Financial Reporting Accountant

Centrax Group; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Part time

Job summary

Centrax Group is seeking an experienced Financial Reporting Accountant to join the Group Reporting team on a fixed-term, onsite basis in Johannesburg. The role supports monthly, quarterly and ad hoc group reporting with a strong emphasis on accuracy and timeliness.

You will prepare, review and consolidate financial information, assist with regulatory reporting and drive improvements to reporting processes, leveraging IFRS expertise and advanced Excel skills.

Qualifications

• 7 to 10 years' financial accounting and reporting experience, including at least 5 years in insurance or financial services.
• Strong group reporting, consolidation or insurance reporting experience.
• Sound 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 related prudential requirements.
• Advanced Excel capability, including complex reporting workbooks, reconciliations and data extracts.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to investigate variances and explain financial movements clearly.
• Good business acumen and the ability to interpret financial information in a commercial context.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across business unit and senior finance stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Optimisation and maintenance of reporting workbooks, templates and reconciliations.

Skills

Group reporting

Consolidation

IFRS knowledge

Advanced Excel

Stakeholder management

Tools

Excel

Job description

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

7 to 10 years' financial accounting and reporting experience, including at least 5 years in insurance or financial services

• Strong group reporting, consolidation or insurance reporting experience
• Sound 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 related prudential requirements
• Advanced Excel capability, including complex reporting workbooks, reconciliations and data extracts
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to investigate variances and explain financial movements clearly
• Good business acumen and the ability to interpret financial information in a commercial context
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across business unit and senior finance stakeholders
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced reporting environment and manage competing priorities during peak reporting cycles
• Advantageous: life or non-life insurance reporting exposure; QRT reporting experience

Benefits

Fixed term contract engagement of 6 to 12 months. A market-competitive contract rate is offered, negotiable based on experience and confirmed at offer stage. The role offers exposure to group-level consolidation, regulatory and committee reporting within a large insurance and financial services environment.