Finance Assistant I (Treasury)

Woolworths; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 400 000 - 550 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in Cape Town is looking for a finance professional to manage back-office auditing roles, focusing on foreign exchange transactions. The position requires a 3-year finance qualification and experience with Oracle and Tradecloud systems. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical and communication skills, with a keen attention to detail. This permanent position offers a market-related salary and is part of a dynamic team that values effective personal and team collaboration.

Qualifications

• 3 years of relevant industry experience required.
• Understanding of foreign exchange and accounting practices.
• Imports knowledge will be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Analyse and account for foreign exchange transactions.
• Perform confirmations with banks for funding.
• Accurately balance and reconcile allocated accounts.
• Deliver accurate bank account reconciliations.

Skills

Personal Effectiveness

Excellent communication skills

High attention to detail

Ability to meet deadlines

Education

3-year finance qualification

Basic Accounting certificate

Tools

Oracle

Excel

Tradecloud system

Job description

Listing reference: woolw_001401 Listing status: Online Apply by: 27 January 2026

Position summary

Industry: Auditing/Accounting Job category: Cash Management and Treasury Location: Cape Town Contract: Permanent Remuneration: Market-related EE position: No

Introduction

To ensure accurate, timeous and complete back-office function is maintained

Job description

• Analyse and be able to account for foreign exchange transactions, including all back office work in both Tradecloud and manual system.
• Perform confirmations with the banks for CFC Funding
• Maintain records of SARB applications and submit renewal applications timeously
• Upload journals onto Oracle for banking transactions which occur
• Actively/ timeously resolve outstanding reconciling item
• Build strong relationships with banks and internal customers
• Accurately balance and reconcile allocated accounts in accordance with accounting best practice
• Deliver accurate and timeous bank account reconciliations
• Bank rate uploads onto system and reasonability checks
• Analyse all CFC funding checks pre and post accounts being funded (non FBH)
• Prepare the CFC funding instruction letters
• Perform analysis on FEC position at month end and report (CRV and Foods)
• Manage non FBH forex on a manual system which requires attention to detail.
• Loading of payments, beneficiaries and suppliers on online banking
• Weekly preparation and payments for CRV CFC Funding
• Perform ad-hoc administration duties

Minimum requirements

• 3-year finance qualification
• Working knowledge of Trade cloud system
• Basic Accounting certificate and 3-years relevant industry experience
• Computer literacy – Oracle and Excel
• Understanding of accounting practices Understanding of foreign exchange
• Imports knowledge will be advantages

Behavioural Skills

• Personal Effectiveness
• Passion for the brand and customers
• Thinking strategically and commercially
• Fast learner
• Delivering high performance
• Works well in a Team as well as independently.
• Excellent communication skills
• Making insightful business decisions
• Driving qualityPlanning and organising
• High attention to detail
• Ability to meet deadlines / Good time management / Task management?