Finance Manager

About Old Mutual

Old Mutual embraces the African prospect with a workforce that mirrors this diversity.

Job Overview

This role entails professional accounting responsibilities including compiling, consolidating, and analyzing financial data. The position demands a firm grasp of accounting principles and bookkeeping skills, involving tasks such as ledger maintenance, journal entry preparation, fixed asset and inventory accounting, trial balance and financial statement preparation, cost accounting, and bank reconciliation.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure the efficiency and suitability of accounting processes to meet business requirements.
• Manage monthly consolidated financial reporting processes.
• Review subsidiary financial statements and guarantee timely submission of reports with commentary by agreed deadlines.
• Oversee the general ledger to verify all transactions are properly recorded.
• Monitor control accounts and perform reconciliations.
• Provide expert guidance on technical accounting issues and IFRS, advising senior and middle management on accounting policies and practices.
• Prepare reports for the board of directors.
• Implement financial reporting frameworks and ensure compliance with established standards.
• Analyze variances and prepare management reports on a monthly basis.
• Lead business planning initiatives.
• Generate regular and ad-hoc financial reports as requested.
• Maintain strong internal controls to safeguard assets and preserve the accuracy of financial data.

Core Objectives

• Financial Reporting
• Accounting Records
• Personal Effectiveness
• Governance & Compliance
• Financial Control

Qualifications & Experience

• Candidacy as a Chartered Accountant (CA) with over 5 years of relevant experience.
• Proficiency in advanced financial modeling is a plus.

Required Skills and Expertise

• Accounting processes expertise
• Financial reporting and statement review
• Internal control systems
• Management reporting
• Preparation of comprehensive financial reports

Competencies

• Business insight
• Effective communication skills
• Decisiveness and quality decision-making
• Accountability
• Financial acumen
• Ability to manage complexity
• Optimization of work processes
• Planning and alignment

Additional Information

Application deadline is 10 September 2026 at 23:59.