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Job Description

Supporting and executing Group and Segment IFRS Advisory and Policy projects

Key Result Areas

Group Technical Advisory

Advising on structuring and accounting consequences of proposed corporate activity and historic corporate activity.

Act as a central Professional Practice Department (PPD) or centre of excellence for all technical accounting related topics.

Interpreting, communicating, and advising on accounting standards and disclosures throughout the Group to ensure consistency of application and reporting standards.

Supporting the Head: Group Technical Accounting with the integration of technical accounting project outcomes (i.e. policies and frameworks) into business as usual.

Liaise with the external auditors.

Supporting preparation of reports to the Audit Committee and Board (where applicable).

Knowledge Sharing & Professional Development

Drive continuous improvement through knowledge sharing, training and review.

Supporting the Head: Group Technical Accounting in the preparation of technical updates and the communication of industry developments to OML finance teams.

Maintains up-to-date technical accounting knowledge hub and review of industry practice.

Preparation and submission of comment letters to various applicable IFRS committees

Financial Statements

Technical review of interim and annual OML and OMLAC(SA) financial statements on specifically scoped requests

Supporting the response to technical audit queries during reporting cycles pertaining to the financial statements.

Qualifications, Skills and Required Experience

CA(SA) with minimum 4-7 years’ relevant post-qualification experience

Demonstrated understanding of IFRS and technical application

Self-motivated, team player with a desire to learn new skills and grow

Ability to multi-task and focus on detailed problems, with the tenacity to drive issues until resolved

Ability to work autonomously and as part of a broader team

Ability to work in a hybrid setting with a dual team location

Organized and structured

Strong ability to solve problems

Highly skilled in report writing and detailed reviews of written submissions

A strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills

Advanced Excel, Word, PowerPoint

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

Skills

Education

Chartered Accountant: Accountancy (Required)

Closing Date

11 October 2024

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

Old Mutual Limited is pro-vaccination and encourages its workforce to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

All prospective employees are required to disclose their vaccination status as part of the recruitment process.

Please refer to the Old Mutual’s Covid-19 vaccination policy for further detail. Kindly note that Old Mutual reserves the right to reinstate the requirement to vaccinate at any point if it is of the view that it is imperative to do so.

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