Job Description

• Establish, align and manage target and budget goals whilst ensuring effective control of costs to increase cost efficiency.
• Develop a service culture which build rewarding relationships, proposes innovations and allows others to provide exceptional client service.
• Establish and manage a high level of organisational cooperation in order to ensure a professional service delivery
• Identify and recommend improvements to accounting and reporting processes.
• Execute relevant internal controls to ensure the integrity of operations, financial and accounting practices. Identify risk factors that could adversely affect the business and adhere to procedures that mitigate identified risks or exposure to risk and disclose risk information to relevant internal and external stakeholders.
• Prepare and report on the business's operations and financial conditions. Manage the business unit reporting systems for management, project or performance reporting and implement optimal processes to deliver management information according to the reporting cycle.
• Apply relevant principles to accurately record, adjust and reconcile financial transactions and events. Maintain appropriate supporting documentation according to professional financial accounting and reporting standards.
• Conduct associated intervention activities in line with applicable laws, policies and procedures stipulated in Business.
• Participate in special projects and ensure project delivery through providing effective finance advice and support.
• Prepare tax returns to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with applicable tax legislation and regulation; provide advice and solutions to business tax matters.
• Participate and contribute to a development culture where information regarding successes, issues, trends and ideas are actively shared.
• Keep abreast of learning opportunities and changing trends in your business environment.

Qualifications:

• Minimum: B.Com Accounting
• Preferably: someone who is studying towards CA(SA) or CIMA

Years of experience:

• Must have 3 to 5 years’ experience in an accounting role within a finance team

Industries:

• Preference is the financial industry

Internal/External candidates

• preference will be given to internal to the Bank candidates

Skills and Competencies:

• Excel skills is a requirement
• Essbase skills is an advantage
• Infogix system experience is an advantage
• FNB Procurement system knowledge is an advantage
• Highly proficient in reconciliations
• Self-starter
• Fast learner
• Accuracy and Quality of work essential as part of work ethic
• Deadline orientated
• Ability to build good relationships within the finance and broader ABF teams
• Ability to do repetitive work. E.g. monthly reconciliations and tax packs.
• Ad hoc projects and tasks as required
• Demonstration of the FirstRand values

Job Details

Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.

All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.