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Senior Bookkeeper Finance Operations Lead |

Somewhere


Job Location:

Cape Town - South Africa

Monthly Salary: $ 2000 - 3000
Posted: 23 May 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 25 August 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy
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Job Summary

Senior Bookkeeper / Finance Operations Lead
  • Location: Fully Remote
  • Hours: Full-time (40 hours/week). Daily live overlap 9:00 AM 5:00 PM ET required.
  • Compensation: $2000 $3000 USD/month base (depending on experience).
  • Engagement: Long-term contractor.
  • Start Date: ASAP.
About the Company

We are a fast-growing founder-led B2B SaaS company operating at the intersection of real estate property management and listing platforms. We serve institutional single-family rental owners property managers and Multiple Listing Services (MLSs) counting some of the largest names in residential property management among our clients.

With a tight-knit team of under 20 people we are expanding our finance department. Backed by a fractional CFO and a US CPA we are now hiring our first dedicated in-house Finance Operations Lead to own our financial machinery end-to-end.

The Role

As the Senior Bookkeeper / Finance Operations Lead you will sit at the center of our financial ecosystem. You will execute everything between the high-level strategy handled by our fractional CFO and the annual filings managed by our US CPA.

This is a build-from-scratch role. You arent just maintaining a system; you are the architect of our future finance operations. You will build the standard operating procedures (SOPs) establish the monthly cadence and completely de-risk this function for our leadership team.

Key Responsibilities
1. Accounts Receivable & Accounts Payable
  • Manage end-to-end AR for 40 recurring B2B clients (invoice generation delivery tracking and collections).
  • Establish and enforce an AR aging cadence (Day 30 / 45 / 60) utilizing professional documented follow-up scripts.
  • Handle full-cycle AP bill-pay execution and credit card/merchant processor reconciliations.
  • Resolve routine billing disputes and accurately apply incoming payments.
2. Books & Monthly Close
  • Maintain absolute ownership of QuickBooks Online (expense categorization chart of accounts management and bank reconciliations).
  • Deliver a comprehensive monthly close package by Business Day 7 including AR aging AP register reconciliations P&L balance sheet and variance commentary.
  • Maintain an audit-ready digital trail of receipts and documentation specifically tracking R&D credit-qualifying expenses.
3. Compliance Tax & Payroll
  • Own a 90-day forward-looking compliance calendar covering payroll tax sales tax BOI state registrations and 1099s.
  • Triage IRS and state tax mail resolving administrative issues and escalating strategic inquiries to the CFO.
  • Run US payroll via Gusto and execute approved compensation or headcount updates.
  • Coordinate annual tax document collection and R&D credit substantiation with our US CPA.
4. Vendor Management & Reporting
  • Manage vendor onboarding (collecting W-9s setting up ACH) and maintain the vendor master file.
  • Deliver a weekly cash flow snapshot to the Founder every Monday morning.
  • Author and continually optimize SOPs for all recurring financial processes.
What We Are Looking For:
Must-Haves:
  • Experience: 7 years of dedicated bookkeeping experience working directly with US-based clients.
  • Certification: Active QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor certification (fully completed not in-progress).
  • Technical Compliance: Proven experience handling US multi-state payroll sales tax and 1099 reporting.
  • Portfolio: Direct experience managing a recurring B2B AR portfolio (SaaS professional services or PropTech preferred).
  • Communication: Exceptional written English with a polished professional client-facing email voice.
  • Availability: Strict ability to work full-time hours overlapping 9:00 AM 5:00 PM ET.
Nice-to-Haves:
  • Experience in Property Management Real Estate or the PropTech sector.
  • Familiarity with modern fintech tools: Stripe Ramp Brex or Gusto.
  • Background tracking and documenting R&D tax credit expenses.
Why Join Us
  • Build Your Legacy: As our first dedicated finance hire you get to skip the corporate red tape. You will shape our tooling stack design the processes and build the function from the ground up.
  • Direct Impact & Visibility: You will work directly with the Founder and Fractional CFO. Your voice matters your work is visible and your impact will be felt daily.
  • Stability & Growth: This is not a short-term gig. We are looking for a long-term partner who wants to grow alongside the company unlocking expanded scope and compensation milestones as we scale.

Required Experience:

Senior IC


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