Financial Accountant

Job Title : Financial Accountant

The successful candidate will be responsible for performing a number of the accounting and financial reporting functions including :

• Preparation and analysis of monthly financial reports (P&L, Balance sheet and Capital);
• Preparation and analysis monthly management accounts;
• Preparation of monthly journals and Trial balances for all legal entities;
• Preparation of monthly risk income statements;
• Preparation and analysis of month end Economic Capital calculation;
• Preparation of monthly, interim and year-end FAS packs;
• Preparation and analysis of monthly and quarterly regulatory returns;
• Preparation of monthly tax computations for all legal entities.
• Preparation of annual tax returns for all legal entities.
• Preparation of semi-annual provisional tax returns for all legal entities.
• Preparation of responses to adhoc SARS queries;
• Consolidation of various legal entities, including equity accounting underlying investments;
• Review of annual financial statements by Departmentss Statutory, Tax and Compliance,
• Review of Department quarterly faspacks, forecasts and budgets;
• Annual preparation of budgets and assistance with budget presentations;
• Monthly update of forecasts;
• Liaise with internal / external auditors during the annual audits;
• Liaise with Company Central Finance and Group Financial teams on an ongoing basis;
• Liaise with the Group on a monthly basis;
• Liaise with front office on ad hoc matters relating to underlying investments;
• Liaise with portfolio companies finance teams on an adhoc basis;
• Assist with adhoc projects;
• Assist with adhoc requests emanating from the Group;
• Attend ad hoc meetings e.g. HFM, business continuity, etc.

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