💼 Job Title: Group Accountant
🏢 Company: Discovery Central Services
📫 Address: 1 Discovery Place, Sandton, Johannesburg, 2196
🕒 Job Type: Permanent
📊 Function: Accounting
🌍 Location: Sandton, Johannesburg

🎯 Key Purpose of the Role

The Group Accountant plays a pivotal role in the consolidation of monthly and annual financial reporting for the broader Discovery Group. This includes IFRS compliance, audit interaction, report preparation, and supporting financial insights required by Exco, the Board, and multiple business units.

This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified CA(SA) with up to three years of post-articles experience who thrives in a fast-paced, highly analytical environment.

📝 Key Areas of Responsibility

📊 Financial Reporting & Consolidations

• Prepare monthly consolidated management accounts, including:
  ✔ Group Income Statement
  ✔ Statement of Financial Position
  ✔ Statement of OCI
  ✔ Statement of Changes in Equity
  ✔ Cash Flow Statement
  ✔ Segmental reporting

• Review and validate foreign subsidiary translations and consolidation journals to ensure IFRS accuracy.

• Support the compilation of IFRS-compliant financial results for Group reporting cycles.

🧾 Budgeting & Forecasting

• Consolidate Group budget and forecasts for Exco and Board presentations.

• Assist with modelling and presenting summary views across divisions.

📄 External Reporting & Governance

• Prepare Interim Results, AFS, and other regulatory or statutory reports for Discovery Limited.

• Assist External Reporting and Investor Relations with ad hoc financial queries.

• Prepare and/or review SENS announcements relating to financial results.

📘 Audit Support

• Liaise with internal and external auditors, providing required schedules and supporting documentation.

🧩 Systems Administration

• Assist with administration and maintenance of:
  ✔ Sage (accounting system)
  ✔ OneStream (reporting tool)

📌 Business Support

• Address finance-related queries from internal stakeholders.

• Provide data to the Group Risk team for Solvency and Embedded Value analysis.

🧠 Candidate Profile

✔ Technical Skills

• Advanced knowledge of IFRS standards

• Strong understanding of financial consolidation principles

• Exceptional written and verbal communication

• High levels of accuracy and attention to detail

• Ability to work under pressure and manage tight deadlines

• Excellent project management ability

• Advanced Excel proficiency

✔ Qualifications

• CA(SA) – fully qualified

• 0–3 years’ post-qualification experience

• Experience in the insurance industry is advantageous

• Consolidation experience beneficial

📄 Best CV Tips for This Accountant Role

Make sure your CV highlights:

📌 IFRS Expertise – include specific standards you have applied
📌 Consolidation Experience – month-end, group accounts, foreign translations
📌 Systems Knowledge – Sage, OneStream, CaseWare, or similar
📌 Audit Interaction – detail your role in external/internal audits
📌 Reporting Exposure – AFS, board packs, management accounts
📌 Excel Proficiency – list formulas, pivot tables, modelling, etc.
📌 Insurance Industry Exposure (if applicable)
📌 A clean, professional CV layout showing precision and attention to detail

🤝 Employment Equity Statement

Discovery is committed to Employment Equity. The company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and targets will guide this recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Discovery encourages applications from candidates across diverse backgrounds, including persons with disabilities.