Finance Manager

Communicate Recruitment; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Communicate Recruitment is seeking an experienced Financial Manager for a fintech/regulatory environment in the Western Cape. Based in the Western Cape, you will own end-to-end financial operations and partner with senior leadership to scale finance infrastructure.

You will manage monthly close, reporting, treasury, tax, compliance, and process improvement across multi-entity, multi-currency operations, while supporting audits and regulatory requests.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end monthly close process, including journals, reconciliations, and close timetable management.
• Produce accurate, timely management and group reporting aligned to IFRS.
• Prepare and maintain key reconciliations across banks, wallets, and clearing structures, investigating variances.
• Maintain finance policies, procedures and internal controls to support audit and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate audit preparation and act as a key point of contact for external auditors.
• Monitor liquidity and working capital across entities and currencies.
• Support day-to-day treasury activity, including cash movements and balance tracking.
• Assist with banking and payment partner administration and compliance documentation.
• Support tax compliance processes with external advisors.
• Work with legal/compliance/risk to maintain audit-ready financial records.
• Oversee Accounts Payable and collaborate with People Operations on payroll submissions.
• Drive automation and tooling improvements across financial workflows.

Skills

Commercial finance experience

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory environment

Process improvement

Education

CA(SA)

Tools

SQL

Python

BI tools

Job description

This role offers a genuine career-defining step for an experienced Financial Manager with a background in startups, fintech and regulated financial services. You’ll operate at the centre of a high-growth environment, gaining exposure to multi-currency operations, complex financial flows, and regulatory execution while working closely with senior leadership, product, and IT teams. The role combines deep, hands-on ownership with the opportunity to design scalable finance infrastructure. Ideal for someone ready to leverage relevant experience and accelerate their impact as the business scales.

Job Description:

Financial Operations, Reporting & Controls

Own the end-to-end monthly close process, including journals, reconciliations, and close timetable management.

Produce accurate, timely management and group reporting aligned to international accounting standards.

Prepare and maintain key reconciliations across banks, settlement accounts, wallets, and clearing structures, investigating and resolving variances.

Maintain, document, and enhance finance policies, procedures, and internal controls to support audit and regulatory requirements.

Coordinate audit preparation and act as a key point of contact for external auditors and group finance stakeholders.

Treasury, Liquidity & Working Capital

Monitor liquidity and working capital positions across multiple entities and currencies.

Support day-to-day treasury activity, including cash movements, settlement funding, and balance tracking.

Assist with banking and payment partner administration, including account maintenance and compliance documentation.

Regulatory, Tax & Compliance Support

Support tax compliance processes across operating jurisdictions in collaboration with external advisors.

Work closely with legal, compliance, and risk teams to respond to regulatory requests and maintain audit-ready financial records.

Ensure finance operations and documentation align with regulatory expectations in a cross-border environment.

Finance Operations & Process Improvement

Oversee the Accounts Payable function, ensuring accurate processing, controls, and supplier management.

Partner with People Operations on payroll preparation and related statutory submissions.

Collaborate with operations teams on settlements, payouts, exception handling, and operational reporting.

Identify recurring issues across financial flows and drive automation, tooling improvements, and process optimisation.

Stakeholder Engagement & Decision Support

Partner with cross-functional teams to support expansion initiatives and new market activity.

Provide clear financial insights to leadership, highlighting risks, opportunities, and performance trends.

Contribute to scenario modelling and financial analysis to support strategic decision-making.

Skills & Experience:

CA(SA) with a minimum of 3 - 5 years of commercial experience post articles

Experience in a finance role within fintech, scale ups, start ups or another fast-paced, regulated environment.

Experience in a multinational business non-negotiable

Proven experience managing month-end close, reconciliations, and management reporting in a multi-entity context.

Exposure to treasury operations, working capital management, and cross-border or multi-currency flows.

Experience supporting audits and working with external audit and tax advisors.

Experience in modern data and finance tools (e.g. SQL, Python, BI tools) is advantageous.

Strong analytical capability, with comfort working across large datasets, financial models, and dashboards.

Demonstrated ability to improve processes, controls, and financial workflows through automation and tooling.