Financial Accountant
Super Group Africa is seeking a Financial Accountant to support the delivery of accounting for all transactions, reconciliations, and reporting for the shared services related entities. The role involves taking ownership of financial reporting, analytical reporting, corporate governance, and tax management to ensure the company maintains its competitive edge.
The successful candidate will play a key part in driving financial accuracy and efficiency. They will be responsible for coordinating team functions, mentoring direct reports, and ensuring that all financial deliverables are met in accordance with reporting deadlines and business standards.
- Prepare accurate and timely monthly management reports in line with reporting deadlines.
- Review and ensure that all financial data is correctly posted by product, region, platform, brand.
- Ensure that all open items relating to vendors and customers are matched.
- Investigate financial anomalies and unresolved open items promptly to ensure timely resolution before the end of each quarter.
- Prepare weekly open item reports and actively follow up on long outstanding balances.
- Calculate usage fees and rebates and ensure alignment with contractual terms and conditions.
- Accurately post all invoices, accruals, and prepayments.
- Process all intercompany and intergroup billings.
- Run monthly foreign exchange processes.
- Proactively resolve queries arising during the reporting cycle.
- Prepare monthly income statements and balance sheets with comprehensive and meaningful commentary.
- Analyse performance variances and provide insight into key business drivers.
- Prepare and sign off on all reconciliations.
- Prepare and sign off on all SOX control evidence, reconciliations, and templates.
- Prepare and coordinate internal and external audit files to ensure completeness and accuracy.
- Liaise with internal stakeholders to collect required audit documentation.
- Communicate with the manager regarding all outstanding audit related queries.
- Resolve queries raised by external auditors in a timely and professional manner.
- Prepare VAT, deferred tax and income tax calculations.
- Reconcile VAT and tax vendor accounts and ensure accurate matching and clearing.
- Ensure that all tax submissions and related payments to authorities are made timeously.
- Submit all tax calculations and supporting schedules for review within agreed timelines.
- Co-ordinate functions in the team to ensure that all team members are working effectively and able to deliver reporting on time.
- Ensure best business practice is embedded across all processes and functions.
- Ensure team key deliverables are met on time and accurately.
- Provide guidance, mentoring and support to direct report to ensure the team is working efficiently and coherently.
- Manage all stakeholder expectations appropriately and communicate any potential problems.
- B.Com financial accounting degree or related qualification (required)
- Minimum 5 years accounting experience in a similar role (required)
- Ability to use initiative and be proactive (required)
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (required)
- Ability to plan and execute tasks with a strong sense of accountability (required)
- Clear, confident communication (written and verbal), and the ability to breakdown complex ideas (required)
- A collaborative mindset, working smoothly with cross functional teams to hit shared goals (required)
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects without dropping the ball (required)
- Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to high quality work (required)
- Adaptability – you stay sharp, productive and positive in fast moving environments (required)
- Completed SAICA articles (nice-to-have)
- Previous experience in shared services, cost centres and cost allocations (nice-to-have)
- Experience in Microsoft Dynamics Navision or Business Central (nice-to-have)
- Experience in FloQast (Month end reconciliation tool) (nice-to-have)
- Experience in IBM Planning Analytics/TM1/Cognos (nice-to-have)
- Experience with SOX Compliance and/or Internal controls (nice-to-have)
- In-depth knowledge of sports betting markets, including odds calculation, betting types and market trends (nice-to-have)
- Previous experience in the online gaming or casino industry, with a strong understanding of player behaviour and industry regulations (nice-to-have)
- Familiarity with gambling regulations and compliance requirements in various jurisdictions, ensuring adherence to legal standards (nice-to-have)
- Supergrowth learning and development programmes
- Performance tool for feedback and career development
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Medical Aid
- Group Life
- Provident Fund
Betway Africa is the African arm of Betway, the sports-betting and online-casino brand owned by Super Group (SGHC), a holding company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Operating since 2006, it delivers sports betting and casino products - including the Jackpot City, Lucky Nugget and Ruby Fortune brands - across markets such as South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia, Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique. The division employs more than 1,000 people, with offices in Johannesburg and Cape Town. It covers functions spanning marketing, technology, finance and customer care for Betway's African operations.