Senior Accounts Administrator

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Job Description

This role is responsible for maintaining the integrity, accuracy, and completeness of Accounting Hub Cloud Service(AHCS) and Direct General Ledger(DGL) transactions. It will also include the maintenance of budgets on Oracle, as well as maintenance on the Master Data Request Tool.

The Senior Accounts Administrator forms part of the Group Finance Enablement team and plays an important supporting role in ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and completeness of financial data within the Group’s finance systems. The role is operational and system‑focused, providing day‑to‑day support across Accounting Hub Cloud Service (AHCS), Direct General Ledger (DGL), budgets, and master data maintenance.

This role is well-suited to someone with a solid foundation in finance or accounting administration who enjoys working with numbers, systems, and processes in a structured environment. The successful incumbent will work closely with internal stakeholders to process transactions, investigate and resolve errors, maintain financial data, and support audit and reporting requirements. While the role operates within defined processes, it requires strong attention to detail, a willingness to learn, and the ability to manage tasks accurately under time pressure.

The role offers good exposure to Group Finance operations and financial systems, making it an ideal opportunity for a junior finance professional looking to build practical experience in a complex organisational environment.

Key Result Areas

This role resides within the Group Finance Enablement Team, ensuring the AHCS and DGL transactions and process is completed with accuracy and completeness. The person will also be responsible for interacting with General Ledger maintenance and Budget Stakeholders and support of the respective processes.

Account Processing

• Processing of the Daily interface process(FAH and Direct GL) into the General Ledger

• Investigate and clearing of errors in the interface process in support of the business and IT stakeholders utilizing accounting and system knowledge.

• Mapping of segment values in Oracle using the FAH mapping set

• Testing for upgrades in systems process.

• Assists Audit teams with audits.

• Creation of Client Ledger Segment Values & management of segment value requests.

• Uploading of new CCID’s and unflagging of accounts

• Uploading budgets for various entities and budget maintenance

• Management of MDRT mailbox and MDRT budget centre amendments.

• Providing adhoc support to team and larger team

• Engage and support stakeholders with query resolution.

• Provides business with reports to aid data cleansing.

• Individually accountable for managing own time, tasks, and output quality over periods of 1 day to a maximum of three months.

• Makes increased contributions by broadening individual skills.

• Collaborates effectively with others to achieve personal goals.

• Accepts and lives the company values.

Requirements: Skills, Qualifications and Experience required

• Matric (Grade 12) with strong numerical and analytical ability

• Basic accounting knowledge is essential

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Finance or Information Systems or related field (completed or in progress) will be advantageous.

• Minimum of 3 years finance operations and/or administration experience

• Oracle Financials experience advantageous.

• Ability to work under tight time pressures.

• Delivery and quality focused

• Willing to work extra hours during peak periods if required.

• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.

Technical Competencies

• Business Insights

• Collaboration

• Communicates Effectively

• Decision Quality

Skills

Budget Management, Computer Literacy, Database Reporting, Data Classification, Data Compilation, Data Controls, Data Encoding, Data Modeling, Document Management, Financial Auditing, Management Reporting, Numerical Aptitude, Oral Communications, Report Review

Competencies

Business Insight

Collaborates

Communicates Effectively

Decision Quality

Ensures Accountability

Financial Acumen

Manages Complexity

Optimizes Work Processes

Education

Matriculation Certificate (Matric) (Required)

Closing Date

16 April 2026 , 23:59

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

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