Senior Specialist: IFRS & Governance

Ensure compliance and no material misstatements with IFRS and related disclosures for all entities Ensure adherence to company policy, internal controls, SOX , internal & external audit SOX: completing specific sox controls relating to area accurately as per control description and per timelines Internal audit: Actively monitor close out of findings, ensuring no overdue items External audit: Liaison, including audit requirements and follow up. No long outstanding items or material issues not reported General Ledger Reconciliations: Work with other Finance Operations functions to improve quality, peer review, reporting, accurate and completion per timeline Manage, improve and develop processes and systems for accounting purposes Implement and drive quality standard frameworks and ensure that high levels of quality accounting are maintained, including alignment with global best practices Quarterly and bi-annual statutory submission to Stats SA Assisting with ad-hoc projects and key participant in C4 projects. Working together for common goal and completion Attend to business partner, VF reporting & IFRS, COP and audit queries Manage, improve and develop relationships with internal & external stakeholders Able to run with tasks and be proactive in delivery Consider the impact of solutions on other areas of Finance and the business, as well as the interdependency of units Ability to work without supervision - complete task end-to-end Ability to handle complex transactions end-to-end IFRS technical expertise Experience in financial reporting and statutory reporting requirements Experience of external and internal audit process Excellent working knowledge of MS Office, especially Advanced Excel, Word and PowerPoint. Financial systems especially SAP, Hyperion Financial Management Ability to engage effectively with management, business partners, auditors Manage expectations from management, business partners and other areas of the business for accounting deliverable Minimum of 5-6 years' relevant experience of which articles of 3 years can be included, with strong IFRS technical expertise It must be the ultimate direction in which the candidate wants to specialize Previous technical accounting experience will be advantageous Articles at one of the big 4 audit firms will be advantageous