Finance Assistant

Evolution Recruitment; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Evolution Recruitment is seeking a reliable Finance Assistant in Cape Town to support invoicing, debtors and daily financial administration in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires accurate processing under pressure, strong Excel skills, and fluent Afrikaans and English communication with varied clients.

Qualifications

• Matric and tertiary qualification.
• 5+ years' experience in finance administration, invoicing, debtors or similar role.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Fluent Afrikaans and English in speech and writing.
• Willingness to work an early shift 05:00–14:00.
• Available to work five days per week (Mon–Sat).
• Experience in fresh produce/retail environment is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Record and process daily financial transactions (A/P and A/R).
• Process account sales and issue invoices to customers and clients.
• Reconcile cash payments received from customers.
• Monitor outstanding debtor accounts and follow up as needed.
• Assist onboarding of new customers, suppliers and producers.
• Maintain accurate customer and supplier records.
• Process sales orders and provide related admin support.
• Assist customers with account, invoice and payment queries.
• Coordinate with informal traders and corporate clients professionally.
• Support stock control, counts and related claims administration.
• Maintain finance-related correspondence and documentation.
• Contribute to general admin and operations tasks as required.
• Collaborate with finance, sales and operations teams to ensure timely processing.

Skills

Finance administration

Invoicing

Debtors

Bilingual Afrikaans/English

Customer service

Education

Matric

Tertiary qualification

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Finance Assistant
Location: Epping, Cape Town
Working hours: 05:00–14:00 , five days per week between Monday and Saturday
Remuneration: Highly negotiable and dependent on experience
A well-established company operating within the fresh produce industry is seeking a reliable and detail-oriented Finance Assistant to join its team.
This is a fast-paced, processing-driven position with a strong focus on invoicing, debtors, financial administration and sales support. The first two to three hours of each working day are particularly busy, and the successful candidate must be comfortable processing a high volume of transactions accurately while working under pressure.
The Finance Assistant will interact with a diverse customer base, ranging from informal traders and independent retail owners to larger corporate clients. The position requires someone who communicates confidently in both Afrikaans and English and who can provide professional, approachable service to customers from varied business environments.

Minimum Requirements

• Matric and related Tertiary Qualification
• 5+ years' experience in a finance administration, invoicing, debtors or similar financial processing role
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Fluent verbal and written communication skills in Afrikaans and English
• Willingness and ability to work an early shift from 05:00 to 14:00
• Availability to work five days per week between Monday and Saturday
• Experience within the fresh produce, agriculture, food distribution, retail or a similarly fast-paced environment would be advantageous.

Key Responsibilities

• Record and process daily financial transactions, including accounts payable and accounts receivable entries
• Process account sales and issue customer and commercial invoices
• Reconcile cash payments received from customers
• Monitor outstanding debtor accounts daily and follow up where requiredAssist with onboarding new customers, suppliers and producers onto the company’s financial systems
• Maintain accurate customer and supplier information
• Process sales orders and provide related sales administration support
• Assist customers with account, invoice and payment-related queries
• Liaise professionally with informal traders, retail customers, corporate clients, suppliers and producers
• Support stock control processes, stock counts and claims administration
• Maintain accurate financial and operational records
• Manage finance-related correspondence and documentation
• Assist with general administrative and operational duties when required
• Work closely with the finance, sales and operational teams to ensure that transactions are processed accurately and timeously

Working Schedule

The position operates on a five-day working week between Monday and Saturday, from 05:00 to 14:00. The working schedule may be Tuesday to Saturday or Monday to Friday on a rotational basis.