Fund/Scheme Accountant

Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (Malawi) Limited; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in South Africa is seeking a Fund Accountant to manage product accounting and fund administration. The role requires accuracy and completeness in financial reporting for various retirement fund products, along with strong analytical skills and at least 3 years of accounting experience. This position promises a dynamic work environment with opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years accounting experience required.
• Strong analytical skills needed.
• Working knowledge of the OMIA/OMIS business model is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that the ledgers are accurately produced.
• Preparation of monthly/quarterly financial packs.
• Responsible for review and clearing of items on balance sheet reconciliations.

Skills

Accounting

Data Compilation

Financial Acumen

Oral Communications

Management Reporting

Education

Tertiary qualification or BCom/equivalent degree

NQF Level 7 - Degree, Advance Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate

Tools

MS Office

Advanced Excel

Job description

Overview

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Job Description

We are looking for a Fund Accountant to join the OMIS Fund Accounting team, specifically dealing with product accounting and fund administration for Life Funds, within Old Mutual Investment Administrators (Pty) Ltd (OMIA). The team is responsible for maintaining the accounting records and related financial reporting for various retirement fund products. The accountant's role is to ensure accuracy, validity and completeness of the products' accounting records and related reporting. The team is also responsible for administering the bank and assets of various products. The role is responsible for administration of the various assets and completion of reconciliations.

Key responsibilities

"Key responsibilities will include amongst others:"

Management accounting services and systems

• Ensure that the ledgers are accurately and timeously produced. Ensure that all financial accounting transactions are accurately reflected in the ledgers.
• Maintenance and reconciliation of ledgers, addressing technical issues and problems arising.
• Preparation of monthly/quarterly financial packs including trial balances for the products, management and regulatory reporting and financial statements (where required).
• Preparation of statutory returns and reconciliations.
• Review of the bank reconciliations.
• Responsible for review and clearing of items on balance sheet reconciliations.
• Preparation and co-ordination of expense payments, income and expense position and audit work papers.
• Responsible for new, complex and varied reconciliations with little input required.
• Responsible for testing account mapping and various inputs to all projects (where required).
• Prepare annual financial statements in accordance with Regulatory Reporting.
• Requirements for Retirement Funds in South Africa.
• Liaise with auditors and preparations of audit working papers.
• Preparation of monthly and year end journals.
• Prepares and/or monitors PAYE, Dividend and Income Tax compliance within business units on a monthly basis and reviews all statutory PAYE & Dividend Tax returns. (where applicable)

Reporting, planning, analyse and interpret performance to management

• Responsible for regular reporting on ledgers.
• Responsible for assets under management and analyzing the variances.
• Responsible for fund income and expense position.
• Responsible for quarterly exchange control and other statutory reporting.
• Responsible for tax payments and reconciliations - PAYE.

Relationship building

• Assist with building and maintaining a unified and sound team.
• Assist with building working relationships across lines of business and with 3rd parties to achieve service excellence and effective resolution of problems.

Personal Effectiveness

• Delivery through own efforts and through others
• Collaborates effectively with others to achieve personal results.
• Accepts and lives the company values.
• Strong analytical skills

Qualifications and Experience required

• Tertiary qualification or BCom/equivalent degree required.
• Minimum 3 years accounting experience required.
• Computer literacy - MS Office and Advanced Excel required.
• Working knowledge of the OMIA/OMIS business model and related systems infrastructures (Advantage).

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 Insight
• Communicates Effectively
• Decision Quality
• Ensures Accountability
• Financial Acumen
• Manages Complexity
• Plans and Aligns
• Tech Savvy

Education

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

Closing Date

22 September 2025 , 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.

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