📌 OPPORTUNITY OVERVIEWAbsa Group Limited (Absa) is actively recruiting for a Officer Product Control - Pretoria position in Gauteng. This is an excellent opportunity for professionals in the Finance / Accounting / Audit sector looking to advance their careers.
🎯 IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILEWe are seeking talented individuals with the following profile• Experience Level: 1 year • Educational Background: Others or equivalent • Industry Focus: Finance / Accounting / Audit • Location Preference: in Gauteng
💼 WHY THIS ROLE MATTERSFinancial professionals like Officer Product Control - Pretoria are vital for organizational stability and compliance. This role offers the opportunity to impact business strategy and financial health.
📈 CAREER DEVELOPMENT INSIGHTSWith 1 year of experience, you're at an ideal point to expand your expertise in Finance / Accounting / Audit. This role offers growth opportunities and skill development.
📋 APPLICATION GUIDANCEWhen applying for this Officer Product Control - Pretoria position, ensure your CV highlights: • Relevant experience matching the 1 year requirement • Educational qualifications in line with Others • Specific achievements in the Finance / Accounting / Audit field • Any certifications or specialized training
🌍 SOUTH AFRICA JOB MARKET CONTEXTThe Finance / Accounting / Audit sector in South Africa continues to show strong demand for skilled professionals. This position represents a valuable opportunity in the current job market.
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Job SummaryThe purpose of this role is to balance the general ledger, suspense accounts. To ensure that all items are cleared on a weekly basis. To prepare journals to clear items where needed. To prepare daily and monthly recons. To prepare and print month end recons to be reviewed and signed by Manager.
Job DescriptionFinance processes and support function
Product Control Visibility
Balance general ledger accounts
Access the millennium system and draw enquiries and compare to source reports or information To present outstanding items that cannot be resolved as a write off (debits) or Cams Diff (Credits). Compare to GL write off account. To have no outstanding credit items older than three months. Compare to specific GL account. To have no outstanding debit items older than a week without an incident report. Compare to specific GL account To attached documentation on month end recons for approval purposes Assist with all queries received via telephone or e-mail Identify trends in nature of queries by implementing procedures to correct root of problem and forward these to the management. Build relations with the users to assist in resolving queries by meeting with them Raise balancing out of balance Incidents with the Technical teams
Prepare daily and monthly reconciliation
To prepare a daily and monthly recon on excel Daily save all relevant recons on server To ensure that month end reconciliations are done and signed by the 5th working day of any month Attached relevant source system reports for approval purposes To adhere to daily SLA's (Service Level agreement) with stakeholders
Financial Control – Partnership
Adhere to RCSA – Risk & Control self-assessment & AO&R policies – Account Ownership & Reconciliation
To ensure that transactions are processed within SLA’s (service level agreement) as per RCSA (Risk & Control self-assessment) requirement where applicable. No audit findings during any audit. To ensure that work standards always adhere TO AO&R (Account Ownership & Reconciliation) policy standards. No audit finding during any audit. To ensure compliance to RCSA (Risk & Control self-assessment) requirements. No audit findings during any audit
Process Optimization
New suggestions or reported items
To report any mistakes made during any situation to management as needed To escalate any out of the ordinary / red flag situations to management To forward any suggestions for improvement/cost savings to management when you became aware of such possibilities To ensure that any ad-hoc tasks are performed according to standards applicable
Role / Person Specification
NQF level 4 : Grade 12 English speaking 12 months experience in similar role Telephone skills Knowledge of accounting principles CAMS product Millenium EOS listings Interfaces between CAMS and GL Microsoft Excel Microsoft Word Good verbal and written communication skills Good interpersonal skills Personal organisation and time management Ability to work alone as well as in a team This role requires that you are versatile in all of the above functions. It does not require all functions everyday but as and when the need requires. The department is structured in such a way that support exists for each function required Automation of this function is planned for Area is not paper driven and requires save all work-related information, save all recons on server and always take responsibility for filing and security of information Area is process driven not allowing any deviation from policy Liaise with team mates to ensure consistency in team and communicate any red flag situations to team, leader and Manager. Ensure processes are transparent with other areas they work with and that solutions are communicated for problems experienced in the area Communicate with customer care & stakeholders on process changes Inform of business requirement and make sure turnaround times are communicated
EducationHigher Certificates and Advanced National (Vocational) Certificates: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)
End Date: August 27, 2026
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