FinTech Financial Accountant – AI‑Driven, Multi‑Entity

Black Pen Recruitment; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great offices at V&A Waterfront

ESOP opportunity

Travel to operating countries

Hybrid flexibility

Annual team retreats

Flexible paid time off

Job summary

Black Pen Recruitment is seeking a Financial Accountant for a Cape Town-based role. The position focuses on audit support, tax submissions, statutory filings and scalable finance processes across multiple markets. You will use AI tools to improve trackers and workflow efficiency.

The role suits someone early in their career with strong accounting foundations, aiming to build a compliant and scalable finance function within an asset-financing business. Onsite in Cape Town with office culture.

Qualifications

• Education in accounting, finance, business, economics or related field.
• CA(SA)/ACCA/CIMA/CPA or equivalent training strongly preferred.
• 0–2 years post-training experience in audit, financial reporting, tax, governance, or related areas.

Responsibilities

• Support audits, tax and statutory work across group entities.
• Build trackers, calendars and document repositories for finance obligations.
• Improve day-to-day finance workflows including reconciliations and reporting.
• Apply AI to build scalable finance systems and optimize processes.
• Coordinate with country owners, advisers and internal teams across borders.

Skills

Audit support

Tax & statutory

AI & automation

Cross-country coordination

Financial reporting

Attention to detail

Education

Accounting/Finance degree

CA(SA)/ACCA/CIMA/CPA

Tools

Spreadsheets

ERP systems

Automation tools

Job description

Black Pen Recruitment is seeking a Financial Accountant for a Cape Town-based role. The position focuses on audit support, tax submissions, statutory filings and scalable finance processes across multiple markets. You will use AI tools to improve trackers and workflow efficiency.

The role suits someone early in their career with strong accounting foundations, aiming to build a compliant and scalable finance function within an asset-financing business. Onsite in Cape Town with office culture.