Job Purpose
Prepare, examine and analyse accounting records, financial statements and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
Responsibilities
Financial Management and control
Prepare monthly and annual financial statements for management and auditing purposes. Ensure effective daily cash management of the company. Record asset transactions in respect of additions, disposals and transfers on a daily basis to ensure that transactions are allocated accurately in terms of amounts, VAT, description and account.
Financial Accounting Skills
Use full understanding of accruals accounting and the impact of entries on profit and loss account, the balance sheet and the cash flow statement. Compile complete, accurate and timely accounting records on a monthly basis. Prepare month end file with reconciliations and documentation to support the trial balance.
Financial Policies, Guidelines, and Protocols
Assist with the delivery of financial policies, guidelines, and protocols to ensure the company complies with regulations and good financial practice.
Operational Compliance
Develop knowledge and understanding of the organisation's policies and procedures and of relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct to ensure own work adheres to those standards. Obtain authorisation from a supervisor or manager for any exceptions from mandatory procedure.
Data Collection & Analysis
Draw conclusions and assess impact from analysis and interpretation of financial data. Interpret the impact of unusual figures identified by analytical review.
Document Preparation
Prepare monthly and annual financial statements for management and auditing purposes. Prepare and submit monthly, quarterly and annual statutory returns.
Reporting
Extract and combine data to generate standard reports.
Customer Management
Establish and maintain professional relationships with internal and external Auditors and business partners on a daily basis. Provide accurate information and respond and resolve enquiries to a satisfactory outcome.
Data Management
Generate monthly depreciation journal on the financial system. Record financial transactions on a daily basis into the applicable business systems to ensure the accuracy and completeness of information.
Improvement / Innovation
Implement improvements and provide feedback on them. Use change management systems and protocols to provide routine supportive services.
Leadership and Direction
Supervise a team performing routine work.
Education
B.com degree (Financial accounting) or equivalent CA(SA) undergraduate qualification at a SAICA accredited university. Completed Honours degree (CA) (Essential)
Experience
Completed articles experience essential
3 years post articles work experience in the Financial services industry (desirable )
(Over 3 years to 6 years). Experience of general supervision of more junior colleagues (7 to 12 months)
Telesure Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd (TIH) is the holding company of some of South Africa’s leading and innovative financial institutions.
These financial institutions are licensed to provide financial products and/or services ranging from short-term, long-term and health insurance as well as a comparison and investment platforms.
Our origins go back to 1 June 1985, when Auto & General Insurance was launched into the South African market. We have since grown into a group of subsidiaries of which Auto & General now forms a part.
Today, we own some of South Africa’s most loved and recognisable brands, each finding a better way to give their unique group of customers peace of mind.
We exist to continuously find better ways to give people peace of mind, whether it is to protect what they own, their loved ones or their greater ambitions and life plans they’re working so hard for.
We’re proven pioneers with a hunger for doing and being the best we can, bringing customer-focused innovation and service excellence to the financial services industry.
We’re an undivided team of diverse thinkers and doers who believe in leading through technology and pushing past their limits.
TIH is a licensed controlling company.
