Finance Assistant

Antal International Network; Johannesburg; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

Join a multinational insurance and reinsurance brokerage as part of their finance team. You’ll handle various accounting functions including transaction capturing and reconciliations, ensuring accurate financial reporting across multiple entities. This role is ideal for detail-oriented professionals with solid accounting experience in the insurance sector, looking to grow in an international setting.

Qualifications

• At least five years of professional finance experience.
• Experience within a South African insurance broking business preferred.
• Solid experience with accounting software is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support finance team with monthly accounting processes.
• Manage transaction capturing and payment loading.
• Prepare underwriter payments and reconcile accounts.

Skills

Attention to detail

Proactive

Ability to work independently

Tools

Pastel Partner

Job description

As a multinational insurance and reinsurance brokerage with an international footprint, our client offers an opportunity to be part of a dynamic, professional, and fast-paced environment.

In this role, you’ll support the finance team with monthly accounting processes across their global group of companies. You’ll take ownership of tasks such as transaction capturing, payment loading, reconciliations, journal entries, and forex revaluations. You’ll also assist with preparing underwriter payments, managing multi-currency bank transactions, and ensuring systems integrate smoothly for accurate financial reporting.

To succeed in this role, you’ll need at least five years of professional finance experience, ideally gained within a South African insurance broking business with international operations. Solid experience with Pastel Partner or similar accounting software is essential, along with a good understanding of foreign currency transactions.

We’re looking for someone proactive, detail-oriented, and comfortable working across multiple entities in different jurisdictions. You should enjoy working independently while collaborating with finance, broking, and technology teams.

If you’re ready to bring your accounting skills into an international business with room to grow, we’d love to hear from you. Reach out to Lindsay Strauch for more information or to apply at [e-mail].