Exceptional opportunity to get into a growing International client accounting team right here in Cape Town! This client is looking to expand their team with their next Accounting Team Manager. We’re looking for experienced Accounting Manager candidates who have a passion for clients, with a delivery-focus work ethic and good team management ability! Technically this role requires someone who has a good number of years with month-end closing function, essential! Dynamic team players sought, who are comfortable working remotely with clients and team members.

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

Newly qualified CA(SA)? Ready to take your first big step into commercial finance?

Imagine working directly alongside a Group CFO, gaining exposure to multiple businesses and developing the skills to become a key player in Group Finance.

This is an exciting opportunity for a newly qualified CA(SA) looking for more than just their next accounting role.

Our client, an established and diverse Cape Town-based group, is creating a brand-new position within its Group Finance team. With interests across property development, construction, manufacturing, education and commercial operations, the business offers a unique opportunity to gain exposure to different industries within one organisation.

You'll work closely with the Group CFO, who is looking for someone with a strong technical foundation, a great attitude and the potential to develop into a trusted right-hand person.

You don't need to know everything from day one. What matters is your willingness to learn, your attention to detail and your enthusiasm for building a career in commercial finance.

What makes this opportunity different?

• Direct exposure to the Group CFO, with the opportunity to learn from an experienced finance leader
• Broad financial exposure across multiple operating entities and industries
• The opportunity to get involved in Group reporting, budgeting, governance, compliance and financial management
• A newly created position with the opportunity to grow and develop as you gain experience
• A collaborative, down-to-earth working environment where relationships and teamwork matter
• The chance to contribute to an established organisation that combines commercial success with meaningful social impact

Looking for a finance seat where the numbers shape what gets built?
Our client is a fast-growing, founder-led business working in global luxury hospitality and they are currently looking for a Financial Director to join their team. They’re entrepreneurial and creative, with projects across several continents. They’re now at an exciting point: building the senior team, bringing in investment and putting the structure in place to scale.

The role

You’ll report to the Founder and CEO and build an integrated finance, commercial control and governance function across the South African and offshore entities. This is a commercial seat first. Your job is to help leadership make faster, better decisions, protect margin and keep a sharp eye on cash.

What you'll be doing:

• Own the budget, rolling forecasts, cash scenarios and a single Group financial model
• Make project reporting live and forward looking: cost to complete, forecast margin, variations, claims and retentions
• Sign off material bids, pricing exceptions and major procurement commitments
• Lead treasury, FX, cross-border payments, intercompany and transfer pricing
• Strengthen controls across banking, payments, supplier verification and delegated authority
• Lead the move to a full external audit, and give the financial input for capital raising and investor reporting
• Own the finance and project-control systems, including setting the rules for AI-enabled reporting
• Build and lead the finance team, including the commercial and estimating functions

Do you thrive on accurate numbers and clean reconciliations? We're looking for a Accountant to keep the finances of a growing South African financial services business running smoothly.

Why join this team?

This role sits at the heart of our finance function. You'll own the day-to-day accounting that keeps the business in control, from cashbooks to management accounts. Reporting to the Financial Manager, you'll also get involved in audits, budgeting and projects that shape how we work.

What you will be doing:

• Processing weekly cashbooks across ZAR and foreign currency accounts, and completing bank reconciliations
• Processing weekly revenue and reconciling debtors monthly
• Working with the commissions team to resolve commission-related queries
• Reviewing and signing off creditors reconciliations, then preparing bi-monthly supplier payment schedules
• Preparing and executing payments on the banking platform
• Running monthly payroll and liaising with the payroll department on any issues
• Reconciling all balance sheet accounts monthly, including intercompany debtor, creditor and loan accounts
• Maintaining monthly budgets
• Preparing monthly management accounts and responding to group finance queries
• Supporting the annual audit, including audit packs and queries
• Assisting the Financial Manager with ad-hoc projects

Are you the kind of Management Accountant who wants to understand what drives the numbers, not just report on them?

If you enjoy getting involved in the operational side of a business, understanding manufacturing costs, investigating variances and finding ways to improve efficiencies, this could be an exciting next step.

We are partnering with a well-established manufacturing business in the FMCG sector to find a commercially minded, CIMA-qualified Management Accountant who enjoys combining technical accounting expertise with practical business insight.

This is an opportunity to work closely with operational teams, understand what influences costs and profitability, and contribute to decisions that make a real difference to the business.

Where you'll make an impact

• Take ownership of manufacturing and product costing, including complex cost calculations
• Get to the bottom of cost and stock variances, identifying opportunities to improve efficiencies
• Play an important role in inventory accounting, stock controls, production costs and waste management
• Contribute to budgeting, forecasting and meaningful financial analysis
• Deliver accurate management information and KPIs that support operational decisions
• Work alongside different business functions to strengthen processes, controls and reporting
• Identify opportunities to improve systems, efficiencies and overall financial performance

An exciting opportunity has become available for an Accountant to join a well-established and reputable financial services organisation.  This position is ideally suited to a junior accounting professional with at least two years of practical finance experience who is looking to broaden their accounting exposure and further develop their career within a professional, fast-paced environment. Working closely with the Financial Controller and wider finance team, you will be responsible for a variety of accounting functions, including journals, reconciliations, general ledger processing and month-end activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Process accounting transactions and journals accurately, up to trial balance.
• Perform monthly bank and cashbook reconciliations.
• Reconcile supplier accounts and ensure accurate allocation of expenses.
• Prepare intercompany and interdivisional loan account reconciliations.
• Ensure transactions are correctly allocated across accounts, cost centres and entities.
• Complete monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
• Assist with month-end reporting and general ledger maintenance.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders, including Financial Controllers, Advisers and Regional Managers, to resolve accounting queries.
• Provide financial information and ad hoc support to the wider finance team.
• Ensure accounting activities are completed accurately and within required deadlines.

Our client, a leading group in the industrial and resources space, is looking for a Group Manager FP&A to partner closely with the CFO. You’ll be the CFO’s strategic advisor on planning, performance and capital allocation. You’ll also have the chance to shape how the Group plans, forecasts and reports.

What you’ll be doing

• Leading the Group’s annual business planning process and consolidating it into an integrated financial plan.
• Running the monthly, quarterly and annual forecasting cycles, and improving forecast accuracy over time.
• Analysing revenue, costs, margins and profitability, explaining variances, and making recommendations the business can act on.
• Producing executive reporting and KPIs that support decision-making at senior level.
• Supporting capital allocation and investment decisions, and assessing returns on capital employed.
• Driving the use of BI tools, dashboards and reporting automation.
• Leading and developing a small team.

Are you an ambitious investment professional looking for something beyond the traditional corporate environment? Perhaps you've built a solid foundation within financial services but are looking for greater autonomy, more meaningful client relationships and the opportunity to take ownership of your career.
Our client, an established independent wealth and investment management business based in Cape Town, is looking for a commercially minded and entrepreneurial individual to join its team. This is an exciting opportunity for an emerging investment professional who is passionate about financial markets, enjoys building relationships and wants to establish a long-term career in wealth management.

What You'll Be Doing

• Building and maintaining relationships with clients.
• Developing an understanding of clients' investment objectives and wealth management needs.
• Supporting the development and management of tailored investment portfolios.
• Working alongside experienced investment professionals.
• Identifying opportunities to develop new client relationships and grow the business.
• Staying informed about local and international financial markets.
• Developing your expertise across a broad range of investment products and asset classes.

Good with numbers. Curious about technology. Ready to take ownership.

If you enjoy getting stuck into the accounting while finding smarter ways to get things done, this opportunity deserves a closer look.

An infrastructure group with operations across Southern Africa is looking for a confident Accountant to join its small finance team. You’ll take responsibility for your own portfolio of entities, gain exposure to cross-border operations and help shape how the team uses systems, data and automation.

There’s variety here: bringing month-end together, keeping audits moving, interpreting financial information and spotting where a better process could make a real difference. Your ideas will have a practical place to land.

You’ll take the lead on:

• Accounting for allocated entities, from daily processing and reconciliations through to month-end and management reporting
• Preparing or supporting financial statements and coordinating external audits
• Supporting tax compliance, cash management and forecasting
• Strengthening controls and improving reporting through technology and automation

Are you a commercially minded Cost Accountant who enjoys getting behind the numbers and understanding what really drives profitability?

We have an exciting opportunity for a CIMA-qualified finance professional who enjoys combining technical costing expertise with commercial analysis and business insight.

Our client is looking for someone who can do more than simply report on the numbers. They want a finance professional who understands the relationship between pricing, costs, margins and profitability, and who can turn financial information into meaningful insights that support business decisions.

This is an opportunity to get involved in the commercial side of finance, working across customer pricing, profitability, distribution costs and financial performance.

What you'll be doing

• Analysing customer pricing, profitability and contribution margins
• Reviewing distribution costs, including freight rates and third-party logistics
• Supporting commercial budgets and forecasts
• Analysing gross-to-net costs and identifying opportunities to improve profitability
• Evaluating promotional activity and return on investment
• Investigating sales price, volume, mix and quantity variances
• Monitoring gross profit performance and understanding the factors influencing margins
• Providing insightful financial analysis and actionable reporting to senior management
• Supporting inventory valuations, BOM audits, reconciliations and month-end processes