About this role
<p><span style="font-size:14.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Apply by</b>: </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:#2980b9"><b>We're on the lookout for energetic, self-motivated individuals who share our passion for service in the banking industry. To be part of the journey, follow the steps below:</b></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">1. To see what life at Capitec is all about and complete a short assessment, please <a href="https://talentcentral.eu.shl.com/player/link/01567683b48a40db872c19bb2f07ba9e"><u><b>click here!</b></u></a></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">2. Once you have completed the above finalize your application by clicking apply below</span></span></p> <div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">About the role</H2> </div><div><div>You'll own key accounting functions and give us an accurate financial picture across all our systems. Your work keeps our banking data honest — and drives operational excellence every day.You'll also be a go-to expert for others, sharing your technical know-how and guiding your team.</div></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">What You'll Do</H2> </div><div><p><strong>Lead and guide</strong></p> <ul> <li>Quality-check the technical work of team members</li> <li>Mentor and coach others in your area</li> <li>Drive standards and make sure the team applies them consistently</li> <li>Handle escalated matters and share your expertise on frameworks and policies</li> </ul> <p><strong>Reconcile</strong></p> <ul> <li>Run daily reconciliations of settlements to various source systems, and perform daily, weekly and monthly reconciliations across bank accounts, general ledger and intercompany accounts</li> <li>Investigate and resolve discrepancies quickly, and keep automated reconciliation processes running smoothlyJob Profile Preview.pdf</li> <li>Work with stakeholders to spot and act on process improvement opportunitiesJob Profile Preview.pdf</li> </ul> <p><strong>Handle exceptions</strong></p> <ul> <li>Analyse, investigate and resolve exceptions in financial data, transactions and reports — timeously</li> <li>Keep exception-handling procedures documented for audit purposes and train your team on best practices</li> </ul> <p><strong>Post journals</strong></p> <ul> <li>Prepare and post journal entries daily in line with accounting principles and regulatory requirements — recorded by close of business</li> <li>Review entries for accuracy and completeness, following proper documentation and approval procedures</li> </ul> <p><strong>Settle third parties</strong></p> <ul> <li>Run the full settlement process for third-party transactions — payments, receipts and reconciliations — every day</li> <li>Make sure all transactions are settled accurately and on time, in line with contractual and regulatory requirements</li> </ul> <p><strong>Report and analyse</strong></p> <ul> <li>Keep the daily system register and balance sheet register up to date, and meet all month-end deadlines</li> <li>Support financial audits by preparing schedules and responding to auditor queries</li> <li>Complete ad hoc analytics tasks assigned by your team leader by agreed deadlines</li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">What you'll need</H2> </div><div><div> <p><strong>Minimum qualification</strong></p> <p>Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Financial Accounting or Finance</p> <p><strong>Preferred</strong></p> <p>A relevant postgraduate qualification in Accounting, Financial Accounting or Information Systems</p> <p>3+ years' experience in reconciliation</p> <p><strong>Knowledge</strong></p> <p>Computerised accounting systems and principles (SAP) · Financial analysis and interpretation<br>Management of accounts</p> </div></div></div></div><p><span style="font-size:14.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em>Capitec is committed to diversity and, where feasible, all appointments will support the achievement of our employment equity goals.</em></span></span></p>