Senior Accountant
FNZ is a global wealth management platform provider.
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About FNZ
FNZ describes itself as 'wealth's growth platform', providing a global, end-to-end wealth management platform that integrates modern technology, business operations, and investment operations within a regulated financial institution connected to a universe of investment products. The company serves banks, wealth managers, insurance companies, and asset managers, with over US$2.5 trillion in assets on platform and nearly 30 million end investors served through its clients. Its offerings span wealth management platforms, advisor tools and productivity solutions, asset management distribution, and trade and post-trade securities services, along with a data platform combining an Operational Data Store, Analytical Data Warehouse, and Aggregated Data Warehouse to power analytics, machine learning, and generative AI insights. FNZ has notable clients including Santander, Colonial First State (CFS), Vanguard, Aviva, and Swedbank, and in 2025 announced a global five-year strategic partnership with Microsoft to integrate Azure AI Foundry, Microsoft Fabric, GitHub Copilot, and Microsoft 365 Copilot across its platform and operations. FNZ is backed by major institutional shareholders including Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), CPP Investments, Generation Investment Management, and Motive Partners.
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Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will prepare monthly management, board, regulatory, payroll, tax, and VAT reporting. You will maintain journals, reconciliations, client invoicing, aged-debtor reviews, and credit-control records. You will analyse business performance and forecasts, coordinate with stakeholders, and help optimise performance.
Requirements
- Full professional accountancy qualification such as SAIPA, ACA, CA(SA), or CIMA
- Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel
- 10–12 years of financial experience
- Experience preparing statutory accounts or management accounts
- Experience with group reporting and multicurrency transactions
- Experience with transfer-pricing regulations
- Working technical knowledge of IFRS accounting standards
- Experience with finance software such as Nav or D365
- Experience with data-analytics software such as Qlik or Power BI
Responsibilities
- Prepare monthly SLT and Board reporting, including variance analysis and KPI reporting
- Assist with quarterly FSCA reporting
- Assist with monthly payroll and pension calculations
- Prepare monthly VAT returns
- Prepare monthly PAYE submissions to SARS
- Prepare annual and provisional tax calculations and submit returns
- Prepare and review ledger journals
- Review expenditure and prepare balance-sheet reconciliations
- Liaise between Finance and other business areas, including Client Directors
- Provide analytical reviews and reporting to challenge business performance and forecasting
- Optimise business performance
- Manage the client invoicing process and ensure fees are calculated accurately
- Review client balances and identify overdue amounts
- Review aged debtors and record client communications and payment updates
