Financial Administrator

careers-scatec; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 320,000 - 460,000; Full time

Job summary

Scatec in Cape Town, South Africa, seeks a Finance Administrator to support day-to-day finance processes across South Africa and Botswana. Based in the Cape Town office, you will assist with procure-to-pay, process supplier invoices, approvals, and reconciliations, ensuring timely payments and accurate records.

Your day-to-day includes processing invoices, coordinating Eye-Share workflows, verifying coding and VAT compliance, and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers and internal teams.

Qualifications

• Accounting qualification or 3+ years bookkeeping experience.
• Experience in a finance team with invoicing, POs, reconciliations.
• Familiarity with accounting/ERP systems.
• Intermediate Excel and MS Office skills.
• Strong English communication and relationship-building.
• Detail-oriented with ability to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily administration of supplier invoices and payments.
• Process invoices via Eye-Share Capture with correct codes.
• Coordinate Eye-Share approvals and obtain required sign-offs.
• Verify GL coding and VAT/tax compliance before payment.
• Prepare and process payment batches.
• Reconcile bank and supplier accounts monthly.
• Respond to invoice and payment queries from suppliers and stakeholders.

Skills

Attention to detail

English proficiency

Excel skills

Time management

Education

Accounting qualification

Tools

Eye-Share

ERP systems

Job description

Overview

Finance Administrator

Cape Town, South Africa

At Scatec, you get to work on something that matters. We develop, build, own, and operate renewable energy solutions that accelerate access to reliable and affordable clean energy. As part of a global and agile organisation, you will work with skilled colleagues across functions and geographies, take real ownership, and contribute to a company driven by the vision of improving our future.

At the heart of everything we do is our belief that we bring the energy – the energy for change, connection, and growth. It shapes how we collaborate, innovate, and create impact together.

If you are looking for a role where your contribution is visible, your development matters, and your work supports a more sustainable future, Scatec may be the right place for you.

Ready to make an impact?

Why this role matters

As a Finance Administrator, you will help keep Scatec’s day-to-day finance processes running accurately and efficiently across South Africa and Botswana. Based in our Cape Town office, you will support the procure-to-pay process, from receiving and processing supplier invoices to coordinating approvals, preparing payments and reconciling accounts. Your attention to detail and consistent follow-through will help ensure suppliers are paid accurately and on time, financial records remain reliable, and colleagues receive responsive support.

What you’ll be doing

In this role, you will take responsibility for the daily administration of supplier invoices and payments, including:

• Manage incoming emails in the Finance South Africa and Botswana mailboxes, responding to queries and following up on outstanding items.
• Process supplier invoices through Eye-Share Capture, ensuring accurate company codes, accounting periods and unique invoice numbers, while improving invoice pattern recognition.
• Coordinate Eye-Share approval workflows, assigning the correct approvers and ensuring all required approvals are obtained.
• Verify general ledger coding and validate VAT and tax compliance before invoices proceed for payment.
• Prepare and process payment batches.
• Allocate payments to supplier accounts in the accounting system.
• Complete monthly bank and supplier account reconciliations, investigating and resolving discrepancies.
• Respond promptly to invoice and payment queries from suppliers and internal stakeholders.

Your work will support accurate financial reporting, dependable payment processes and strong working relationships with suppliers and colleagues.

What you’ll gain

• Professional growth through ownership, exposure, and meaningful contribution from day one.
• Hands-on experience in a role where the challenge is energising, fast-moving, meaningful, and built on learning through doing.
• Broader commercial understanding through close collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Stronger financial administration and reconciliation capabilities within a global renewable energy business.
• Practical experience supporting procure-to-pay activities across South Africa and Botswana.
• Experience using Eye-Share invoice capture and approval workflows alongside accounting systems to support accurate and efficient supplier payments.

What you’ll bring

Experience and qualifications

• An accounting qualification and/or at least three years’ bookkeeping or clerical administration experience.
• Experience working within a finance team, with exposure to bookkeeping, purchase orders, invoicing, credit control, balance sheet reconciliations and month-end processes.
• Familiarity with accounting or ERP systems.
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel proficiency and confidence using other Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with colleagues and suppliers.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills, with the ability to complete routine tasks accurately and consistently, solve problems, manage deadlines and work independently once processes are understood.

What it’s like to work at Scatec

At Scatec, we combine purpose with performance. We value responsibility, clarity, and collaboration, and we encourage people to challenge existing ways of working, contribute ideas, and keep developing. You can expect an environment where people work together across disciplines and geographies, where good performance matters, and where you are trusted to take ownership without unnecessary hierarchy.

If you enjoy bringing structure to daily finance activities and take pride in getting the details right, this could be a strong next step in your career. We are looking for a positive, dependable team player who communicates clearly, follows through on outstanding matters and stays organised when managing competing priorities.

What we offer

At Scatec, you will be part of a company with a clear and ambitious purpose, working on renewable energy solutions that make a lasting difference. You will gain responsibility early, learn from experienced colleagues, and build your capabilities in a business that offers global exposure, strong development opportunities, and meaningful work in the energy transition.

Scatec is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit, competence, and business needs.

We review applications on an ongoing basis.