executing
• Customer First
• Transactional Accounting
• Financial and Variance Analysis
• Management Reporting
• Internal Control & Risk Management
• Team player
• Ability to prioritize, work independently, energetic an resourceful

 

Skills

Budget Management, Computer Literacy, Database Reporting, Data Classification, Data Compilation, Data Controls, Data Encoding, Data Modeling, Document Management, Financial Auditing, Management Reporting, Numerical Aptitude, Oral Communications, Report Review

Competencies

Business Insight

Collaborates

Communicates Effectively

Decision Quality

Ensures Accountability

Financial Acumen

Manages Complexity

Optimizes Work Processes

Education

Matriculation Certificate (Matric) (Required)

Closing Date

11 August 2026 , 23:59

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

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