Senior Internal Control Accountant

Responsibilities

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 join the auditing department to lead and manage the audit team, providing consistent and appropriate support, as well as practical advice, to various parts of the team. They will adapt procedures when required (e.g., system upgrades, new products/integrations) to ensure continued relevance and support accurate reconciliations that safeguard the business against financial loss.

With Hollywoodbets You Will:

Innovate and create
as part of a like-minded, authentic Team eager to achieve goals.

Embrace
challenges and the thrill of working in a vibrant and fast-paced industry.

Grow
with our development plans and culture that allows you to further your career.

You Bring:

• Matric.
• +2 years practical auditing/accounting experience.
• Valid driver’s license.

A Bonus To Have:

• Completed or studying towards auditing.
• Own transport.
• Completed SAICA articles.

What You’ll Do For The Brand:

• 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 demand.
• 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 elevate a single shortage of R2k or greater to Group iBranch Accountant/Group Audit Project Manager.
• Promote declaration all conflicts of interest upfront.
• Promote a…