Financial Accountant – Old Mutual Namibia
Job Description
Job Specification
- Manages the financial reporting requirements for the business unit.
- Drives and collates monthly financial submissions consisting of reports and commentary.
- Prepares monthly financial and management reports according to agreed timelines.
- Compiles ad-hoc reports based on requirements.
- Develops, reports on, and interprets cost drivers, KPIs, and benchmarks.
- Provides commentary on financial results, their implications, and advises on corrective actions.
- Ensures all financial accounting transactions the team is responsible for are accurately reflected in the business unit ledgers.
- Accountable for governance and compliance at an operational level.
- Creates a healthy internal control environment to safeguard assets and ensure integrity of financial information.
- Monitors and reports on the status of all control accounts in the business unit.
- Maintains and effects on-going changes to the internal control environment as required by business and corporate governance changes.
- Focuses on interpretation and predictive results.
- Maintains complex business models.
- Prepares annual business plans and quarterly forecasts.
- Prepares monthly ODC returns and submits to Bank of Namibia.
- Prepares monthly Namfisa quarterly returns.
- Records financial transactions to trial balance level.
- Prepares annual financial statements.
- Maintains and ensures relevant tax compliance for the business unit.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
- Namibian Citizen.
- Relevant tertiary qualification.
- Completion of articles will be an added advantage.
- Accounting system experience will be advantageous.
- Computer literacy and good numeric skills are essential with excellent Excel skills.
- Proven ability to meet and exceed tough business targets on a consistent basis.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to work independently.
- Excellent communicator with a passion for customer service and relationship building.
The company ONLY accept applications via their career portal. Interested candidates can apply via the link below:
Apply online via: Old Mutual Career Portal
