Job description:
The successful incumbent will be responsible for the financial management of the finance department. The individual is expected to work closely with the Accountants responsible for the accounting function and assist with any accounting issues as well as reviewing the monthly processing. We require the skills of a dynamic, individual who has the willingness to learn and develop within a finance division.

Responsibilities:
• Review of reconciliations
• Review of monthly processing
• Compiling of management reports and analysis of accounts
• Cash flow and investments management and approving of payments
• Ensuring all control accounts, balance sheets and income statements are reconciled on a monthly basis
• VAT and Income tax returns
• Statutory and regulatory returns (FSB, Reserve Bank, SARS; NAMFISA)
• Compilation of the annual financial statements in terms of IFRS
• Assist Regional Managers with financial information
• Liaising with internal and external auditors
• Resolving reconciling and long outstanding items on balance sheet reconciliations
• System and process improvements
• Assist with ad hoc queries until resolution

Minimum Requirements:
• CA (SA) qualification
• 3 – 5 years’ Financial Services/ Short Term Insurance Industry experience
• Strong technical skills, including sound IFRS knowledge
• MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook
• Experience in accounting packages such as Great Plains, SAP, Accpac advantageous

Competencies:
• Communication/ presentation skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Achievement/ results driven
• Team player
• Strong time management skills
• Numerical and analytical skills
• Deadline orientated
• Management skills

PSG’s commitment to transform and embrace diversity is what drives us to achieve a diverse workplace with employment equity as a key goal to create an inclusive workforce.
In achieving our employment equity goals, we give preference to applicants from designated groups and we encourage people with disability to apply.