Senior Tax & Accounting Control Leader

Absa Group Limited; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in South Africa seeks an experienced Accounting Control professional to manage end-to-end financial processes, ensuring quality tax reporting and compliance. This role requires strong stakeholder management and leadership skills, with at least 5-6 years of relevant experience, including a minimum of 3 years in a management position. Candidates should have an accounting degree and CA SA certification. The position offers a dynamic work environment focused on innovation and process improvement.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5-6 years post articles experience with at least 3 years in a leadership position.
• Experience in managing financial statement and disclosure processes.
• Understanding of control environments and monitoring experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end process across clusters ensuring alignment with strategy.
• Drive innovation and efficiency in accounting control processes.
• Lead a team to deliver high quality outputs.

Skills

IFRS, accounting and reporting

Proven senior stakeholder management

SAP or similar ERP system

Basic understanding of accounting data flows

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Management and leadership

Education

Honours/Masters degree in Accounting (NQF level 7)

CA SA

Tools

SAP

Job description

A leading financial institution in South Africa seeks an experienced Accounting Control professional to manage end-to-end financial processes, ensuring quality tax reporting and compliance. This role requires strong stakeholder management and leadership skills, with at least 5-6 years of relevant experience, including a minimum of 3 years in a management position. Candidates should have an accounting degree and CA SA certification. The position offers a dynamic work environment focused on innovation and process improvement.