Management Accountant

Overview

Stratlab – Where Talent Meets Its People. We connect brilliant minds with companies that actually get them. Serious about growth, light on the drama.

We’re currently looking for a Management Accountant & Finance IT Specialist – a role for someone who thrives in

• Management Accounting & Financial Reporting
• Finance Systems & Process Optimisation
• Budgeting, Forecasting & Cashflow Management

At Stratlab, we focus on culture fit, long-term impact, and building relationships that last – because great work happens when people belong.

Think this is you? Let’s make it happen.

This role comes with excellent cover.

No excess. No exclusions. Just solid career upside.

This role comes with premium benefits, zero hidden clauses, and excellent long-term cover.

We’re representing one of South Africa’s leading insurance houses, and they’re looking to insure their finance team with a Management Accountant who also speaks fluent Finance IT. Someone who can balance the books, calm the systems, and forecast the future without breaking into a sweat.

If month-end doesn’t scare you, budgets don’t bore you, and finance systems actually listen when you talk to them, this policy might be written with your name on it.

• Monthly management accounts and financial reporting
• Cashflow management and shareholder reporting
• Forecasting across IS, BS, and cash flow
• Budget preparation, tracking, and variance analysis
• Financial packs and presentations for boards and committees
• Owning and administering finance systems and reporting tools
• Strengthening internal controls and supporting IFRS reporting
• Project work when finance needs a specialist on standby

• BCom Accounting
• ±5 years’ experience in a finance or insurance environment
• Strong management accounting and reporting expertise
• Confidence working with ERP systems and finance tools
• Solid understanding of internal controls and IFRS
• Deadline-driven without premium panic
• Detail-oriented, structured, and solutions-focused
• Comfortable engaging with stakeholders at all levels

• A senior, high-impact role at a top-tier insurance group
• Exposure to strategic finance and systems decision-making
• A mix of stability and transformation
• Johannesburg-based with long-term career upside

If your current role feels underwritten, overexposed, or due for renewal, this might be the upgrade your career needs.