Remote Accounts Assistant — Multinational Finance

Acumen Group; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Acumen Group seeks an Accounts Assistant for a fully remote role based in South Africa. You will support financial operations, intercompany settlements, and governance frameworks in a multinational environment.

Key duties include preparing intercompany invoices, journal entries, month-end closing assistance, supplier reconciliations, and maintaining strong internal controls while exploring process improvements and automation using AI-enabled tools.

Qualifications

• Completed SAICA, SAIPA or equivalent articles.
• Professional designation such as AGA(SA) or Professional Accountant (SA).
• Experience in multinational or shared services environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain shared-cost allocations across multiple group entities.
• Prepare intercompany invoices, journals, and supporting schedules.
• Reconcile intercompany balances and resolve discrepancies.
• Monitor outstanding intercompany balances and settlements.
• Support group consolidations and financial reporting.
• Assist with month-end and year-end close processes.
• Prepare reconciliations, reporting schedules, and management reports.
• Support external audit requirements and information requests.
• Process supplier invoices, payments, and related reconciliations.
• Resolve supplier queries and maintain supplier and bank master data.
• Prepare bank reconciliations and assist with cash management activities.
• Maintain key financial controls and support governance requirements.
• Assist with regulatory, tax, audit, and board reporting deadlines.
• Ensure compliance with finance policies, approvals, and delegated authorities.
• Act as a key contact for finance and allocation-related queries.
• Identify opportunities to improve and automate finance processes.
• Support the effective use of finance systems and AI-enabled tools.

Skills

Financial reporting

Intercompany accounting

Governance

Process improvement

Education

SAICA/SAIPA articles

AGA(SA) or Professional Accountant (SA)

Tools

AI-enabled tools

Finance systems

Job description

Acumen Group seeks an Accounts Assistant for a fully remote role based in South Africa. You will support financial operations, intercompany settlements, and governance frameworks in a multinational environment.

Key duties include preparing intercompany invoices, journal entries, month-end closing assistance, supplier reconciliations, and maintaining strong internal controls while exploring process improvements and automation using AI-enabled tools.