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Unlike a company that is listed on a stock exchange, PPS belongs to its members and operates under the ethos of mutuality. This means that qualifying members can exclusively share in the profits of the Group, through the unique PPS Profit-Share Account.\nPPS Investments exists to create and grow the wealth of graduate professionals and their families to live the lives they want in a world worth living in. We offer diversified and flexible investment solutions that are mutually beneficial to our clients in the long run because we believe that success is better shared.\nPurpose of the job:\nThe successful candidate will support the finance team across various accounting functions, including payroll administration, financial statement preparation, reconciliations, tax compliance, and process automation, and contribute to the management of the company's Long Term Incentive Scheme (LTIS) Trust and BBBEE initiatives.\nMinimum Requirements\nIdeal experience:\n2 -3 years experience within a similar role with exposure to the investment/asset management industry will be as an advantage\nExceptional proficiency in MS Excel is essential\nPower BI experience is advantageous\nPastel experience is advantageous\nSage experience is advantageous\nUnderstanding of accounting principles\nIdeal qualifications:\nRelevant Finance/Accounting related tertiary qualification\nSystems knowledge:\nProficient in MS Office and MS Teams, SAGE or similar finance/payroll system\nCompetencies & ideal personality attributes:\nStrong attention to detail\nAbility to work with clear deadlines\nStrong communication and interpersonal skills\nProblem solving and analytical skills\nAbility to take ownership and be self-motivated\nDiligence and numeracy ability\nPassionate, ambitious, and energetic\nPlease note:\nYou acknowledge that any information supplied to PPS is provided voluntarily and therefore constitutes unconditional, specific and voluntary consent to the processing of such information by PPS. Your personal information will be processed for facilitating your employment application with PPS including any statutory or regulatory compliance with which PPS must comply (where applicable) and for the legitimate interests of PPS and yourself, both during the recruitment process and thereafter. You may instruct PPS by written notice to cease the processing of your personal information at any time and, subject to the requirements of applicable South African law, request that PPS delete and/or de-identify such personal information.\nBased on the nature of our business, honesty and integrity are inherent requirements for our roles.\nAll appointments are made in line with the Company's Employment Equity targets.\nDuties and Responsibilities\n1. Management Accounting:\nProcessing of company accounts on a monthly basis including but not limited to the trial balance, general ledger, cashbooks and journals.\nDetailed review and preparation of monthly ledger reconciliations.\nPreparing supplier and customer age analysis.\nPreparation of VAT and submission of VAT201 returns.\nProcessing of the company credit card.\nPreparing and maintaining the fixed asset register.\nDrafting annual financial statements in accordance with IFRS and assisting with the group consolidation on OneStream.\nLiaising with the External and Internal auditors on an annual basis.\nAutomation of existing processes within the finance department for improved efficiency and evaluating the effectiveness of internal controls across processes.\nAssisting with capital adequacy maintenance and cash flow management.\n2. Long Term Incentive Scheme (LTIS) Trust:\nAssisting with the capturing and management of the LTIS accounting records monthly.\nPreparation of journals for other participating entities within the greater PPS Insurance group.\nAutomation and streamlining of existing LTIS processes including IT3b tax certificates and beneficiary statements.\n3. Payroll\nEnsure the accurate and timeous processing of employment changes including new appointments, terminations, and general payroll input.\nMaintenance of employee payroll data with monthly payroll changes including valid employee expense claims per contracts and latest SARS allowances.\nHR benefits administration including contributions; withdrawals; reconciliations and payments to providers.\nStakeholder management and manage enquiries\nEMP 501 and IRP5 submissions.\n4. Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment:\nProcessing of weekly supplier payment runs.\nImplementing and driving BBBEE strategy when it comes to procurement across the business.\nAssisting with achieving the desired BBBEE outcomes during the BBBEE audit.\n5. 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