Finance Controller / Internal Auditor (Hybrid)

Sporty Group; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Sporty Group seeks a CA(SA) with 3–5 years post-qualification experience to drive robust financial controls across a multi-entity, global team. You will identify weaknesses, implement improvements and support external audits in a fast‑growing international group.

Essentials include strong financial control, auditing and accounting skills, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate across geographies in a high‑performing, flat organisation.

Qualifications

• CA(SA) with 3–5 years post-qualification experience.
• Strong experience in financial control, audit and accounting.
• Proven ability to design and implement financial controls and processes.

Responsibilities

• Review and strengthen financial processes and controls across the group.
• Design, document and implement financial controls across payments, banking, reconciliations, accounting, procurement and reporting.
• Establish segregation of duties, approvals, access controls and supporting documentation.
• Perform internal reviews to ensure controls operate effectively and processes are followed.
• Review balance sheet reconciliations and key accounting processes for accuracy.
• Collaborate with Finance teams to resolve control deficiencies and improve processes.
• Develop policies, procedures and control documentation for group-wide use.
• Support implementation of new systems and banking arrangements with built-in controls.
• Use technology and automation to strengthen controls and reduce manual work.
• Track issues and actions through to resolution.
• Support external audits and regulatory reviews as required.
• Provide the Global Finance Director with clear reporting on material risks and remediation progress.

Skills

CA(SA) with 3-5 years post-qual

Financial control

Audit

Accounting

Reconciliations

Process improvement

Multi-entity experience

Education

Chartered Accountant CA (SA)

Job description

About The Role

As Finance Controller / Internal Auditor at Sporty, you will be responsible for strengthening financial processes and controls across a fast-growing, international group. Reporting to the Global Finance Director, you will work across the Finance function to design, implement and monitor effective controls covering areas such as payments, banking, reconciliations, accounting, record keeping, procurement and financial reporting. This is a hands‑on role. You will work closely with Finance teams across multiple countries and entities (including international travel), identifying weaknesses, improving processes and providing confidence that key financial activities are being performed accurately, consistently and with appropriate oversight.

What You'll Be Doing

• Review existing financial processes and controls across the group, identifying weaknesses, risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Design, document and implement practical financial controls across payments, banking, reconciliations, accounting, record keeping, procurement and reporting.
• Establish appropriate segregation of duties, approval processes, access controls and supporting documentation.
• Perform ongoing internal reviews to confirm that controls are operating effectively and agreed processes are being followed.
• Review balance sheet reconciliations, financial records and other key accounting processes for accuracy, completeness and appropriate supporting evidence.
• Collaborate with Finance teams to resolve control deficiencies and improve processes rather than simply identifying issues.
• Develop clear policies, procedures and control documentation that can be consistently applied across the group.
• Support the implementation of new systems, banking arrangements and finance processes, ensuring appropriate controls are built in from the outset.
• Use technology and automation to strengthen controls, improve visibility and reduce reliance on manual processes.
• Track identified issues and agreed actions through to resolution.
• Support external audits and other financial or regulatory reviews where required.
• Provide the Global Finance Director with clear reporting on material financial risks, control weaknesses and progress on remediation.

What You'll Bring

• A Chartered Accountant CA (SA) with 3-5 years' post qualification experience.
• Strong experience in financial control, audit, accounting or a similar finance role.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles, processes, reconciliations, payments, banking and financial reporting.
• Experience designing and implementing financial controls and operational processes.
• Strong attention to detail, with the ability to identify weaknesses and investigate issues through to their underlying cause.
• Practical and commercially minded, with the ability to implement controls without creating unnecessary bureaucracy.
• Comfortable working across multiple legal entities, countries and finance teams.
• A self-starter who works hard, is resilient, makes decisions quickly and operates with urgency.
• Comfortable in a flat, high-performance organisation, collaborating across multiple functions and geographies.