Financial Accountant / Bookkeeper

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

Job summary

A modern accounting firm is seeking a Financial Accountant / Bookkeeper in Cape Town. This role involves accounting responsibilities such as reconciling transactions, preparing financial statements, and maintaining client relationships. Experience in bookkeeping or as a SAIPA-registered accountant is crucial. The role offers compensation based on market rates along with an incentive scheme. This is a full-time position with a hybrid work model.

Benefits

Market related compensation

Unique incentive scheme

Qualifications

• Experience as a Bookkeeper or SAIPA-registered accountant with completed articles.
• Ability to work independently with team support available.
• Knowledge of cryptocurrency and tech companies is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Import and reconcile crypto transactions.
• Maintain and review balance sheets and profit/loss in Xero.
• Prepare annual financial statements.

Skills

Client-facing skills

Problem-solving skills

Accounting experience

Tools

Xero

Draftworx Cloud

Subledger software

Job description

Financial Accountant / Bookkeeper

OpsFi Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

We are a growing, modern and tech-focused accounting firm that operates on a hybrid basis (office 3x per week).

Our mission is to be the best accountants in the tech industry by delivering best-in-class compliance, financial visibility, and insights.

What we do– We provide a premium, full-suite, outsourced bookkeeping and accounting / finance function to SMEs, mainly in the technology space across the globe, including AI, fintech and blockchain companies.

Responsibilities

• Import and reconcile crypto transactions into our in-house tool or off-the-shelf subledger software.
• Reconcile fiat transactions, maintain the fixed asset register, and review balance sheet and profit or loss in Xero.
• Sync Xero with Fathom, update and classify accounts to produce monthly management reports.
• Join client meetings online to discuss management accounts and address queries.
• Maintain client relationships – client-facing and problem-solving.
• Prepare annual financial statements in Draftworx Cloud.
• Reconcile payroll from the payroll system to Xero.
• Submit VAT, PAYE, income tax and provisional tax returns.
• Handle ad-hoc client requests and various reconciliations (creditor, debtor, payroll, fixed asset, balance sheet).

Qualifications

• Bookkeeping or accounting experience, or SAIPA-registered accountant who has completed articles at a professional services firm.
• Training will be provided on tools and software where necessary.
• Client-facing, problem-solving and willingness to work independently; team support available.
• Knowledge or experience with cryptocurrency or technology companies is beneficial but not required.

Benefits

• Market related compensation with a unique incentive scheme.

Seniority level : Associate

Employment type : Full-time

Job function : Accounting / Auditing

Industries : IT Services and IT Consulting