Sandton: Financial Manager – Insurance Accounting & Managed Services

About the Role

A leading professional services firm is seeking an experienced Financial Manager to lead its Insurance Accounting and Managed Services platform, with a strong focus on IFRS 17 reporting and technical oversight. This role combines technical accounting leadership, client engagement, and operational management, offering a unique opportunity to shape the future of insurance financial reporting services in Africa.

Key Responsibilities

• IFRS 17 Managed Service Delivery Lead and oversee IFRS 17 managed service engagements for insurance clients.
• Review financial positions, disclosures, trial balances, and financial statements for technical accuracy.
• Remain directly involved in complex or judgement-intensive accounting matters to ensure quality delivery.
• Provide technical leadership on IFRS 17 implementation and post-implementation reporting environments.
• Technical Accounting Leadership:
• Support the design and implementation of IFRS 17 financial reporting structures, including chart of accounts architecture.
• Oversee the mapping of accounting system outputs to reporting and disclosure requirements.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS standards and regulatory reporting expectations.
• Client Engagement & Advisory:
• Act as a senior accounting liaison to finance stakeholders within insurance organisations.
• Provide technical guidance, stakeholder engagement, and training to enable IFRS 17-compliant reporting.
• Maintain strong relationships with clients while ensuring high standards of professional delivery.
• Operational & Managed Services Oversight:
• Manage engagement economics, resource planning, and utilisation across the Managed Services portfolio.
• Strengthen governance frameworks, documentation standards, and reporting controls.
• Drive process standardisation and operational efficiency within recurring reporting cycles.
• Introduce measured automation and workflow improvements while maintaining auditability and control.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
• Work closely with actuarial and systems specialists to ensure alignment between actuarial outputs, data flows, and accounting treatment.
• Support integration between actuarial modelling outputs and financial reporting requirements.

Requirements

• CA(SA), CPA or equivalent Chartered Accountant qualification.
• 8–12 years’ post-articles experience, with significant exposure to insurance or reinsurance clients.
• Strong technical grounding in IFRS and financial statement preparation and review.
• Practical IFRS 17 experience, including implementation or post-implementation environments.

Qualifications

• No qualifications mentioned in the original job description.

Salary & Benefits

• No salary information provided in the original job description.