Project Accountant (Financial Services)

R960k - R1.1m (neg)

12 month contract

Cape Town

Market leader in the insurance sector is running a group-wide project. You will be responsible for:

• The measurement, tracking and analysis of costs and benefits associated with large scale initiatives across the Group
• Apply principles of accounting to analyse financial information and to ensure that costs and benefits of each initiative can be traced to the relevant financial KPIs within each business.
• Compile and provide insights on financial information to update inputs into executive level reporting and dashboarding.
• Support in the maintenance and running of Microsoft PowerBI visualisations that provides a status update of initiatives and the overall project and note any data gaps and information that requires updates from the business monthly.
• Extensive engagement required with senior stakeholders across the Group.

Qualifications and experience

• Qualified Accountant (CA(SA))  with 4-5 years experience in financial services (Insurance adv)
• A blend of finance and project skills essential with Microsoft Power BI and proficiency in the use of technology and digital solutions