Cape Town City Centre: Half Day Financial Manager

About the Role

The role of a Half Day Financial Manager in our Cape Town City Centre office is critical to the financial health, compliance, and operational efficiency of our organisation. As a key member of our finance team, you will be responsible for ensuring accurate financial recording, timely payments, reconciliations, and reporting while maintaining strong internal controls and compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and monitor the XERO financial system to ensure all transactions are accurate and complete
• Manage the General Ledger, including Income Statement and Balance Sheet accounts
• Perform monthly bank reconciliations
• Manage Debtors and Creditors responsibly
• Create new accounts in the Chart of Accounts as required
• Process monthly journals (eg. admin fees, salaries, WCED etc.)
• Generate and distribute Profit & Loss reports for individual projects, including transaction details for project manager review and comment
• Manage user access and permissions on Xero
• Prepare and send financial reports to the Board and Project Managers
• Manage payroll administration using MP Online
• Process payrun journals in Xero
• Handle 6-monthly and annual SARS reconciliations EMP501, IRP5 certificates and related submissions
• Manage ad-hoc payroll requirements – eg weekly payments for specific staff
• Monitor all bank accounts daily
• Prepare and process internet payments, transfers, and Forex releases
• Manage petty cash accounts across Head Office and other branches – including receipt, processing and reconciliation on Excel before import to Xero
• Run debtor reports on the 15th of each month via Netcash
• Process journals for allocations to specific projects
• Capture invoices on Netcash and perform monthly reconciliations
• Issue Section 18A tax-deductible certificates
• Act as primary liaison with external auditors and lead the annual audit process
• Coordinate for Tax Clearance Certificate renewals, CIPC annual returns, COIDA updates and 6-monthly/annual SARS UIF/PAYE reconciliations
• Manage all financially related email correspondence
• Handle updates to CIPC records when Board changes occur
• B-BBEE renewal process

Requirements

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance or equivalent (e.g. BCom, National Diploma in Financial Accounting)
• Minimum 3-5 years experience in a similar financial accountant or bookkeeper role
• Strong working knowledge of XERO – or similar accounting software
• Payroll systems (MP Online or equivalent)
• Solid understanding of South African tax and payroll compliance (PAYE, UIF, EMP201, IRP5, 18A certificates)
• Proficiency in Microsoft EXCEL – advanced functions, data manipulation, reconciliations

Qualifications

None mentioned.

Salary & Benefits

Salary details not specified.