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Does the opportunity to work with international clients interest you?
Our client is launching an outsources accounting services team in South Africa, servicing US based clients and is looking for experienced Senior Accountants to join them! This client plans to significantly expand this offshore team in South Africa, offering the opportunity to get into something exciting in the early stages!  This role calls for good levels of confidence, being able to articulate well with international clients and international team members. As you’ll be forming part of the core team, we are looking for committed, client-centric, dynamic team players who are comfortable working remotely and being part of something with great growth potential.

Why join this team: 

  • Opportunity to support a high‑impact month‑end close function
  • Work closely with an experienced US‑based accounting team
  • Contribute to improving financial processes, controls, and efficiency
  • Exposure to full financial statement reviews and cross‑functional collaboration

What you will be doing: 

  • Preparing and reviewing high‑quality balance sheet reconciliations
  • Ensuring reconciliations align seamlessly with financial statements
  • Working with a full set of financials to identify inconsistencies or irregularities
  • Collaborating daily with the US accounting team for reviews and issue resolution
  • Identifying inefficiencies in the month‑end close process
  • Challenging unusual balances and recommending workflow and control enhancements
Location: Remote
Job type: Permanent
Emp type: Full-time
Salary type: Annual
Salary: Negotiable
Job published: 26/03/2026
Job ID: 73675

Ready to step into a role where your analysis directly shapes business performance?

Join a globally recognized leader in the manufacturing space, known for its structured, high-performance culture and strong international footprint. With a focus on continuous improvement, planning excellence, and data-driven decision-making, this is an environment where sharp minds thrive.

As part of the Corporate Planning team, you’ll play a critical role in driving sales performance through robust forecasting, reporting, and insights. This is a hands-on, detail-oriented role where your ability to build models, interpret data, and influence decisions will make a tangible impact.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Build and maintain advanced Excel models using data from SAP, CRM, and BI tools
  • Lead sales forecasting, budgeting, and gross margin planning cycles
  • Perform detailed variance analysis (actual vs budget/forecast)
  • Support monthly and cyclical reporting processes
  • Generate actionable insights to support strategic decision-making
  • Partner with sales and business units to track and improve performance
Location: Cape Town, Northern Suburbs
Job type: Permanent
Emp type: Full-time
Salary type: Annual
Salary: Negotiable
Job published: 24/03/2026
Job ID: 73542

A well-established organisation operating in a fast-paced, high-volume commercial environment is looking to appoint a SAIPA Qualified Accountant to join their finance team.

This role is suited to someone who understands industry, enjoys being close to operations, and is confident working in transactional environments where accuracy, pace, and accountability matter

Key responsibilities:

This is a hands-on, full-function accounting role, including but not limited to:

  • Month-end journal processing and reporting
  • Balance sheet reconciliations across multiple accounts
  • Cashbook reviews, postings, and reconciliations
  • Payments, intercompany loans, and AR/AP reconciliations
  • Royalties, profit share calculations, accruals, and depreciation
  • Liaison with auditors, banks, SARS, and other external stakeholders
  • Working closely with operational teams to resolve discrepancies
  • Accurate and timeous reporting to senior finance
Location: Cape Town, Northern Suburbs
Job type: Permanent
Emp type: Full-time
Salary type: Annual
Salary: Negotiable
Job published: 24/03/2026
Job ID: 73475

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for financial leadership and operational impact? This could be your next big move.

We’re hiring a Head of Finance to lead the financial strategy and execution across a multi-entity cluster. If you’re commercially sharp, operationally hands-on, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, read on.

About the opportunity:

This is more than a finance role, it’s about shaping the future of three business units. You’ll be a trusted advisor to the Divisional MD with a dotted line to the Group FCO and a key player in driving profitability, commercial governance, cashflow optimisation, and sustainable growth. You'll also lead finance transformation, project initiatives, and compliance across this diverse portfolio.

What you'll be doing:

  • Lead and execute the financial strategy aligned with group goals
  • Drive budgeting, forecasting, and scenario planning across BUs
  • Oversee financial reporting, compliance (IFRS, VAT, PAYE), audits, and controls
  • Optimise cashflow, working capital, and banking structures (including Forex)
  • Ensure commercial governance: pricing, tenders, contracts, and deal structuring
  • Champion financial systems, automation, and continuous improvement
  • Inspire, lead, and develop a high-performing finance team across the cluster
Location: Johannesburg
Job type: Permanent
Emp type: Full-time
Salary type: Annual
Salary: Negotiable
Job published: 24/03/2026
Job ID: 73442

Step into a high-impact finance leadership role where precision meets scale.

This fast-growing, tech-driven business is reshaping how customers experience online commerce across multiple platforms. With continued expansion, they’re building a finance function that can keep pace with innovation and operational complexity.

This role is the right hand to the CFO—designed for someone who thrives in the engine room of finance and wants to own and elevate transactional excellence across the group.

What this role is all about:

You’ll take full ownership of the operational finance function, leading teams across AP, AR, GL, reporting, and stock. Your focus? Accuracy, control, and continuous improvement—freeing up the CFO to focus on strategy while you ensure the numbers are rock solid.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Own end-to-end transactional finance, including month-end and year-end processes
  • Lead and develop finance operations teams and team leads
  • Drive process optimisation, automation, and efficiency across finance
  • Strengthen controls, governance, and financial discipline
  • Play a key role in ERP system evaluation and implementation
  • Identify opportunities to centralise and streamline finance across group entities
Location: Cape Town, CBD
Job type: Permanent
Emp type: Full-time
Salary type: Annual
Salary: Negotiable
Job published: 24/03/2026
Job ID: 73541

A globally recognised asset manager is looking to appoint a Financial Accountant on a 12-month fixed-term contract within their Cape Town-based finance team. This opportunity offers strong international exposure, working across South Africa, the UK and Hong Kong, within a dynamic and high-performing environment.
This role is well suited to a technically strong CA(SA) looking to gain exposure to a global business, while contributing meaningfully across financial reporting, regulatory compliance and core finance processes.

What you will be doing

  • Taking ownership of accounting, tax and statutory reporting for various entities
  • Preparing board packs and regulatory returns
  • Managing month-end accounting processes
  • Producing monthly management reports
  • Drafting Annual Financial Statements
  • Preparing and submitting VAT returns
  • Liaising with auditors during year-end processes
  • Working with external tax providers on annual tax submissions
  • Reviewing and approving accounts payable batches
  • Supporting ad hoc projects and process improvements
  • Keeping up to date with IFRS, tax and regulatory developments
  • Collaborating with both local and international finance teams

 

Location: Cape Town, CBD
Job type: Contract
Emp type: Full-time
Pay interval: Hourly
Pay rate: Negotiable
Job published: 24/03/2026
Job ID: 73575

Join a globally recognised asset manager with a strong presence in emerging markets and a reputation for excellence in investment management. This is an exciting opportunity for an Operational Risk Analyst to join a high-performing team, supporting the business in identifying, assessing, and managing operational risk across the organisation. 

What you will be doing:

  • Supporting the capture, analysis, and reporting of operational risk events, including near misses and loss data
  • Assisting with root cause analysis and tracking remediation actions
  • Facilitating Risk and Control Self-Assessments (RCSAs) and maintaining risk registers
  • Supporting the design and assessment of key controls and mitigation strategies
  • Producing operational risk reports and dashboards for senior stakeholders
  • Monitoring key risk indicators (KRIs) and identifying emerging risk trends
  • Contributing to the development and maintenance of the operational risk framework, policies, and procedures
  • Supporting training initiatives to embed a strong risk culture across the business
  • Assisting with operational risk systems, data quality, and process improvements

 

Location: Cape Town, CBD
Job type: Permanent
Emp type: Full-time
Salary type: Annual
Salary: Negotiable
Job published: 24/03/2026
Job ID: 73409

Numbers tell a story—but in this role, you’ll be the one shaping it.

This is an opportunity to join a high-performing, people-focused financial services environment where collaboration and insight drive real business outcomes. You’ll work alongside senior stakeholders, helping translate financial performance into clear direction and smarter decisions.

This isn’t a back-office finance role. It’s about influence, partnership, and being at the centre of how the business moves forward.

What the role is about:

You’ll act as the bridge between finance and the business—connecting strategy to performance through meaningful analysis, forecasting, and reporting.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Partner with business units to provide financial insight and strategic guidance
  • Own budgeting and rolling forecast cycles from start to finish
  • Deliver clear, insightful management reports
  • Support key business decisions with data-driven analysis
  • Assist with supplier-related financial processes and risk considerations
  • Build strong, trusted relationships across teams
Location: Stellenbosch
Job type: Permanent
Emp type: Full-time
Salary type: Annual
Salary: Negotiable
Job published: 24/03/2026
Job ID: 73176

A growing, fast‑paced QSR organisation where you will play a key role in ensuring accurate financial operations and supporting smooth business performance.

Why join this team?

  • Contribute to a professional, supportive finance environment
  • Work closely with operational branches and internal teams
  • Opportunity to apply your accounting expertise across a broad range of responsibilities
  • Be part of a business that values accuracy, efficiency, and continuous improvement

What you will be doing: 

  • Maintain accurate financial transaction records
  • Establish accounts and post transactions correctly
  • Ensure compliance with legal and internal financial policies
  • Reconcile and balance accounts
  • Process general journals
  • Produce financial statements (trial balance, income statement, balance sheet)
  • Verify invoices, receipts, and other source documents
  • Prepare financial reports and analyse account trends
  • Track and maintain inventory records
  • Manage accounts payable and accounts receivable
  • Prepare payments
  • Complete VAT calculations, submissions, and payments
  • Assist with budgets and audits
  • Maintain a complete and organised financial filing system
  • Conduct monthly branch audits (stock and assets)
Location: Cape Town, CBD
Job type: Permanent
Emp type: Full-time
Salary type: Annual
Salary: Negotiable
Job published: 20/03/2026
Job ID: 73243

Stepping into this role means taking ownership of the full finance function within a rapidly growing multi‑site QSR franchise group, driving operational excellence, financial stability, and long‑term strategic growth across regions.

Why join this team?

  • High‑growth franchise group with strong market presence
  • Direct influence on operational performance and profitability
  • Strategic partnership with leadership and operations
  • Opportunity to modernise and internalise key financial processes
  • Exposure across multiple regions and diverse operational environments

What you will be doing:

  • Leading the full finance function including budgeting, forecasting, and performance tracking
  • Preparing monthly management accounts and financial reports
  • Managing statutory submissions (VAT, PAYE, UIF, EMP501, SARS)
  • Compiling, updating, and loading budgets into Xero
  • Producing and submitting accurate monthly brand‑required management accounts
  • Driving financial compliance aligned to legislation, audit requirements, and brand standards
  • Developing and managing SLAs with service providers
  • Internalising payroll, PaySpace, HR consulting, and Health & Safety training
  • Conducting monthly stock, asset, petty cash, and cash handling audits across stores
  • Tracking and driving KPIs such as Food & Paper Gap, Group Labour, HO Costs, and Profit after Depreciation
  • Presenting cost‑saving strategies and implementing efficiencies
  • Leading and mentoring the finance team while working cross‑functionally with HR, Operations, IT, and Training
  • Preparing annual budgets and audit working papers
  • Completing weekly and monthly store visits across regions
  • Participating in operational reviews and KPI meetings
Location: Cape Town, CBD
Job type: Permanent
Emp type: Full-time
Salary type: Annual
Salary: Negotiable
Job published: 20/03/2026
Job ID: 73244