Senior Internal Control Accountant

Being a part of the Hollywoodbets Purple Team is an opportunity to become a part of one of South Africa’s biggest success stories. From humble beginnings in Durban, Hollywoodbets has grown into a powerhouse brand operating across Africa and the United Kingdom. And that’s just the beginning. Our talented Team is on a mission to increase our global footprint, ready to take on any challenge because at Hollywoodbets, not even the sky is the limit. Join our Team and let’s reach for the stars.

We have an amazing opportunity for a Senior Internal Control Accountant. Do you think you have what it takes to be our newest Purple Star?

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and managing the audit team. Provide consistent and appropriate support as well as practical advice to the different parts of the audit team. To adapt procedures when required (system upgrades, new products/integrations) and ensure their relevance to support accurate reconciliations safeguarding the business against financial loss.

With Hollywoodbets You Will:

1. Innovate and create as part of a like-minded, authentic Team eager to achieve goals.
2. Embrace challenges and the thrill of working in a vibrant and fast-paced industry.
3. Grow with our development plans and culture that allows you to further your career.

You Bring:

• 2 Years practical auditing/accounting experience
• Computer literate
• Valid driver’s license

A Bonus To Have:

• Completed or studying towards auditing qualification will be advantageous
• Completed SAICA articles
• Knowledge of pastel evolution
• Own transport

What You’ll Do For The Brand:

Financial Metrics/Operational Duties

• Work closely with the other audit department managers
• Understand and evaluate business processes and identify improvement opportunities
• Assist in planning and managing implementation of improvement programs
• Collect and analyse data to detect system weaknesses and identify key and residual risks.
• Work closely with the development and operational teams to test integrations and new products.
• Oversee the deployment of new software and/or related processes
• Submit a daily report summarising key aspects of the daily sign offs
• Identify and rectify weaknesses within procedures, processes, policies and related internal control frameworks
• Continuously look to improve efficiency and effectiveness through ongoing learning/development and new techniques
• Perform consulting activities and ad hoc assignments as they arise
• Ability to manage changing priorities and competing demands
• Ensure deadline is met for relevant tasks
• Timeous and accurate reporting of findings with material value or material risk
• Helping to develop a culture of continuous improvement through process re-engineering and change management

Compliance, risk and quality

• Creating, maintaining and enforcing company policies and procedures
• 100% compliance with health and safety regulations (where applicable)
• Compliance with relevant laws and regulations relating to iBranch operations
• Support the Group Ibranch Accountant / Group Audit Project Manager regarding the maintenance of the risk register
• Intense focus on quality with regards to communication, capturing, documentation etc
• Maintenance of department process write-ups/ system descriptions and quarterly updating
• Ensure logical saving of all work, templates, etc. monthly and yearly such that each year’s financial records can stand on its own when enquiries/ investigations/audits take place
• Produce high quality, neat, logical, succinct, easy to follow, easy to understand, formula linked work/templates/workbooks/financial models/recons - of which is substantiated by facts with no numbers in the formulas
• Ensure the above (final version) and other documents are chronologically saved/backed up.
• Summarise the detailed daily findings on the designated software and submit a daily report to the Group Ibranch Accountant / Group Audit Project Manager
• Effectively deal with internal, external, SARS, NCA and BEE auditors
• Promote declaration of all gifts and report suspicious requests to clear queries from departments responding to queries
• To escalate a single shortage of R2k or greater to Group Ibranch Accountant / Group Audit Project Manager
• Promote declaration all conflicts of interest upfront
• Promote a culture of confidentiality within the business with regards to the protection of personal information
• Promote a culture of compliance with FICA and AML regulations with regards to reporting of suspicious transactions.
• Ensure all personal information of loan applicants and suppliers and other stakeholders is not shared and is maintained in a secure environment.
• Stay abreast with changes in the relevant industry and changes to relevant Acts/Regulations
• Ensure that relevant Audit Policies, Procedures, Manuals and training manuals are maintained and updated accordingly

Growth and new markets/products

• Key supplier relationship management
• Source new products/innovations/robotics/artificial intelligence/predictive analysis
• Development of existing products/software
• Ensure that measures are put in place and steps are taken to achieve short term, medium term, long term goals
• Assist with company projects or lead company projects as allocated from time to time

People

• Approval and creation and maintenance of roles and job descriptions and KPIs/KPAs.
• Performance management of team members and disciplinary
• Enforcing ethical, honest, transparent, fair work environment
• Approving and identification of training as and when needed for team members
• Formal setting up of individual team member meetings (Initial meeting to layout the KPIs/KPAs, quarterly tracking meeting, half year review and year-end review
• Adequate recognition of team member efforts and motivation of team members
• Talent retention (through role creation, career path planning)
• Succession planning
• Sustainable morale and team building
• Ethics and fraud workshops
• Recruitment and related interviews
• Induction and comfort or new team members
• Appropriate and fair leave planning
• Monitoring of sick leave
• Approval of leave, bio time, phone usage
• Implementation of HR initiatives
• Monitoring of team member productivity, punctuality, breaks and smoke breaks
• Approving and monitoring of overtime
• Promotion of a healthy work environment

Skills

• Good communication skills
• Demonstrate the ability to pay attention to details and strong presentation skills.
• Demonstrate high energy, enthusiasm and motivation in execution of work.
• Ability to take accountability
• Demonstrates an exceptional level of customer service
• Ability to coach and train
• Demonstrate strong administration skills
• Very driven and proactive

What You’ll Bring To The Team:

• Be a strategic thinker
• Proficient in training methodologies, curriculum development and soft skills
• Demonstrate sound presentation skills
• Strong sense of accountability.
• Have the ability to facilitate workshops in a professional manner.
• Demonstrate excellent attention to detail have effective communication skills
• Must be able to plan effectively and efficiently in order to meet deadlines.

Please be advised that should you not be contacted within 30 days, kindly consider your application to be unsuccessful.