Cape Town FinTech Operations Lead — Automation & Controls

Goldman Tech Resourcing; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Cape Town-based fintech company seeks a Financial Operations Lead to oversee all financial operations, reconciliations, system configuration and settlements. The role requires leading a Settlement team, driving automation and enhancing processes to enable growth and strong financial controls.

Ideal candidate has 5+ years in financial operations within fintech/payments, with experience in leadership, project delivery, and a hands-on approach in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in financial operations, reconciliations, system config and settlements in fintech/payments.
• Experience leading or supporting a settlement/financial operations function, with people management.
• Proven track record driving automation of financial operations processes.
• Strong project management, stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial operations and settlements, ensuring accuracy and controls.
• Lead the Settlement team and drive process automation and efficiency.
• Collaborate with auditors and compliance to support governance and risk management.
• Deliver system implementations and improvements to support growth.

Skills

Financial ops

Reconciliations

Automation

Leadership

Education

CA(SA) or CIMA

Job description

Cape Town-based fintech company seeks a Financial Operations Lead to oversee all financial operations, reconciliations, system configuration and settlements. The role requires leading a Settlement team, driving automation and enhancing processes to enable growth and strong financial controls.

Ideal candidate has 5+ years in financial operations within fintech/payments, with experience in leadership, project delivery, and a hands-on approach in a fast-paced environment.