Accounts Assistant

Acumen Group; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Acumen Group seeks an Accounts Assistant for a fully remote role based in South Africa. You will support financial operations, intercompany settlements, and governance frameworks in a multinational environment.

Key duties include preparing intercompany invoices, journal entries, month-end closing assistance, supplier reconciliations, and maintaining strong internal controls while exploring process improvements and automation using AI-enabled tools.

Qualifications

• Completed SAICA, SAIPA or equivalent articles.
• Professional designation such as AGA(SA) or Professional Accountant (SA).
• Experience in multinational or shared services environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain shared-cost allocations across multiple group entities.
• Prepare intercompany invoices, journals, and supporting schedules.
• Reconcile intercompany balances and resolve discrepancies.
• Monitor outstanding intercompany balances and settlements.
• Support group consolidations and financial reporting.
• Assist with month-end and year-end close processes.
• Prepare reconciliations, reporting schedules, and management reports.
• Support external audit requirements and information requests.
• Process supplier invoices, payments, and related reconciliations.
• Resolve supplier queries and maintain supplier and bank master data.
• Prepare bank reconciliations and assist with cash management activities.
• Maintain key financial controls and support governance requirements.
• Assist with regulatory, tax, audit, and board reporting deadlines.
• Ensure compliance with finance policies, approvals, and delegated authorities.
• Act as a key contact for finance and allocation-related queries.
• Identify opportunities to improve and automate finance processes.
• Support the effective use of finance systems and AI-enabled tools.

Skills

Financial reporting

Intercompany accounting

Governance

Process improvement

Education

SAICA/SAIPA articles

AGA(SA) or Professional Accountant (SA)

Tools

AI-enabled tools

Finance systems

Job description

Location: Remote (Must be based in South Africa)

We are currently recruiting on behalf of an international client for an Accounts Assistant to join their finance team. This is a fully remote opportunity based in South Africa and offers exposure to a multinational environment with a strong focus on financial reporting, intercompany accounting, governance, controls, and process improvement.

The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the group's financial operations, ensuring the accurate allocation of shared costs, reconciliation of intercompany balances, efficient accounts payable and banking processes, and the maintenance of strong financial controls and governance frameworks.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain shared-cost allocations across multiple group entities.
• Prepare intercompany invoices, journals, and supporting schedules.
• Reconcile intercompany balances and resolve discrepancies.
• Monitor outstanding intercompany balances and settlements.
• Support group consolidations and financial reporting.
• Assist with month-end and year-end close processes.
• Prepare reconciliations, reporting schedules, and management reports.
• Support external audit requirements and information requests.
• Process supplier invoices, payments, and related reconciliations.
• Resolve supplier queries and maintain supplier and bank master data.
• Prepare bank reconciliations and assist with cash management activities.
• Maintain key financial controls and support governance requirements.
• Assist with regulatory, tax, audit, and board reporting deadlines.
• Ensure compliance with finance policies, approvals, and delegated authorities.
• Act as a key contact for finance and allocation-related queries.
• Identify opportunities to improve and automate finance processes.
• Support the effective use of finance systems and AI-enabled tools.

Requirements

• Completed SAICA, SAIPA, or equivalent articles.
• Professional designation such as AGA(SA), Professional Accountant (SA), or similar.
• Experience within the insurance or reinsurance industry.
• Experience in a multinational or shared services environment.
• Experience with financial planning tools and process automation initiatives.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled technologies and automation tools.