Finance Operations Lead: Settlements & Automation

Lesaka Technologies

Cape Town

Sur place

ZAR 1 100 000 - 1 500 000

Plein temps

14 jours+

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Résumé du poste

Lesaka Technologies in Cape Town seeks a Financial Operations Lead to govern reconciliations, settlements and system configuration across LADP. You will lead the Settlement team, drive automation of manual processes, and partner with the Enterprise CFO on strategic finance initiatives.

This role demands strong financial controls, cross-functional collaboration with Finance, Tech, Product and Operations, and a hands-on approach to delivering accurate, timely settlements and scalable solutions.

Qualifications

Minimum 5 years' experience in financial operations, reconciliations, configuration and settlements.
CA(SA) or CIMA qualification beneficial, but not essential.
Proven experience leading or supporting a settlement or financial operations function.
Experience driving automation of financial operations processes.
Track record of delivering financial operations or systems-related project work.
Based in, or willing to relocate to, Cape Town.

Responsabilités

Own end-to-end reconciliation processes across LADP, ensuring all settlement, merchant and banking reconciliations are accurate, complete and performed within agreed timelines.
Manage and maintain the configuration of settlement and financial systems, ensuring changes are controlled, tested and correctly applied across products.
Oversee the end-to-end settlement process, ensuring timely and accurate settlement to merchants, partners and internal stakeholders, and resolving settlement exceptions and discrepancies.
Drive strong day-to-day financial operations discipline, ensuring processes are executed reliably, controls are respected, and issues are escalated and resolved quickly.
Identify opportunities to automate manual reconciliation, configuration and settlement processes, working with Tech and Finance to implement scalable solutions that reduce risk and improve turnaround times.
Lead and contribute to financial operations projects for the Enterprise CFO, including system implementations, process re-engineering and cross-functional initiatives spanning LADP.
Lead, coach and develop the Settlement team, setting clear performance expectations and building a high-accountability, execution-focused team culture.
Partner with Finance, Tech, Product and Operations stakeholders across LADP to align financial operations with business requirements and resolve cross-functional issues.
Ensure sound financial controls are maintained across recon, configuration and settlement processes, and support audit and compliance requirements as needed.