Assistant Management Accountant

Old Mutual; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Old Mutual in Cape Town seeks a Banking Operations lead to manage cash, liquidity and payments with strong governance and analytics. You will drive automation, strengthen relationships with banks and internal teams, and ensure regulatory compliance.

The role emphasizes control, accuracy and continuous improvement across Money In and Money Out cash flows. You will collaborate with Finance, Technology and Risk to implement strategic initiatives and system enhancements that optimise banking

Qualifications

• Experience in financial analysis and reporting across banking operations.
• Strong governance, risk and controls discipline in a banking context.
• Ability to translate complex financial data into clear insights.
• Proven capability to manage cash, liquidity and payments processes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee cash-flow forecasting and liquidity requirements to optimise cash use.
• Manage income, expenditure and payments within defined SLAs and controls.
• Analyse financial data to identify trends and opportunities for decision-making.
• Maintain accurate reconciliations and robust internal controls across Banking Operations.
• Build and sustain relationships with banking partners and internal stakeholders.
• Drive process improvement and automation of banking and payment workflows.

Skills

Accounting

Action Planning

Budget Management

Computer Literacy

Database Reporting

Data Classification

Data Compilation

Data Controls

Data Modeling

Evaluating Information

Financial Acumen

Management Reporting

Numerical Aptitude

Oral Communications

Report Review

Education

NQF Level 7 - Degree, Advance Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate or equivalent: Accounting

Job description

Description

This role is responsible for the effective execution and management of Banking Operations, encompassing cash and liquidity management, payment operations, banking infrastructure, financial analysis, banking relationships, risk, financial controls and governance. The role ensures secure, efficient and well-controlled banking processes, while optimising cash utilisation and providing financial insights to support business decision-making. Drives the automation and continuous improvement of banking processes, manages key banking and internal stakeholder relationships, and works closely with Finance, Technology, Risk and business teams to execute strategic initiatives and system implementations impacting Money In and Money Out cash flows. Ensures operational excellence, effective risk management, regulatory compliance and sustainable service delivery

Responsibilities

Cash & Liquidity Management

• Manage daily cash-flow forecasting and liquidity requirements to ensure effective utilisation of cash by investing in the appropriate instruments.
• Manage and oversee income, expenditure and manual payments transactions within agreed SLAs and controls.
• Foreign payments and Exchange Control requirements where applicable.
• Ensure banking transactions are accurate, timely and appropriately authorised.

Financial Analysis & Reporting

• Analyse financial, cashflow and operational information to identify trends, risks and opportunities.
• Investigate material variances and provide meaningful insights to support management decision-making.
• Prepare accurate management reports, forecasts and cash-flow models.
• Translates complex financial information into clear and actionable business insights.

Financial Control and Governance

• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial transactions, reconciliations and accounting records.
• Maintain a strong internal control environment across Banking Operations.
• Ensure compliance with governance, regulatory, banking and internal policy requirements.
• Support covenant monitoring, audit requirements and risk-management activities.
• Oversee AML, BAMS, Intellinx and bank-user-access governance, including account and mandate controls, attestations, access reviews, exception monitoring and remediation of identified risks.

Bank Relationship Management

• Manage effective relationships with banking partners and key internal stakeholders.
• Coordinate bank account openings, closures, mandates and account structures
• Drive the resolution and escalation of banking, payment and system-related issues
• Coordinate compliance, documentation and operational requirements with banking partners.

Process Improvement & Automation

• Identify and drive opportunities to simplify, standardise and automate banking and payment processes.
• Support the design and implementation of new banking and cash-management solutions.
• Drive operational efficiencies while reducing manual intervention, cost and operational risk.

Personal Effectiveness

• Take ownership and accountability for high-quality service delivery.
• Effectively manage priorities, deadlines and competing demands.
• Build strong collaborative relationships across Finance, Treasury, Technology, business units and banking partners.
• Demonstrate sound judgement, attention to detail and a strong risk and control environment.
• Accepts and live the company values.

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Skills

Accounting, Action Planning, Budget Management, Computer Literacy, Database Reporting, Data Classification, Data Compilation, Data Controls, Data Modeling, Evaluating Information, Financial Acumen, Management Reporting, Numerical Aptitude, Oral Communications, Report Review

Competencies

Business InsightCommunicates EffectivelyDecision QualityEnsures AccountabilityFinancial AcumenManages ComplexityPlans and AlignsTech Savvy

Education

NQF Level 7 - Degree, Advance Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate or equivalent: Accounting

Closing Date

27 October 2026 , 23:59