Have you run plenty of year-ends and want a contract where you own the whole thing, from the consolidations to the final audit sign-off?

An established investment business backing South African SMEs needs a hands-on finance professional to cover its Financial Manager's maternity leave. It's a small, experienced team, and you'll be the senior finance person taking the group through its Feb year-end. If you like stepping in, taking charge and delivering, this one's for you.

What you'll be doing

• Preparing annual financial statements and group consolidations
• Managing the year-end audit to deadline
• Running the accounting for the main fund
• Reviewing financials from an outsourced fund administrator
• Overseeing admin on a smaller fund that is winding down
• Producing management accounts, budgets and investor reporting
• Keeping reconciliations and controls tight, and supporting a finance assistant
• Working in Sage Intacct

My client based in Johannesburg East is looking for a Group Finance Manager to help lead its finance function. This is a 6-month contract opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional who combines strong technical expertise with the confidence to influence decisions and lead a team.
You’ll work closely with senior leadership, taking ownership of financial reporting, planning, controls, compliance and operational finance across multiple entities.

What we’re looking for

• An immediately available CA(SA)
• 8–10 years’ progressive finance experience, including at least 5 years in senior finance management
• Experience managing multi-site or national finance operations
• Strong knowledge of IFRS, tax, audit, financial governance and internal controls
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with ERP and financial reporting systems
• A commercially minded leader with strong communication, analytical and influencing skills

If you enjoy working in a purpose-driven environment where your finance skills directly support meaningful impact, this could be a very rewarding opportunity.

A respected NGO organisation is looking for a Finance & Grants Officer to join their finance team. This role suits someone who enjoys both the structure of financial operations and the detail involved in grant administration and donor compliance.

You’ll work closely with the Finance Manager while supporting broader programme teams across the organisation.

What you’ll be involved in:

• Financial bookkeeping and record management
• Accounts payable and receivable processing
• Budget tracking and cash flow forecasting
• Monthly and annual financial reporting
• Payroll and expense administration
• Audit preparation and compliance support
• Grant tracking, donor allocations, and reporting
• Managing grant schedules, deadlines, and funder requirements
• Supporting teams with grant-related administration and compliance

An established and highly regarded financial services business is looking to appoint a technically strong, hands-on Finance Manager to join its close-knit team in Cape Town.This is an excellent opportunity for a CA(SA) who enjoys taking genuine ownership of a finance function and wants exposure beyond traditional reporting. You’ll work across two licensed financial services entities, with responsibility spanning financial reporting, controls, regulatory and tax submissions, audit, board reporting and ongoing process improvement.With much of the day-to-day administration outsourced, this is not a transactional finance role. It offers broad oversight and the opportunity to work closely with senior management, auditors, actuaries, regulators and external service providers.

What you will be doing:

• Own the month-end and year-end close process across the relevant entities
• Prepare and present monthly management accounts, budgets and financial reporting to executive management
• Prepare quarterly finance reporting for the Board
• Compile IFRS-compliant annual financial statements and manage the annual audit process
• Liaise with external and internal auditors and actuaries
• Review and oversee relevant regulatory submissions to the Prudential Authority, FSCA and SARB
• Monitor capital adequacy, liquidity and solvency requirements
• Review VAT, provisional and annual income tax calculations and oversee relevant tax submissions
• Maintain strong financial controls through the review of transactions, journals, investments, fees, accruals and reconciliations
• Oversee AUM and policyholder asset reporting and authorise weekly payments
• Manage the relationship with the outsourced administrator, including reporting quality and fee reconciliations
• Identify opportunities to strengthen controls, improve processes and introduce greater automation
• Support and guide other members of the finance team

The role provides substantial end-to-end responsibility across reporting, audit, regulatory compliance, tax, controls and administrator oversight.

Do you thrive on turning underperforming property portfolios into high-value assets? We're a commercial property specialist looking for a sharp, commercially minded Asset Manager to take full ownership of portfolio performance and strategic direction

Why join this team?

This isn't a maintenance role it's a value-creation role. You'll take end-to-end responsibility for a portfolio of commercial properties, constantly asking "How can this asset perform better? What am I missing? How do I create more value?" If you enjoy digging into data, spotting opportunities others miss, and making decisions that directly move the needle on returns, this role gives you real ownership

What you will be doing:

• Drive income growth, vacancy reduction and asset value enhancement
• Prepare and manage budgets, forecasts, cash flows and business plans
• Identify opportunities for rental growth, cost savings, redevelopment and value creation
• Evaluate leasing, capital expenditure and investment decisions using robust financial analysis
• Monitor performance metrics, trends and risks across the portfolio
• Work closely with property managers, tenants, brokers and service providers
• Lead strategic asset improvement, refurbishment and redevelopment initiatives

Do you thrive on keeping cash flowing and risk under control? We're looking for a Treasury Manager to safeguard the financial stability of a growing multi-regional group built on safety and integrity.

Why join this team?

This role sits at the centre of the group's financial decisions. You'll shape how capital is funded, protected and put to work across several regions. From opening banking relationships in new markets to setting long-term treasury strategy, your work will directly support the group's growth.

What you will be doing:

• Manage daily cash positioning, forecasting and liquidity
• Develop short and long-term treasury strategies and cash flow forecasts
• Oversee foreign exchange, interest rate risk and hedging activities
• Monitor the debt portfolio and ensure compliance with covenants
• Calculate, monitor and report financial covenants
• Manage relationships with banks, facility agents and financial institutions
• Lead the opening of bank accounts and finance facilities in new regions
• Prepare treasury reports, meeting packs and minutes for the Treasury Committee
• Administer amortisation schedules, monthly journals and senior debt reconciliations
• Maintain the group's schedule of guarantees
• Perform cash sweep calculations and manage divisional notional limits
• Ensure timely release of contractual and statutory payments
• Lead debtor collections and strategies to reduce debtor days
• Perform credit checks on new clients and reconcile debtor accounts
• Process intra-group invoicing and streamline related-party transactions
• Identify cost-saving opportunities across treasury and banking
• Strengthen internal controls and support policy updates
• Support budgeting, forecasting and financial planning with the finance team

A large, fast-paced organisation operating in a complex, technology-driven environment is looking for a commercially minded Finance Business Partner to support two strategically important areas: people and technology.

This is a role for someone who wants to get close to the business. You’ll partner with relevant stakeholders, turning complex financial information into practical commercial insight, challenging spend and helping ensure investment decisions deliver real value.

Note - Cape Town, CBD | Hybrid - 4 days in office | 6 Month Contract (Potential to become permanent)

What you’ll be doing

• Own budgeting, monthly forecasting and insightful variance analysis across HR and Engineering
• Manage people costs and headcount forecasting, including salaries, benefits, recruitment costs and planned hiring
• Partner with Engineering on cloud infrastructure, software costs, technology investment and CapEx vs OpEx decisions
• Build financial models for restructures, outsourcing, build-vs-buy decisions and new investments
• Deliver accurate, insight-led monthly management reporting while maintaining strong financial controls
• Challenge assumptions, identify risks and opportunities early, and turn financial data into clear recommendations for leadership

If you’re the kind of finance professional who likes to know that the books are right, the recons balance and nothing is left hanging at month-end, this could be a really good move.

We’re looking for an experienced, hands-on Bookkeeper / Accountant to join a close-knit finance team within an established business operating in the mining and granite sector.

This isn’t a role where you’ll sit in one little corner of finance doing one repetitive task. You’ll take ownership across the accounting cycle, work closely with the Financial Manager and broader finance leadership, and be part of a busy environment where accuracy, pace and follow-through really matter.

It will suit someone who enjoys getting stuck into the detail, can work independently and isn’t afraid to follow up, challenge discrepancies or deal confidently with operational stakeholders.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll take responsibility for the day-to-day accounting records and help ensure that the finance function runs accurately and efficiently.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Maintaining the general ledger and accurate accounting records
• Processing and reconciling bank accounts, credit cards and petty cash
• Preparing journals, accruals and prepayments
• Completing balance sheet reconciliations
• Maintaining the fixed asset register
• Taking the books through to trial balance
• Assisting with monthly management accounts
• Managing debtors and creditors
• Processing invoices, receipts and supplier payments
• Monitoring debtor and creditor age analyses
• Assisting with cash flow forecasting
• Preparing VAT reconciliations and assisting with VAT201 submissions
• Assisting with PAYE, UIF, SDL, EMP201 and EMP501 requirements
• Supporting payroll processing and reconciliations where required
• Preparing year-end schedules and supporting audit requirements
• Assisting with budgets, expense monitoring and improving financial processes

Ready to take full ownership of the finance function for an established organisation in hospitality? 

You'll be the financial backbone of the operation, working closely with the management team and board to keep things running accurately, on time, and above board, while getting real exposure to a business that blends hospitality and community all in one.

What you'll be doing

• Own the full finance and administration function, including debtors, creditors, and cash flow management
• Oversee inventory control and stock-take procedures in partnership with the department lead
• Prepare monthly management accounts, turnover analysis, and budget vs. actual variance reporting
• Manage statutory compliance including PAYE, VAT, UIF, SDL and payroll reconciliations
• Prepare annual budgets, cash flow forecasts, and year-end accounts ahead of the annual audit
• Maintain the Fixed Asset Register and oversee balance sheet and general ledger reconciliations
• Supervise the Debtors, Creditors and IT teams, ensuring coverage and capability across the department

Do you thrive on getting into the detail while leading a team? We're looking for a hands-on Finance Manager to take ownership of financial management and reporting across an established, multi-entity group.

Why join this team?

This role sits at the heart of the group's finance function. You'll work closely with the Financial Director and lead a team of four, while staying close to the numbers yourself. It's a fast-paced environment where no two months look the same, and it offers a real path towards a Financial Director role for the right person.

What you will be doing:

• Managing the finance function across six group entities
• Overseeing and taking part in month-end and year-end close
• Preparing and reviewing monthly management accounts and financial reports
• Performing and reviewing journals, balance sheet reconciliations and supporting schedules
• Investigating discrepancies and resolving month-end issues
• Managing and reconciling intercompany transactions across the group
• Working with transactions in multiple currencies
• Preparing and reviewing annual budgets, forecasts and financial projections
• Analysing performance against budget and explaining material variances
• Preparing and submitting VAT returns and related reconciliations
• Performing high-level income tax calculations and reviewing tax reconciliations
• Reviewing payroll-related tax reconciliations, including PAYE, EMP201 and EMP501
• Supporting SARS and statutory compliance
• Leading, reviewing and developing a finance team of four
• Maintaining strong financial controls and accounting standards