Financial Controller

1 week ago

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Outsourced CFO Full time R1 800 000 - R2 500 000 per year
Job Description
The Financial Controller is responsible for maintaining the integrity of the businesses' financial systems and ensuring that financial reporting, statutory submissions, and audit deliverables are timely, accurate, and compliant. The role will lead the control, accounting, and payables functions to ensure robust governance and efficient financial operations across the business.

Reporting to the Finance Director and managing a team of about 9 in the wider finance team.

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Reporting and Control
  • Oversee the month-end close process, ensuring timely, complete, and accurate management accounts.
  • Maintain the integrity of the General Ledger and ensure alignment with sub-ledgers.
  • Lead preparation of balance sheet reconciliations and monthly review packs for management.
  • Prepare annual financial statements and coordinate external audits to deliver clean outcomes.
  • Enforce internal controls across journal entries, user access, approvals, and system integrity.
  • Ensure accounting policies and procedures are properly documented, communicated, and adhered to.
Tax, Compliance and Statutory Reporting
  • Oversee compliance with VAT, PAYE, and corporate income tax requirements.
  • Maintain readiness for audit and support all compliance and statutory reporting cycles.
Operational Finance Oversight
  • Supervise Accounts Payable, Bank & Cash, and Expense Control teams to ensure process efficiency and adherence to policy.
  • Govern the ERP finance environment, ensuring accurate configuration, posting controls, and audit trails.
  • Maintain 13-week cash inflow forecasting, track Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) performance and coordinate rebate cash-out timing with Finance and FP&A teams to optimise cash flow.
Business Partnering and Process Improvement
  • Partner with the CFO and FP&A to support budgeting, forecasting, and reporting (input-level involvement).
  • Drive initiatives to strengthen financial discipline, automation, and reporting accuracy.
  • Support ongoing finance transformation, systems upgrades, and process documentation projects.
Requirements

Experience:
  • 4-6 years of experience in accounting, bookkeeping, or financial administration.
  • Experience managing cap tables and equity compensation.
  • Experience in Web3, blockchain, crypto, or tech startups is a plus
Skills and Knowledge:
  • Proficiency in financial software (QuickBooks, Xero, Carta, or similar accounting and cap table management tools).
  • Strong Excel/Google Sheets skills for data analysis and reporting.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple financial processes simultaneously.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills to interact with vendors, contractors, and legal teams
Beneficial to Have:
  • Crypto/Web3 experience-familiarity with blockchain-based financial transactions, digital assets, or DAOs.
  • Experience in crypto accounting, DeFi, or NFT-related financial reporting
Competencies:
  • Sound business judgment, highly detail-oriented, organized, and able to quickly prioritize while managing multiple projects and responsibilities
  • Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills
  • Adaptable and possess a love of learning
  • Ability to learn on the fly and quickly adapt to a changing (growing) environment
Benefits

Key Outcomes / Success Measures:
  • Accurate and compliant management accounts and financial statements.
  • Clean annual audits and on-time statutory submissions.
  • Efficient and controlled payables and cash management processes.
  • Strengthened control environment and ERP governance.
Qualifications & Experience:
  • CA(SA) or equivalent professional qualification.
  • 5-8 years' post-articles experience in financial control, audit, or corporate accounting.
  • Proven experience managing financial close, tax compliance, and audit processes.
  • Strong working knowledge of IFRS and South African regulatory frameworks.
  • ERP experience essential; Syspro or equivalent preferred.
  • FMCG, retail, or distribution sector experience is advantageous.
Technical Skills, Competencies and Characteristics:
  • Detail-oriented, disciplined, and control-focused.
  • Strong technical accounting and analytical skills.
  • High level of integrity and professional accountability.
  • Effective communicator and team leader.
  • Proactive problem solver with continuous improvement mindset.

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