Capitalisation Analyst

Digital Outsource Services (Pty) Ltd; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Super Group International is seeking a Capitalisation Analyst to own the software capitalisation process, ensuring IAS 38 alignment and accurate time-tracking across development teams. You will partner with Finance and Technology to optimise governance and drive compliant capitalisation practices.

You will train engineers and project managers, develop clear guidance, and build dashboards to monitor capitalised spend, supporting audits and improving control across the group.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years' experience in CapEx capitalisation roles.
• Strong understanding of IAS 38.
• Experience with time-tracking, project data, and audits.
• Experience with Jira/Workday integration.

Responsibilities

• Own and improve software capitalisation process per IAS 38.
• Monitor time-logging for projects, epics, and work types.
• Review data to ensure correct capitalised vs expensed.
• Perform reconciliations between time-tracking, PM systems, and GL.
• Track project lifecycle stages to determine when capitalisation should commence and cease.
• Collaborate with finance to document why projects are capitalizable.
• Design and deliver training on the capitalisation process for developers and project managers.
• Produce and maintain guidance materials (documents, guides, FAQs).
• Build dashboards to identify missing or misclassified time and follow up with teams.
• Support external auditors with capitalisation documentation.

Skills

Clear communication

Collaboration

Attention to detail

Governance

Analytics

Stakeholder management

Training ability

Jira

Atlassian Suite

Workday

Tools

Jira

Atlassian Suite

Workday

Job description

Kick-start your career in the online gaming world and experience the very latest in technology and innovation.

Who we are

We’re Super Group, the NYSE-listed digital gaming company behind some of the world’s leading Sports and iGaming brands, including Betway and Jackpot City. We’re a powerhouse built on ecades of expertise and we’re changing the game for good. Our mission is to give our customers a superclass entertainment experience.

Who we’re looking for

We’re on a thrilling journey of growth and innovation, and we need passionate, driven individuals to join us. At Super Group International, every day is action-packed, and we expect you to bring your A-game. In return, you’ll find a supportive environment where your skills can flourish and your career can soar.

Ready to become a game-changer?

Supercharge your career with us and be part of something extraordinary.

Why we need you

We’re building experiences that wow our customers – and that starts with bold, curious people who want to do work that matters. If you’re hungry to grow, excited by impact and ready for a challenge that will supercharge your career, this could be your moment.

As our Capitalisation Analyst

You’ll play a key role in delivering a robust and compliant software capitalisation process, working closely with Finance and Technology teams. You’ll get hands-on with CapEx governance, time-tracking compliance, cost validation, reporting, and stakeholder training. Your drive and ideas will help us improve controls, strengthen compliance, and maximise the value of our software investments.

What you’ll do

You’ll take ownership of work that gives us our competitive edge, including:

CapEx Process Ownership & Monitoring

• Own and continuously improve the group's software capitalisation process, ensuring alignment with IAS 38 recognition criteria (identifiability, control, probable future economic benefits, and reliable measurement of cost).
• Monitor development team time-logging to ensure hours are accurately and consistently recorded against the correct projects, epics, and work types (CapEx vs OpEx).
• Review project and ticket-level data to verify that capitalised time relates to the development phase of qualifying projects, and that research-phase, maintenance, bug-fix, and support activities are correctly expensed.
• Perform periodic sample testing and reconciliations between time-tracking data, project management systems, and the general ledger.
• Track project lifecycle stages (research vs development, technical feasibility, launch/go-live) to determine when capitalisation should commence and cease, and when amortisation should begin.
• Work with finance to ascertain and to document why projects are capitalizable.

Finance Partnership

• Work closely with the finance team on month-end and year-end close: preparing or reviewing capitalisation journals, work-in-progress schedules, and useful economic life assessments.
• Support impairment reviews and amortisation calculations for capitalised development assets.
• Provide analysis and reporting on capitalised development spend by entity, project, and team, supporting budgeting, forecasting, and transfer pricing requirements across group entities.
• Act as a key contact for external auditors on software capitalisation, providing documentation, evidencing judgements, and supporting audit walkthroughs of the CapEx process.

Development Team Engagement, Training & Onboarding

• Design and deliver training for developers, engineering leads, and project managers on the capitalisation process, time-logging requirements, and the distinction between capitalisable and non-capitalisable activities.
• Own the CapEx onboarding module for new developers joining the business, ensuring every new joiner understands how and why to log time correctly from day one.
• Produce and maintain clear, accessible guidance materials (process documentation, quick-reference guides, FAQs, decision trees for CapEx/OpEx classification).
• Act as the first point of contact for development teams with questions on time-logging, project setup, and classification.

Systems & Data

• Work with project management and engineering tooling (Jira / Atlassian suite) to ensure projects, epics, and work types are structured to support accurate CapEx tracking (e.g. labels, components, work-type fields, and dashboards).
• Collaborate with HR/finance systems teams (e.g. Workday) to ensure time-tracking, cost-centre, and headcount data flows correctly into capitalisation calculations.
• Build and maintain dashboards and exception reports to identify missing, late, or misclassified time entries, and follow up with teams to resolve them.
• Identify opportunities to automate and streamline the capture and reporting of capitalisable time.

Governance & Continuous Improvement

• Maintain the group's capitalisation policy and ensure it is applied consistently across all development entities and locations.
• Escalate risks, inconsistencies, or judgement areas to finance leadership with clear recommendations.
• Keep abreast of developments in IFRS relevant to intangible assets and software development costs, and assess their impact on the group's process.

This list covers your core responsibilities – with plenty of room to stretch, explore and take on new challenges as we grow.

What you’ll bring

• Clear, confident communication (written and verbal), and the ability to breakdown complex ideas
• A collaborative mindset, working smoothly with cross‑functional teams to hit shared goals
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects without dropping the ball
• Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to high‑quality work
• Adaptability – you stay sharp, productive and positive in fast‑moving environments
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in similar role
• Strong understanding of IAS 38 and software development cost capitalisation.
• Proven ability to manage CapEx/OpEx classification and developer time-tracking processes.
• Skilled at training and influencing non-finance stakeholders through clear, practical communication.
• Strong analytical capability with experience in reconciliations, reporting, and data analysis.
• Confident stakeholder management across Finance, Engineering, Project Management, and Audit.
• Detail-oriented with a focus on governance, compliance, and continuous process improvement.

Desirable skills you’ve got up your sleeve

• In-depth knowledge of sports betting markets, including odds calculation, betting types and market trends
• Previous experience in the online gaming or casino industry, with a strong understanding of player behaviour and industry regulations
• Familiarity with gambling regulations and compliance requirements in various jurisdictions, ensuring adherence to legal standards
• Experience in developing and executing customer retention strategies
• Working knowledge of Jira, Confluence, Workday, and related technology/finance platforms.
• Experience supporting external audits of capitalised development costs.
• Experience operating within regulated industries such as gaming, fintech, or financial services.

Our values are non-negotiables

Our culture is underpinned by core values that are linked to key behavioural competencies. Along with the below behavioural competencies, these are essential for all employees in order for you to embed in and drive our culture forward. These competencies are: Adaptability Ownership and accountability Initiating action Resilience Team orientation Integrity Innovation

What you’ll get back

We invest in your growth and wellbeing, so you can bring your best: Supergrowth is real here. Our learning and development programmes give you the tools, training and opportunities to level up fast. Your progress matters. Our Performance tool ensures you get meaningful feedback to support your development and superdrive your career. Support that has your back. Our Employee Assistance Programme offers resources for you and your family. Group Life Cover Funeral Fund Benefit Income Continuation Benefit Medical Aid Subsidy Retirement Annuity Subsidy

Ready to feel superclass? At Super Group, your experience matters. We’re honest, fair, and focused on helping you succeed – and your work will have real impact from day one. Game on!

*Please note we will apply relevance to our Talent Management and Talent Development Programme as part of our recruitment process. *Shortlisted candidates may need to complete an assessment. This position requires trust and honesty it has access to customers financial details - therefore a credit and criminal record check will be conducted. The qualifications identified herein are an inherent job requirement; therefore, a qualification verification check will be done. By applying for this role, and supplying the necessary details, you hereby grant us permission to apply for these checks. This will be done in a confidential manner, and solely for the purposes of verification. Should you not hear from us within 2 weeks, please deem your application as unsuccessful.

The perfect place to work, play and grow! We believe in hiring talented, hardworking and ambitious people from all over the world. In return, we ensure a supportive working environment, access to leading edge technologies and a commitment to social awareness and equity. Working in this unique and highly competitive industry means that we have to take risks and be innovative. The way we do this is by allowing for mistakes, but also making sure we learn from them. And with a multi-cultural workforce that’s unparalleled in its diversity and dynamism, we also offer plenty of scope to grow on a personal level too. Best of all, we do this while enjoying ourselves as much as possible!