Chartered Accountant (SA)

Jackie Cory Recruitment; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Jackie Cory Recruitment is looking for a Finance Business Partner in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape. This critical role focuses on driving credible financial reporting, strengthening governance, and providing performance insights through advanced financial processes. Applicants should have a CA(SA) qualification along with 2–5 years of relevant experience in industry or audit, strong skills in month-end close, variance analysis, and advanced Excel proficiency. The role offers substantial opportunities for collaboration across finance and non-finance stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2–5 years post articles experience in industry or audit/consulting.
• Knowledge of IFRS and audit working papers.
• Experience with ERP/reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead the month-end close timetable including reconciliations and journals.
• Deliver high-quality management reporting packs with variance commentary.
• Maintain complete working papers for audit readiness.

Skills

month-end close

controls/recons

variance analysis

cashflow management

advanced Excel

Power BI

Education

CA(SA)

Tools

Sage Intacc

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Overview

Seeking a dynamic and detail?oriented Finance Business Partner to join our Finance team. This role is critical in driving credible financial reporting, strengthening governance and controls, and enabling performance insight through improved processes and systems.

Minimum Requirements

• Education: CA(SA)
• Experience: 2–5 years post articles (industry or audit/consulting with commercial exposure)
• Knowledge: month-end close, controls/recons, MI, variance analysis, cashflow; audit working papers; IFRS exposure.
• Computer literacy: Excel (advanced), PowerPoint; ERP/reporting tools (Sage Intacc or similar); Power BI advantageous.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the month?end close timetable, ensuring reconciliations, journals, and sign?offs are completed on time.
• Deliver high?quality management reporting packs with clear variance commentary and consolidated insights.
• Support audit readiness by maintaining complete working papers, technical logs, and statutory schedules.
• Responsible for ensuring that Annual Financial Statement are compiled accurately and submitted in-line with deadlines.
• Build forward?looking insight through rolling cashflow forecasting and covenant monitoring.
• Partner with BI teams to optimize reporting systems (Sage Intacc, Power BI).
• Collaborate with Heads of Department to interpret results, identify drivers, and agree corrective actions.
• Contribute to budgeting and forecasting improvements, evolving static budgets into dynamic models.
• Enable the finance & governance operating rhythm, contribute to cycle mapping and root-cause analysis, standardize processes/checklists/templates.

Key Competencies

• High integrity and accountability.
• Clear, proactive communication with finance and non?finance stakeholders.
• Strong problem?solving and root?cause analysis skills.
• Collaborative, hands?on approach to teamwork.
• Decision?making supported by clear analysis and actionable insights.
• Contribution to team capability through SOPs, templates, and documentation.
• Cultural awareness and adaptability across diverse teams.