Centrax Digital is recruiting on behalf of a client in the finance sector for an experienced Financial Reporting Accountant to provide short-term capacity to the Group Reporting team and support delivery of monthly, quarterly and ad hoc group reporting requirements.
Working closely with the Group Reporting team and business unit finance teams, you will prepare, review and consolidate financial information, support regulatory and committee reporting, and assist with reporting process improvements. The engagement requires a technically strong accountant who can operate independently, engage effectively with stakeholders and produce accurate, well-supported reporting outputs within tight deadlines.
Key focus areas: month-end reporting including preparation and review of results, variance analysis and management pack commentary; Group Exco reporting including consolidation of inputs and query resolution; Investment Committee reporting schedules and supporting analysis; regulatory submissions including SARB reporting; license and Group QRT submissions; and the optimisation and maintenance of reporting workbooks, templates and reconciliations.
Reports to: Group Reporting Team Lead. Onsite, fixed term contract.
Requirements
Benefits
Skills Required
- 7 to 10 years of financial accounting and reporting experience
- At least 5 years of experience in insurance or financial services
- Strong group reporting, consolidation, or insurance reporting experience
- Knowledge of relevant financial reporting standards and local regulatory frameworks
- Audit experience, preferably within financial services or insurance
- Strong knowledge of IFRS, financial accounting principles, and group reporting processes
- Understanding of insurance financial reporting, regulatory reporting, and prudential requirements
- Advanced Microsoft Excel capability, including complex reporting workbooks, reconciliations, and data extracts
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
- Ability to investigate variances and explain financial movements clearly
- Good business acumen and ability to interpret financial information commercially
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced reporting environment and manage competing priorities
- Life or non-life insurance reporting exposure
- QRT reporting experience
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Centrax Digital is a technology consulting and digital engineering firm that delivers AI consulting, Zoho implementation, and cloud solutions.
