Accountant Team Leader

Accountant – Team Leader (Nanolabs)

About Discovery

Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society. 

About Discovery Health Finance

The Health Finance team is responsible for all the pertinent financial aspects across the financial cycles for DH. It includes financial budgeting, forecasting, and accounting applications for the financial transactions within Discovery Health and it’s subsidiaries.  

Key purpose

The role is responsible for supporting the Finance Manager in the execution of day-to-day, monthly, and annual finance activities. The role oversees core finance administration, ensures the integrity of financial records, supports financial reporting and budgeting processes. The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining strong financial controls, delivering accurate reporting, and driving continuous process improvements within the finance function.

Key Outputs

• Perform recons for supplier payments and meet the contractual timelines of these payments.
• Maintenance of a fixed asset register, including additions, disposals and depreciations calculations.
• Assist with cash flow monitoring and treasury related activities.
• Prepare and review monthly journal entries.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations and investigate reconciling items.
• Prepare and review income statement and balance sheet analyses.
• Assist with month-end close activities to ensure accurate and timely reporting.
• Support the preparation of monthly management accounts and reporting packs.
• Review accruals, provisions, prepayments, and other accounting adjustments.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards and company accounting policies.
• Assist business stakeholders with financial information and reporting requirements.
• Support the annual budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Coordinate information requests during internal and external audits
• Prepare schedules and supporting documentation for annual financial statements.
• Assist with tax, statutory, and regulatory reporting requirements.

Competencies

• Communication
• Innovation
• Tenacity
• Drive
• Time Management
• Ability to work effectively within a team and independently
• Team player
• Attention to detail
• Accounting / numeracy skills
• Meeting reporting deadlines
• Accuracy, validity, and completeness of information produced 

Experience and Qualifications

• Completed BCom /B Accounting degree
• Completed SAICA articles or studying towards a professional accounting qualification will be advantageous
• Minimum 1 – 2 years working experience in Finance
• In addition to the above, Minimum 1 – 2 years leadership experience
• Good understanding of accounting principles and application thereof
• MS Outlook
• Intermediate level Excel

Advantageous

• Sage Pastel
• Onestream

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY   
                             
The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.