• Job Description

  Req#: 55378

  About Discovery Invest

  Discovery Invest is an ever growing fast-paced and dynamic environment that provides innovative products. This environment thrives on customer engagement and customer experience as well as mutually beneficial relationships with our brokers and other stakeholders. It is important for our employees to provide world class service to our internal and external clients, thereby ensuring long and sustainable relationships.

  Key Purpose

  Producing accurate and timely monthly reporting; ensuring that regulatory reporting requirements are met and supporting business through reporting on financial performance.

  Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

  • Preparation of timely monthly management accounts, journals and supporting working papers for various products and funds on the Discovery Invest platform

  • Preparation of monthly bank, clearing and ledger reconciliations

  • Prepare semi-annual statutory reports

  • Ensure fund/product accounting entries are prepared and posted

  • Ensure all ledger account balances are correct and can be verified

  • Ensure income/expenses accrued on product level are accounted for on operational ledger

  • Liaising with Finance Control and other departments for information

  • Resolving queries on the ledger and/or bank statements

  • Direct support to Finance Manager

  • Enhancing existing procedures & processes

  • Liaising with internal & external audit

  • Invoicing where applicable and considering invoices and charges received for reasonability

  Personal Attributes and Skills

  • Strong accounting background

  • Attention to detail

  • Integrity, honesty and reliability

  • Ability to work independently

  • Highly motivated self-starter who takes initiative

  • Ability to manage deadlines and plan, organise and control work-flow

  • Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing

  Education and Experience

  • B Comm Accounting or Diploma in Financial Accounting

  • 3+ years financial accounting experience (Advantageous - Investment Management/Pension Funds industry experience)

  • MS Excel – Intermediate to advanced

  • Accounting software experience (Advantageous - SAGE X3)

  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.

• About the company

  Discovery Limited is a South Africa-based financial services group that is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange with its headquarters in Sandton.

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