Financial Accountant (9 months fixed term contract)

Who we are
We’re Super Group, the NYSE-listed digital gaming company behind some of the world’s leading Sports and iGaming brands, including Betway and Jackpot City. We’re a powerhouse built on decades of expertise and we’re changing the game for good. Our mission is to give our customers a superclass entertainment experience. 

Who we’re looking for
We’re on a thrilling journey of growth and innovation, and we need passionate, driven individuals to join us. At Super Group, every day is action-packed, and we expect you to bring your A-game. In return, you’ll find a supportive environment where your skills can flourish and your career can soar. 
Ready to become a game-changer? Supercharge your career with us and be part of something extraordinary. 

Why we need you
We’re building experiences that wow our customers – and that starts with bold, curious people who want to do work that matters.
If you’re hungry to grow, excited by impact and ready for a challenge that will supercharge your career, this could be your moment.
As our Financial Accountant you’ll be supporting the delivery of accounting for all transactions, reconciliations, and reporting for the Support Silo and related entities. This will help us excel in delivering timeously to the senior management and shareholders of the organisation, to assist with their decision-making processes in driving the business enabling us to stay ahead of the game.

What you’ll do
You’ll take ownership of work that gives us our competitive edge, including:

Financial reporting: 
1. Monthly management reports 

• Check to ensure that data is posted correctly by product, region, brand.
• Reconcile data imported into NAV/BC (ERP) to the Audit Report.
• Match all open items in vendors and customers.
• Investigate anomalies and open items timeously and provide necessary feedback to stakeholders.
• Run weekly open item reports and follow up on long outstanding items.
• Calculation of monthly outsoufrce fees and checking that this agrees to the terms of the contract.
• Post accruals, and prepayments and ensure that finance assistant has posted invoices.  
• Post dividends and ensuring all corresponding dividend resolutions and support are on file.
• Review inventory & travel management report prepared by the finance assistant.
• Assist with the analysis of expenses, with commentary (Opex & Fee files) ensuring all expenses have been categorized and allocated correctly across all business units.
• Review commentary that has been added by the creditors controller for validity.
• Review monthly credit card reconciliations and ensuring adequate support and accurate posting.
• Assist with the preparation of monthly income statement files, including commentaries per expense type and brand.
• Post all intercompany and intergroup billing.
• Proactively resolve any queries raised by billed clients.
• Fixed asset & intangible asset reporting and recons, ensuring that all assets are correctly captured.
• Brand review across the group.
• Run depreciation.
• Run FX.

2. Analytical reporting

• Ensure that all relevant data is split by product, region, platform, brand where appropriate.
• Preparation of monthly income statement with relevant commentary.
• Preparation / update of monthly support and annualised schedules including legal fees, accounting & audit fees, and professional fees.
• Preparation of monthly balance sheet with relevant commentary.
• Preparation of monthly brand income statement.

Corporate Governance: 
1. Audits 

• Preparation of audit files & upload of evidence.
• Liaise with other contributors to ensure completeness of all audit files.
• Liaise with the manager regarding all queries from the external auditors.
• Resolve queries from external auditors in a timely manner.

2. SOX compliance 

• Prepare SOX control support and evidence.
• Ensure that all controls are adhered to, documented, and implemented for SOX compliance.
• Evidence of internal controls are timeously submitted.

3. Tax management and compliance 

• Preparation of corporate tax and VAT calculations per entity.
• Prepare all related reporting for annual returns, regulatory reports.
• Reconciliation of all VAT and tax vendors and matching to ensure submission and payments to the authorities have been timeously made.
• Effective correspondence with local tax authority and follow up on outstanding items.

4. Contracts management 

• Ensure all contracts are up to date and on file.
• Ensure new contracts for new billing or changes are obtained.
• Update contract matrix.

Funds and Assets Management: 
1. Cash flow 

• Run vendor open items reports weekly and request payment of open items due for payment.
• Ensure timeous supplier and intergroup payments.
• Review weekly payments, ensuring that the correct amounts and suppliers are paid.

Robust and critical systems and controls: 
1. Policies and procedures

• Assist in the drafting of process notes detailing how and why monthly tasks are performed to ensure business continuity.

Ad hoc: 

• Other ad hoc duties as may be required from time to time in line with business requirements.
• Assist manager with technical projects from time to time.

Areas of responsibility:

• Trial balance management of all entities. 

This list covers your core responsibilities – with plenty of room to stretch, explore and take on new challenges as we grow.

 
What you’ll bring
You’re someone who brings:

• Clear, confident communication (written and verbal), and the ability to breakdown complex ideas
• A collaborative mindset, working smoothly with cross functional teams to hit shared goals
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects without dropping the ball
• ·Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to high quality work
• Adaptability – you stay sharp, productive and positive in fast moving environments
• BCom financial accounting degree or related qualification and Articles 
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills 
• Detail-oriented with a high level of accuracy 

Desirable skills you’ve got up your sleeve
It would be great if you also have some of the following skills:

• In-depth knowledge of sports betting markets, including odds calculation, betting types and market trends
• Previous experience in the online gaming or casino industry, with a strong understanding of player behaviour and industry regulations
• Familiarity with gambling regulations and compliance requirements in various jurisdictions, ensuring adherence to legal standards
• Experience in developing and executing customer retention strategies
• Minimum 3 years post-Articles experience in a similar role  
• Experience in Microsoft Dynamics Navision or Business Central 
• Experience in FloQast (Month end reconciliation tool) 
• Experience in IBM Planning Analytics/TM1/Cognos 

Our values are non-negotiables
Our culture is underpinned by core values that are linked to key behavioural competencies. Along with the below behavioural competencies, these are essential for all employees in order for you to embed in and drive our culture forward. 

These competencies are:

• Adaptability
• Ownership and accountability
• Initiating action
• Resilience
• Team orientation
• Integrity
• Innovation 

What you’ll get back
We invest in your growth and wellbeing, so you can bring your best:

• Supergrowth is real here. Our learning and development programmes give you the tools, training and opportunities to level up fast.
• Your progress matters. Our Performance tool ensures you get meaningful feedback to support your development and superdrive your career.
• Support that has your back. Our Employee Assistance Programme offers resources for you and your family.
• Group Life Cover 
• Funeral Fund Benefit 
• Income Continuation Benefit 
• Medical Aid Subsidy 
• Retirement Annuity Subsidy 

Ready to feel superclass?
At Super Group, your experience matters. We’re honest, fair, and focused on helping you succeed – and your work will have real impact from day one. 

Game on!
 

This position requires trust and honesty it has access to customers financial details - therefore a credit and criminal record check will be conducted. The qualifications identified herein are an inherent job requirement; therefore, a qualification verification check will be done. By applying for this role, and supplying the necessary details, you hereby grant us permission to apply for these checks. This will be done in a confidential manner, and solely for the purposes of verification.

Should you not hear from us within 2 weeks, please deem your application as unsuccessful.