Financial Assistant

A24 Group Limited; Bellville; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

A24 Group Limited is seeking a Financial Assistant to provide hands-on support across credit control, accounts payable, and payroll administration within our South African finance team based in Bellville, Western Cape.

You will assist with debtor collections, supplier invoices in Pastel Partner, and weekly payroll processing, ensuring accuracy in high-volume workflows. The role requires a diploma or equivalent and 2–3 years' experience in similar finance support.

Qualifications

• Minimum: Relevant finance or accounting qualification (Diploma or equivalent).
• At least 2–3 years of experience in a similar finance support role.
• Experience with Pastel Partner or Pastel Payroll advantageous.
• Exposure to credit control or debtors management.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
• Strong numeracy and data accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with collections follow-up on outstanding nursing client accounts.
• Generating and sending debtor statements and remittance allocations.
• Escalating overdue accounts and maintaining accurate debtor records.
• Capturing and processing supplier invoices on Pastel Partner (DBit).
• Preparing creditor reconciliations and resolving supplier queries.
• Assisting with payment runs.
• Assisting the payroll team with weekly nursing payroll processing as required.
• Timesheet checking and basic accuracy verification.
• Providing cover and support across the finance team where there are capacity gaps.
• Assisting with month-end processes and ad hoc finance tasks as directed.

Skills

Flexible

Detail-oriented

Interpersonal skills

Multi-tasking

Strong numeracy

Data accuracy

Education

Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Pastel Partner

Pastel Payroll

Job description

Financial Assistant

ABOUT THE ROLE

Nursing Services of SA and Ambition 24 Hours are South African nursing placement businesses operating within the A24 Group. Combined, they place approximately 500 nursing candidates weekly. We are looking for a Financial Assistant to provide hands‑on support across credit control, accounts payable and payroll administration, and to pick up additional tasks as capacity demands.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

CREDIT CONTROL SUPPORT

• Assisting with collections follow-up on outstanding nursing client accounts
• Generating and sending debtor statements and remittance allocations
• Escalating overdue accounts and maintaining accurate debtor records

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SUPPORT

• Capturing and processing supplier invoices on Pastel Partner (DBit)
• Preparing creditor reconciliations and resolving supplier queries
• Assisting with payment runs

PAYROLL SUPPORT

• Assisting the payroll team with weekly nursing payroll processing as required
• Timesheet checking and basic accuracy verification

GENERAL

• Providing cover and support across the finance team where there are capacity gaps
• Assisting with month‑end processes and ad hoc finance tasks as directed

REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum: Relevant finance or accounting qualification (Diploma or equivalent)
• At least 2–3 years of experience in a similar finance support role
• Experience with Pastel Partner or Pastel Payroll advantageous
• Exposure to credit control or debtors management
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, high‑volume environment
• Strong numeracy and data accuracy

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

• Flexible and adaptable — willing to assist wherever the team needs support
• Reliable, accurate and self‑motivated
• Good interpersonal skills for client and supplier liaison
• Able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously without losing accuracy
• Team player who takes ownership of their work