Assistant Financial Accountant at Old Mutual Plc

Job Description

• This role is a specialised accounting position in business units and is mainly responsible for producing accurate monthly statements for statutory and management purposes. The incumbent is individually accountable for achieving results through own efforts.

Responsibilities

• Compiles and populates records to Trial Balance level.
• Reviews control accounts and reconciliations.
• Prepares draft income statement and balance sheet.
• Specialised accounting position.

Key Result Areas
Personal Effectiveness:

• Accountable for service delivery through own efforts.
• Individually accountable for managing own time, tasks and output quality over periods of 1 day to a maximum of three months.
• Makes increased contributions by broadening individual skills.
• Collaborates effectively with others to achieve personal results.
• Accepts and lives the company values.

Reconciliations:

• Reviews control accounts and reconciliations.
• Ensures accurate reconciliations are done and followed up

Financial Reporting:

• Prepares draft income statement and balance sheet.
• Compiles and populates records to Trial Balance level.

Qualifications and Experience

• A First Degree or its equivalent 
• ICAN or ACCA qualification
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Interpersonal and time management skills
• Good knowledge of MS packages (Especially MS Word, MS Excel and Outlook)
• Experience of 3+ years’ in financial reporting within the insurance sector required.