Senior Accountant

FNZ (UK) Ltd; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

FNZ SA finance function seeks a detail‑oriented professional with 10–12 years of financial experience to support monthly reporting, payroll, VAT, and tax submissions, with strong Excel and IFRS knowledge. You will liaise across the business, drive KPI reporting, and contribute to group reporting and transfer pricing initiatives.

Based in Johannesburg, the role offers a chance to work in a fast‑paced environment and partner with clients and internal stakeholders to optimise financial performance

Qualifications

• Full professional accounting qualification (SAIPA, ACA, CA(SA), CIMA)
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills
• Strong verbal and written communication
• Very good interpersonal skills and ability to liaise with multiple stakeholders
• Experience in statutory and management accounting and group reporting would be advantageous
• Experience with IFRS and multi-currency reporting

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly reporting including variance analysis and KPI reporting
• Assist with quarterly FSCA reporting
• Handle monthly payroll, pension calculations and tax submissions
• Prepare VAT, PAYE submissions and annual/provisional tax calculations
• Prepare and review journals and balance sheet reconciliations
• Act as a liaison between Finance and other business parts to provide analytical insights
• Oversee client invoicing processes and monitor debtors and collections
• Support transfer pricing and group reporting initiatives

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Microsoft Excel

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

SAIPA/ACA/CA(SA)/CIMA or other full professional accounting qualification

Tools

Navision/Nav

Dynamics 365 (D365)

Qlik

Power BI

Job description

Role Profile:

The purpose of this role is to support the full range of the activities of FNZ SA finance function, from playing a part in monthly reporting to taking ownership of a variety of day-to-day processes. This role will report to the Finance Manager and requires attention to detail, combined with good communication skills to ensure a high and consistent reporting standard is maintained. The successful candidate will ideally possess a working technical knowledge of accounting standards and will have the ability to thrive in a fast-paced and challenging working environment.

Financial processing and reporting:

• Preparing monthly SLT/Board reporting including variance analysis and KPI reporting,
• Assist with preparing reports for quarterly FSCA reporting
• Assisting with monthly payroll and pension calculations
• Preparation of monthly VAT returns for the FNZ SA
• Preparation of monthly PAYE submissions to SARS
• Preparation of annual and provisional tax calculations, and submission of returns
• Preparing and reviewing journals to be posted to the ledger
• Assist in expenditure review across the ledger and prepare balance sheet reconciliations

Business partnering:

• Act as a liaison when required between the Finance team and other parts of the business, including Client Directors
• Provide insightful analytical review and reporting to challenge business performance and forecasting
• Ensuring actions are taken to optimise business performance

AR and Credit Control:

• Communicating with relevant stakeholders within the organisation to ensure complete information provided (e.g. approval/PO/credit notes).
• Taking responsibility for the client invoicing process, including ensuring that fees are accurately calculated
• Regular review of client balances to identify overdue amounts
• Monthly review of all aged debtors including recording of client communication and payment updates

Experience Required:

• Requirement: Full professional accountancy qualification (SAIPA, ACA, CA(SA), CIMA)
• Intermediate to advanced level on Microsoft Excel
• 10-12 years financial experience
• Very good interpersonal skills. This role will involve liaising with various internal and external stakeholders.
• Confident and self-sufficient individual able to manage their own workload effectively to meet deadlines.
• Enjoy the challenge of working in a fast-paced and unpredictable environment and as part of a high-performance team.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Taking minutes and meeting notes will be required.
• Personal commitment to high quality work
• Able to demonstrate good attention to detail
• Preferred but not essential.
• Experience of preparing statutory accounts and/or management accounts
• Experience with Group reporting with multicurrency transactions
• Experience with transfer pricing regulations
• Working technical knowledge of IFRS accounting standards either through previous preparation or experience in audit
• Experience working with finance software (e.g. Nav or D365 or similar) and or data analytic software (e.g. Qlik, PowerBI)

About FNZ:

FNZ is committed to opening up wealth so that everyone, everywhere can invest in their future on their terms. We know the foundation to do that already exists in the wealth management industry, but complexity holds firms back. We created wealth’s growth platform to help. We provide a global, end-to-end wealth management platform that integrates modern technology with business and investment operations. All in a regulated financial institution. We partner with the world’s leading financial institutions, with over US$2.5 trillion in assets on platform (AoP). Together with our clients, we empower nearly 30 million people across all wealth segments to invest in their future.

FNZ is committed to opening up wealth so that everyone, everywhere can invest in their future on their terms. We know the foundation to do that already exists in the wealth management industry, but complexity holds firms back. We created wealth’s growth platform to help. We provide a global, end-to-end wealth management platform that integrates modern technology with business and investment operations. All in a regulated financial institution. We partner with the world’s leading financial institutions, with over US$2.5 trillion in assets on platform (AoP). Together with our clients, we empower nearly 30 million people across all wealth segments to invest in their future.