FEM is seeking a highly skilled and driven Senior Accountant: Operations to play a key role in adhering to and improving operational processes within the Operational Finance Department. This role ensures that all operational financial activities are executed accurately, timeously, and in line with FEM’s governance standards.

 

As a Senior Accountant: Operations, you will provide critical support to the Finance Manager by overseeing core operational finance activities, guiding junior team members, and contributing to continuous improvement across financial systems and processes. This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented finance professional, who thrives in specialised environment and wants to broaden their exposure within the insurance industry.

 

The key responsibilities of this role include:

 

• Loading and reviewing bank payment releases with strict adherence to internal controls.
• Preparing and reviewing (junior team members) monthly journals, trial balance reconciliations, and other month-end processing.
• Preparing and reviewing (junior team members) Income Statement and Balance Sheet reconciliations.
• Preparing monthly management reports for submission to the Finance Manager.
• Preparing workings for quarterly statutory and regulatory reports.
• Providing information for internal and external audit requests.
• Verifying operational approvals in line with SOPs, legislation, and internal controls.
• Supporting the preparation of the Operational budget and assessing actuals to budget.

 

Education Requirements:

• BCom Accounting / BCompt / BCom Financial Management or equivalent, or
• CIMA/SAIPA
• Newly qualified CA(SA), with 2 year’s finance experience
• Non-CA(SA) with at least 5 years finance experience

 

Other Requirements:

• Experience with ERP systems (Sage, SAP, Pastel)
• IFRS and regulatory knowledge
• Experience in insurance or financial services
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)
• Knowledge of internal controls, and financial reporting

 

The ideal candidate is a collaborative team player with a strong work ethic and a high level of attention to detail and accuracy. They must be able to perform effectively under pressure, consistently meet strict deadlines, and manage multiple priorities with strong organisational and planning skills. Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities are essential, along with a commitment to ethical conduct, accountability, and sound governance practices.

 

We have offices regionally in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg.  The Operational Finance team is based in Rosebank, Johannesburg.

 

In exchange for the candidate’s successful services, FEM offers a competitive total cost to company remuneration with good benefits.

 

Candidates are invited to submit a detailed CV by close of business on 25 January 2026.

 

Applications may not be considered if the minimum criteria of the position are not met.

 

People with disabilities are welcome to apply. FEM promotes the principles of Employment Equity and the appointment of this candidate is at FEM's sole discretion