Financial Reporting Accountant: Client Insights

FirstRand Limited; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 506,000 - 685,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning opportunities

Automation opportunities

Cross-functional collaboration

Job summary

FirstRand Limited is seeking a Financial Reporting Accountant focused on client insights to deliver accurate reporting, insights, and dashboards. You will analyze client profitability, revenues, and KPIs to uncover trends and risks, and partner with Finance and Business teams to drive data-driven decisions.

You will work on improving data quality, automation, and reporting processes while maintaining timely delivery of management reports.

Qualifications

• Analytical mindset to interpret client profitability, revenue trends and KPIs.
• Ability to translate data into actionable insights for management reviews.
• Experience collaborating with Finance, Product, Coverage and Business teams.

Responsibilities

• Analyse client profitability, revenue trends, product performance and business KPIs.
• Develop insights and commentary for management decision-making and reviews.
• Partner with Finance, Product, Coverage, and Business teams to drive growth.
• Identify opportunities to automate and improve reporting processes.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Dashboards

Automation

Education

CA(SA) or Honours in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Data Analytics

Job description

## Financial Reporting Accountant: Client InsightsApply: Johannesburg: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: September 19, 2026 (6 days left to apply): R53392# **Job Description**To provide accurate, timely, and insightful client and financial reporting that supports business decision-making. The role is responsible for analysing client, revenue, and business performance data, delivering actionable insights, producing management reports and dashboards, and contributing to the continuous improvement of data quality and reporting processes.* **Are You Someone Who Can:*** Analyse client profitability, revenue trends, product performance, and business KPIs to identify opportunities, risks, and emerging trends.* Develop meaningful insights and commentary to support management decision-making and business performance reviews.* Partner with Finance, Business, Product, and Coverage teams to drive growth and provide analytical support.* Identify opportunities to improve reporting processes through automation and process optimisation.* **You Will Be an Ideal Candidate If You Have:*** CA(SA) or Honours qualification in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Data Analytics, or a related field.* 3 to 5 years' experience in Banking and /or Financial Services, Data Analytics and Business Intelligence.* Analytical, attention to detail, managing demanding stakeholders, able to work with large datasets and translating data into actionable business insights and ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight reporting deadlines.* **You Will Have Access To:*** Opportunities to collaborate with Finance, Client Coverage, Product, and Business teams.* Opportunities to innovate through automation, analytics, and data-driven reporting solutions.* Continuous learning and professional development opportunities.* **We Can Be a Match If You Are:*** Curious & Courageous – You enjoy using data to answer business questions and uncover meaningful insights.* Obsessed with Mastery – You continuously seek to improve your analytical, reporting, and technical skills.* Detail-Oriented – You take pride in producing accurate, high-quality work.* Client-Centric – You place stakeholder needs at the heart of your reporting and analysis.* **Are you interested to take the step? We look forward to engaging with you further. Apply now!**