Assistant Financial Accountant

1 week ago

Midrand, South Africa DBSA Full time

To prepare and process accurate financial and non-financial information for financial statements and management reporting purposes of the Development Bank Of Southern Africa. This role is integral to maintaining financial accuracy and providing the insights needed for effective decision-making.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- **Financial Management**
- Maintain an understanding of the asset and liability portfolio to understand the impact on the balance sheet and cash flow statement disclosures.
- Ensure ongoing compliance with financial, tax, and related regulations.
- Implement financial policies and procedures that consistently support business operations.
- Contribute to proactive and regular forecasting and scenario planning for corporate balance sheet and cash flow statements.
- Manage and control payments to prevent fraudulent activities.
- Enhance financial control standards and ensure effective management of working capital, margin management, risk management, and disciplined financial best practices.
- Execute daily clearing and reconciliation of DBSA bank accounts.
- Process all journal entries, supplier invoices, and debtors invoices.
- Montly preparation of financial information used in financial reporting and management reports.
- Prepare and reconcile creditors' and debtors accounts.
- Contribute to the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual reports, including variance reporting in collaboration with business and report to funders of programs and other key stakeholders.
- Prepare annual IFRS compliant annual financial statements.
- Manage the annual external audit process and preparation of regulatory submissions.
- **Management Reporting and Information Systems**
- Analyse and report on the Bank's income and expenses, providing insights to the business.
- Draft financial and statistical reports to support executive decision-making.
- Provide support in forecasting and scenario planning for both corporate and divisional operations.
- Draft budget forecasts for DBSA, covering both loan-related and non-loan-related activities.
- Prepare financial plans and budgets to assist in executive decision-making.
- Provide management accounts reports for the CFO, CEO, and Board.
- Implement and enhance financial, budgetary, and forecasting systems and processes to align with organiational needs.
- Lead group management accounting to ensure accuracy, completeness, and reliability of business information for decision-making, trend analysis, forecasting, and action planning.
- Collaborate to maintain and update the pricing model for agencies and mandates.
- Align financial policies, procedures, and strategies with SAP FICO IT design to reflect business and financial rules.
- Drive continuous improvement in management information reporting and system enhancements within the finance division.
- Review actions against the organisational plan (Balance Score Card) and consider the "big picture" when identifying opportunities.
- Stay informed about DBSA’s business functions and industry developments.
- Ensure compliance with legislative, financial, tax, and related matters, including Treasury and PFMA requirements.
- Prepare or review journal entries for accuracy and potential errors.
- Collaborate with business and other finance functions to ensure timely and accurate management reporting.
- Perform monthly VAT SARS e-Filing submissions.
- Conduct weekly and as required stakeholder meetings with the relevant business key stakeholders
- Participate in ad hoc financial projects to enhance financial control across the business.
- **Stakeholder Management**
- Provide direction and management to colleagues where applicable.
- Build relationships with stakeholders across the organisation to ensure open communication and a deep understanding of the Bank’s operations.

**Key measurements of outputs**
- Understanding of Core Operations: Accurate interpretation of DBSA’s core operations.
- Initiative through active contribution to new initiatives.
- Accuracy, quality and timeliness of quarterly and annual accounts.
- Effective execution and monthly updates of financial processes.
- Budget and forecast accuracy: precision in balance sheet and cash flow projections.
- Management of client relationships and key internal and external Stakeholders.
- Continuous learning through new finance skills acquired.
- Active participation in working groups and committees.
- Liaison with external and internal auditors and achieving a clean Audit result.

**Expertise & Technical Competencies**:
**a) Financial Accounting**
- Implements controls for and monitors accounting transactions to ensure legal/regulatory compliance, and accuracy and timeliness of accounting information.
- Identifies bottlenecks and areas for improvement within the organisation’s Financial Services concerning efficiency and accuracy of the existing financial systems and processes.

**b) Costing and Budgeting**
- Able to prepare and input budget information for v

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