Financial Accountant - Inventory & Stock Optimisation

Pivot Services; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Takealot Group in Cape Town seeks a Financial Accountant focusing on Inventory & Stock Optimisation. You will own the financial management of inventory for 1P and 3P stock, ensuring accurate provisions and robust controls across the supply chain.

You will collaborate with Operations and Logistics to drive root-cause analysis, implement policy improvements, and lead process automation to reduce loss and improve reporting in a fast-growing online retailer.

Responsibilities

• Inventory financial management for 1P and 3P stock; provisions supported and recorded.
• Design and enforce policies to prevent loss, misstatement and system error.
• Lead process overhaul and automation in inventory controls.

Job description

Financial Accountant - Inventory & Stock Optimisation

Takealot Group

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Added: 26 October 2026 Listing date: Not supplied

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takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Financial Accountant - Inventory & Stock Optimisation to join our Head Office in Cape Town. We are a young, dynamic, hyper-growth company looking for smart, creative, hardworking people with integrity to join us. We offer a market-related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and a promise that you won’t be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great....

Key Responsibilities

•  - Inventory Financial Management Full financial ownership of inventory across 1P (retail-owned stock) and 3P (marketplace and consignment stock position... - ensure all provisions are adequately supported, documented, and correctly recorded Partner with Operations and Logistics to drive root cause resolut... - design and enforce policies that prevent loss, misstatement, and system error Process Overhaul and Automation Conduct a full audit of existing invento...