Part-time Personal Financial Accountant

RecruitMyMom; Remote; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Part time

Job summary

A music production company is looking for a Personal Financial Accountant to assist with personal financial administration, reporting, and tax compliance. This remote contractor role involves maintaining financial records, preparing budgets, and ensuring tax readiness within South Africa. Candidates should have experience with personal tax and a high level of discretion, as they will manage sensitive financial information directly for the Founder. Flexible working hours are preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting founders or high-complexity individuals is highly advantageous.
• Comfortable working independently and taking initiative.
• Calm, kind, and non-judgemental approach to sensitive financial matters.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate personal financial records including income and expenses.
• Prepare and maintain personal budgets and cashflow forecasts.
• Manage personal tax readiness and compliance in South Africa.

Skills

Strong experience with South African personal tax

Google Sheets and Google Drive

Structured written communication

Tools

Google Sheets

Job description

An established music production company is seeking an experienced, highly discreetPersonal Financial Accountantto support its Founder with personal financial administration, reporting, and tax compliance.This is an independent contractor role - initial onboarding approximately 20 hours and thereafter ongoing approximate 3 hours per week.

This is a rolesuited to a mature, systems-oriented Accountant who enjoys bringing clarity, structure, and calm to complex personal financial environments. The role is execution-focused and requires a high degree of trust, confidentiality, and initiative.

The successful candidate will work directly with the Founder and will not interface with other stakeholders unless explicitly authorised.

Responsibilities:

Maintain accurate personal financial records, including income, expenses, assets, liabilities, and investments

Perform regular reconciliations to ensure personal financial data is current and reliable

Track personal debt, loans, and repayment schedules

Cashflow, Budgeting & Reporting

Prepare and maintain personal budgets and cashflow forecasts

Deliver a clear monthly personal finance summary

Highlight variances, risks, and upcoming obligations proactively

Provide structured reports and clearly framed options (no financial advice)

Tax & Compliance (South Africa)

Manage personal tax readiness and compliance in the South African context

Prepare information for provisional and annual tax submissions

Liaise directly with SARS, banks, and authorised advisors on the Founder’s behalf

Maintain clear audit trails and supporting documentation

Maintain a personal asset register, including tracking of intellectual property and copyright interests

Support estate readiness by documenting financial structures, access information, and continuity records

Ensure information is structured so it can be understood and handed over if required

Systems & Documentation

Build and maintain simple, robust systems (primarily Google Sheets)

Develop clear Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all recurring processes

Ensure all work can be understood and continued by another party if needed

Requirements

Google Sheets and Google Drive

Secure access within company's systems (permission-restricted)

Email and structured written communication preferred

Experience & Profile

Strong experience withSouth African personal tax(essential)

Experience supporting founders, executives, or high-complexity individuals (highly advantageous)

Comfortable working independently and taking initiative

Calm, kind, and non-judgemental approach to sensitive financial matters

Highly systems-oriented and process-driven

Professional accounting registration isnot required, but may be advantageous

Freelance contractor role

Fully remote

Initial onboarding phase followed by light, consistent weekly engagement

Flexibility to work outside standard office hours preferred

Confidentiality

• This role involves highly sensitive personal financial information. Absolute discretion and professionalism are mandatory.
  

This is a fully remote, independent contractor role - initial onboarding approximately 20 hours and thereafter ongoing approximate 3 hours per week