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**Assistant Manager - Accounting, Compliance & Reporting** - Oversee high-quality financial reporting & statutory compliance services, managing junior team members - Apply IFRS/IFRS for SMEs in preparing Annual Financial Statements (AFS), ensuring audit-readiness - Support client engagement delivery, liaise with clients & auditors, and manage timelines - Specialist in technical accounting, attention to detail, and multiple priority management - CA(SA) or equivalent, 3-5 years' experience, with proven AFS preparation and professional services background
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- City
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- Country
- South Africa
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Full Job Description
Role Summary
As an Assistant Manager within Finance Operate, you will support the delivery of high-quality financial reporting and statutory compliance services to clients. This includes the preparation and review of Annual Financial Statements (AFS), managing junior team members, and ensuring audit-ready outputs in line with IFRS and EY quality standards.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Reporting & Delivery
- Prepare and review Annual Financial Statements (AFS) and financial reports in compliance with IFRS
- Support delivery across multiple client engagements, ensuring timelines and quality expectations are met
- Liaise with clients and auditors, including responding to audit queries and resolving issues
- Ensure all deliverables are audit-ready and supported by appropriate working papers
Technical Accounting
- Apply IFRS and IFRS for SMEs in financial statement preparation
- Perform analysis, validation and reconciliation of financial data
- Prepare calculations supporting disclosures (e.g. PPE, leases)
- Escalate complex accounting issues where appropriate
Engagement Management
- Manage day-to-day execution of client engagements
- Coordinate timelines, deliverables and stakeholder interactions
- Support efficient utilisation and delivery tracking
People & Teaming
- Supervise and review work of junior team members
- Provide coaching and on-the-job training
- Contribute to a high-performance team
Continuous Improvement
- Support standardisation of reporting processes and templates
- Contribute to process improvements and efficiencies
- Leverage tools such as CaseWare and other reporting technologies
Skills and Attributes
- Strong IFRS and financial reporting capability
- High attention to detail and quality focus
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Team leadership and supervision capability
Qualifications and Experience
- CA(SA) or equivalent (preferred)
- 35 years experience in financial reporting, accounting or audit
- Proven experience in preparation of AFS (IFRS-compliant)
- Experience in professional services environment advantageous
- Experience with CaseWare or similar tools preferred
Preferred Candidate Profile
- Experience in professional services environment preferred
- Ability to operate in a structured, fast-paced client delivery
