Digital Financial Accountant
Grade: P1
Windhoek
Minimum Experience: 3+ Years with Practical experience in accounting and / or IT environment. • Coding and data visualizations will be an advantage.
Minimum Qualification: Bachelors Degree in Accounting and Finance. • An IT/ data analytics/data science qualification will be an advantage.
Closing Date: 13 April 2026
Knowledge & Skills
- A working knowledge of the SAP: FI, Procurement, Facilities Management, Materials management module basics.
- Working knowledge of UI Path/ Blue Prism.
- Working knowledge of Power BI, SQL, or other data visualisation tools
- Use of Python will be an advantage
- VAT Act
- Income Tax Act
- IFRS Knowledge
- Management accounting
Duties & Responsibilities
The principal accountabilities of this position are to:
- Conduct comprehensive data analytics across key SAP finance and procurement modules to identify anomalies, trends, inconsistencies, and emerging risks.
- Review and validate journal entries processed through SAP and related financial systems, including travel expenses (SAP Concur), memorandum payments, staff-related transactions, year-end accruals, prepayments, and other adjusting entries to ensure accuracy and complete recording.
- Prepare and maintain accurate reconciliations for key General Ledger accounts, including the Suspense Account, Real‑Time Gross Settlements (RTGS) Account, and Sundry Creditors.
- Prepare the quarterly Risk and Compliance Report in collaboration with the Deputy Directors of each division and ensure accurate consolidation of departmental risks, control updates, compliance status, and mitigation activities.
- Prepare and submit monthly Withholding Tax (WHT) returns by analysing foreign payment transactions from the SAP system and identifying transactions subject to withholding tax in accordance with the Income Tax Act.
- Prepare and analyse the Information Technology (IT) expense report to ensure the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of reported costs, while evaluating the underlying contractual arrangements and applying the appropriate International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) treatment.
- Drive and manage the procure‑to‑pay process for the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) to ensure the timely settlement of payments and adherence to established financial procedures and controls.
- Provide effective supervision, coaching, and technical guidance to Assistant Accountants and other direct reports.
- Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.