Assistant Management Accountant (OMAO)

Lets Write Africa's Story Together!

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

Job Description

The role requires a results-driven accounting professional to oversee the compilation and analysis of financial statements, ensuring precision, transparency, and adherence to best-practice accounting principles that drive business performance.

Responsibilities

Fixed Assets

• Ensuring all assets acquired by group companies are capitalised.
• Ensuring group companies asset registers are well maintained, i.e. ensuring depreciation runs monthly and updating the general ledger .
• Managing asset disposal process and ensuring registers are updated.
• Approving Fixed asset journals.
• Reviewing Group fixed asset reconciliations ensuring the submodule and GL are always in aligned.
• Planning and executing annual Group asset verification exercise across the country.
• Maintaining and updating Group fixed asset policies.
• Preparing and consolidating CAPEX plans Tracking, controlling and reporting on Capital expenditure.
• Handling internal and external audits.

D365

• Reviewing user list and user rights.
• Opening and closing financial periods.
• Supporting Group companies with D365 requirements, gathering and liaising with TCOE and vendor for a solution.
• Assisting with Business process re-engineering.
• Leading Finance system projects implementation.
• Coordinating UATs, liaising with Finance teams in Group companies, TCOE and the vendor.
• Vendor relationship management and management of vendor invoices.
• Management of user onboarding into the system and assisting users with rights requirement.
• Identifying, logging IBAMS and working with teams to resolve them.
• Coordinating user training.
• Providing first line query resolution.
• Handling internal and external system audits

RISK (Finance risk Champion)

• Logging risk events in the system, reporting on tax risk, credit risk, financial risk, model risk, market risk and liquidity risk

Balance Sheet and liquidity Management

• Assisting with quarterly group Financial Risk Management reporting i.e Liquidity risk, credit risk, market risk and capital risk.
• Assisting with policy attestations and policy refreshment.

Finance

• Cashflow forecasting
• Expense management

Job Requirements

• Bachelor of accounting.
• ACCA/CIMA qualification.
• Experience with accounting systems.
• Knowledge of all facets of accounting.

Skills

Accounting, Budget Management, Computer Literacy, Evaluating Information, Financial Acumen, Management Reporting, Numerical Aptitude, Report Review

Competencies

Business InsightCommunicates EffectivelyDecision QualityEnsures AccountabilityFinancial AcumenManages ComplexityPlans and AlignsTech Savvy

Education

Bachelor of Accounting (BAcc) (Required)

Closing Date

13 October 2025 , 23:59

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