Finance Analyst: Data Governance & Accounting

About the role

Old Mutual is looking for a Finance Analyst to support its Finance Data Governance and Accounting function. The role combines technical IFRS accounting expertise with strong data governance, data management and process optimisation capability. It sits in a project and change delivery environment, with the aim of turning accounting requirements into governed, controlled and integrated financial data flows, and of establishing documented data governance frameworks, policies and controls.

Key responsibilities

• Interpret and apply IFRS standards, translate accounting requirements into data, system and integration specifications, validate accounting treatment across the reporting estate and document how accounting treatments are implemented across system architecture
• Partner with Finance, Data and Technology teams, facilitate workshops and stakeholder interviews, and build strong stakeholder relationships
• Support data governance frameworks, including data definitions, business glossaries, data ownership and stewardship structures, data quality rules and metadata consistency
• Analyse impacts across systems, processes and data flows, and document As-Is and To-Be processes, SOPs, policies and control documentation
• Recommend and support best-practice processes and controls, and contribute to continuous improvement of finance reporting and data management

Required profile

• BCom (Honours) in Finance, Accounting or a related field, and CA(SA) or similar professional qualification
• 4 to 6 years' relevant experience in a finance or finance data role
• Strong experience in IFRS accounting (financial services preferred), finance systems such as Oracle ERP or HFM, and data governance, data management and data quality
• Experience in integration, migration or optimisation initiatives, and exposure to financial reporting, consolidation and reconciliation
• Exposure to data governance frameworks such as DAMA-DMBOK or DCAM is advantageous

Required skills

• Strong understanding of finance principles and accounting standards, and ability to turn accounting guidance into system and data requirements
• Knowledge of finance data structures (GL, hierarchies, sub-ledgers), data integration and transformation, and data governance and control frameworks
• Ability to design governance artefacts, document process and data flows, and challenge and improve existing practices
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills