Financial Accountant

Cape Town - South Africa

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 17 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description

THE OPPORTUNITY THAT AWAITS YOU

A mission-led fintech powerhouse is reshaping the future of payments across Africa creating smarter scalable and more accessible ways for money to move. They are seeking a highly capable Financial Accountant to join their vibrant team in Cape Town.

This role sits at the intersection of finance technology and cross-border payments offering the chance to work in a dynamic high-impact environment where financial accuracy operational efficiency and innovation truly matter.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Prepare accurate monthly management accounts balance sheet reconciliations and variance analyses.
Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts across multiple cost centres.
Support month-end and year-end close processes including journals accruals and prepayments.
Assist with financial consolidation and reporting for local and international entities.
Oversee supplier payments expense management client billing and intercompany recharges.
Review and approve invoices in line with internal controls and tax requirements.
Perform multi-currency bank reconciliations and support cash flow forecasting.
Track working capital and FX exposure while collaborating with operations and trading teams.
Prepare audit schedules and liaise with external auditors.
Ensure compliance with IFRS tax legislation and internal governance policies.
Identify opportunities to streamline and automate financial processes.
Support upgrades integrations and testing of ERP or financial systems.
Maintain and update Standard Operating Procedures.

OUR REQUIRED EXPERTISE

Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or related field.
35 years experience in financial accounting ideally within fintech payments banking or financial services.
Experience working with multi-entity and multi-currency financial operations.
Strong Excel skills and exposure to ERP/accounting systems (Xero advantageous).
Solid understanding of IFRS and local tax regulations.
Experience in cross-border payments FX/crypto accounting foreign entity consolidation.

YOUR REWARD

Salary range: R 400000 R 500 000 p.a.

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Job DescriptionTHE OPPORTUNITY THAT AWAITS YOUA mission-led fintech powerhouse is reshaping the future of payments across Africa creating smarter scalable and more accessible ways for money to move. They are seeking a highly capable Financial Accountant to join their vibrant team in Cape Town.This r...

Job Description

THE OPPORTUNITY THAT AWAITS YOU

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Prepare accurate monthly management accounts balance sheet reconciliations and variance analyses.
Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts across multiple cost centres.
Support month-end and year-end close processes including journals accruals and prepayments.
Assist with financial consolidation and reporting for local and international entities.
Oversee supplier payments expense management client billing and intercompany recharges.
Review and approve invoices in line with internal controls and tax requirements.
Perform multi-currency bank reconciliations and support cash flow forecasting.
Track working capital and FX exposure while collaborating with operations and trading teams.
Prepare audit schedules and liaise with external auditors.
Ensure compliance with IFRS tax legislation and internal governance policies.
Identify opportunities to streamline and automate financial processes.
Support upgrades integrations and testing of ERP or financial systems.
Maintain and update Standard Operating Procedures.

OUR REQUIRED EXPERTISE

Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or related field.
35 years experience in financial accounting ideally within fintech payments banking or financial services.
Experience working with multi-entity and multi-currency financial operations.
Strong Excel skills and exposure to ERP/accounting systems (Xero advantageous).
Solid understanding of IFRS and local tax regulations.
Experience in cross-border payments FX/crypto accounting foreign entity consolidation.

YOUR REWARD