South Africa: Financial Controller

Process daily and monthly financial transactions accurately, ensuring all supporting documents and approvals are in place. Maintain supplier accounts, prepare reconciliations, resolve discrepancies, and coordinate payment cycles. Assist with preparing payment batches, loading beneficiaries, and ensuring suppliers receive correct remittance information. Manage petty cash checks, reconcile bank activity, and keep cash flow records updated. Submit monthly payroll inputs and assist with payroll-related administration. Prepare customer invoices, support the monthly billing run, and monitor debtor ageing for risks or exceptions. Support asset and stock oversight through periodic spot checks and record updates. Keep financial records organised, complete filing, and maintain accurate audit-ready documentation. Process VAT-related information correctly and assist with customs-related submissions when required. Ensure financial policies, approval workflows, and internal control procedures are consistently followed. Assemble required schedules and information for external audit and respond to audit queries. Provide support to the finance team on ad-hoc financial tasks and data requests. Skills & Experience: Completed SAIPA articles or a BCom degree with minimum 12 years accounting experience Exposure to hospitality, retail, or multi-site operations beneficial Experience working on accounting systems such as Sage Evolution or similar ERP platforms Confident using Microsoft Office, especially Excel Familiarity with online banking platforms and payment processing (Nedbank experience is an advantage) Solid understanding of VAT processes and compliance requirements Strong attention to detail with a disciplined, process-driven working style Comfortable managing deadlines, handling pressure, and prioritising effectively Clear and professional communication skills for engaging with internal teams, suppliers, customers, and statutory bodies Ability to follow structured procedures while maintaining high levels of accuracy and control Qualification: Competed Bcom or equivalent in Finance or Accounting Completed articles beneficial Contact ALEXANDRA MALONEY on