Assistant Product Accountant- Cape Town

Old Mutual Limited; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Old Mutual Limited in Cape Town invites applications for a cost-conscious finance professional in the SAT finance team. The role oversees product investments, ledger maintenance, reconciliations and internal reporting across segments.

The position emphasizes governance, financial control, management reporting and stakeholder collaboration, with a focus on accuracy, compliance and timely delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial analysis and reporting within a corporate finance environment.
• Ability to interpret financial data and provide actionable commentary.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in financial controls.

Responsibilities

• Analyze business, financial, and operating information to identify trends and opportunities.
• Provide commentary on results and advise on corrective actions.
• Maintain ledgers, perform reconciliations and internal reporting across segments.
• Drive governance, compliance and internal control improvements.
• Generate internal management reports and support stakeholder inquiries.

Skills

Accounting

Data Analysis

Budget Management

Financial Reporting

Analytical Thinking

Numerical Aptitude

Education

Relevant education and experience

Tools

Excel

Database Reporting

Data Modeling

Job description

Let’s Write Africa’s Story Together!

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

Job Description

This vacancy is based in the SAT finance team reporting to the Assistant Product Accountant and will be responsible for product investments maintained on the Stadium and other platform. The role overseas the ledger maintenance, reconciliations, internal reporting and interactions with Segment finance teams and various other stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Financial Analysis

• Analyses business, financial, control and general operating information to identify trends and opportunities for development and/or correction.
• Provides commentary on financial results and implications and advises on corrective action to be taken.
• Generates financial information.

Financial Control

• Analyse and reports on variances.
• Ensures all controls and working optimally and effectively.
• Ensures all reconciling items are identified and investigated.
• Drive implementation of remedial action and ensure that it is delivered successfully within agreed timelines.
• Responsible for the process ownership of key accounting processes on behalf of the wider business, and will thus champion the implementation, measurement and improvement of this/these processes.
• Key involvement in projects.

Governance and Compliance

• Accountable for governance and compliance at an operational level.
• Maintains suitable financial control environment.
• Monitor effectiveness of controls and identify and implement any additional controls required.
• Monitors internal controls and reporting on controls and processes, as well as recommending and implementing amendments to internal controls where appropriate.
• Responsible for audit liaisons as per tax, legislative and statutory requirements and manages the external audit interaction and deliverables.

Management Reporting

• Generates internal management reports to report on internal controls and processes, as well as the financial position of the products.
• Interacts with business unit line managers on financial outcomes, expense trends, etc.
• Provides financial assistance and training to segment finance teams.
• Provides assistance to the actuaries, auditors and other parties requiring information as needed.

Education

• Relevant education and experience

Role Minimum Requirements:

• Action orientation, self-starter, decisive and fast paced.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Superior analytical and interpretation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills.
• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to interact at all levels with stakeholders.
• Solid planning, organising and time-management skills.
• Must be an innovative and strategic thinker.
• Good application of business principles
• Attention to detail

Skills

Accounting, Accounting Processes, Action Planning, Analytical Thinking, Budget Management, Budget Planning, Computer Literacy, Data Analysis, Database Reporting, Data Classification, Data Collation, Data Compilation, Data Controls, Data Encoding, Data Modeling, Data Reporting, Digital Literacy, Evaluate Information, Evaluating Information, Financial Acumen, Management Reporting, Numerical Aptitude, Oral Communications, Report Review, Solution Analysis

Competencies

Business Insight

Communicates Effectively

Decision Quality

Ensures Accountability

Financial Acumen

Manages Complexity

Plans and Aligns

Tech Savvy

Closing Date

06 September 2026 , 23:59

_ The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question. _