Audit & Accounting Specialist (9 Month FTC)

DigiOutsource; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading outsourcing company in Cape Town seeks an Audit & Accounting Specialist for a 9-month fixed-term contract. This role involves managing audits, preparing financial statements, and ensuring compliance with statutory requirements. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills, a CIMA/ACCA qualification, and a good knowledge of IFRS. The position offers an opportunity to work in a dynamic environment within a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• 2+ years post qualification experience required.
• Experience drafting financial statements is essential.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS necessary.

Responsibilities

• Prepare consolidated AFS and monthly reports.
• Manage local statutory and group audits.
• Coordinate director changes of statutory entities.
• Assist in conducting impairment assessments.

Skills

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Experience in managing multiple projects

Exceptional attention to detail

Adaptability to changing environments

Strong knowledge of IFRS

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel

Ability to work collaboratively in teams

Education

Qualified CIMA, ACCA, CA Articles

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Navision / Business Central

CaseWare AFS drafting

Job description

Job title : Audit & Accounting Specialist (9 Month FTC)

Job Location: Western Cape, Cape Town. Deadline: October 08, 2025. Quick Recommended Links

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Overview

What you’ll be doing

As part of your role, your responsibilities will include :

Reporting

• Prepare consolidated AFS and ensure that the floqast TB is set up on a monthly basis.
• Assist with the preparation and coordination of all information for board reports where applicable.
• Conduct a thorough review of all required reporting, submissions for regulated markets and provide input where required.

Audit & Compliance

• Resolve compliance audit queries and prepare consolidated and subsidiary AFS. Effectively manage the local statutory and group audits and relationships with auditors.
• Facilitate audit fee discussions and ensure year end audit journals are posted.
• Act as a key member between the finance department and auditors, liaising internally with the finance teams and working through audit requests.
• Conduct thorough reviews of audit requests and challenge any anomalies that are identified within the samples queried. Manage the quarterly audit requirements effectively and ensure that the audit trackers are updated.

Statutory

• Manage and coordinate director changes of local statutory entities.
• Review the equity of local statutory entities and discuss any insolvency issues with the respective Finance Director of the relevant CGU’s.
• Conduct reviews on intercompany loans, share-based payment expenses and monthly reserves.
• Co-ordinate the process of new company creations and liquidations.
• Assist with liquidation journal entries and liquidation AFS.
• Conduct reviews on intercompany loans and share based expenses.

Corporate Governance

• Co-ordinate subsidiary engagement letters for signature by the respective CGU director.
• Ensure that all insurance schedules are maintained, discussed and approved by the relevant Finance Director.
• On a monthly basis, review and update the contract matrix files with any new agreements that have been entered into.

Technical Accounting

• Prepare ad hoc technical accounting assessments.
• Perform impairment assessments of assets and or investment in subsidiaries.
• On a quarterly basis liaise with the local finance team to identify any impairment triggers.
• Assist in the drafting of process notes detailing how and why monthly tasks are performed to ensure business continuity.
• This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities. You may be required to complete other reasonable duties in order to achieve business objectives.

Essential skills you’ll bring to the table

The necessary skills that we require for this role include :

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex ideas clearly and effectively
• Experience working collaboratively in cross-functional teams, with a focus on achieving shared goals
• Expertise in managing multiple projects simultaneously, with a track record of delivering on time and within scope
• Exceptional attention to detail, ensuring high standards of quality in all outputs
• Ability to adapt quickly to changing environments and priorities, maintaining effectiveness in dynamic situations
• Qualified CIMA, ACCA, CA Articles with at least 2 years post qualification experience
• Strong Knowledge of IFRS
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel
• Experience in drafting Financial Statements

Desirable skills you’ve got up your sleeve

It would be great if you also have some of the following skills :

• Experience in Navision / Business Central
• SOX and / or AFS experience
• CaseWare AFS drafting
• Accounting / Financial Services jobs