Senior Financial Accountant

Mukuru; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Mukuru, a dynamic fintech operating across Africa, seeks a Senior Financial Accountant in Cape Town to own financial reporting for key entities and ensure accurate statutory and tax obligations.

You will collaborate with accounts, payroll and tax teams, assist with year-end audits and statutory statements, and participate in system implementations and process improvements in a high-growth, highly regulated environment.

Qualifications

• CA(SA) qualification – essential.
• 0–2 years’ post-qualifying experience in a financial services environment – desirable.
• Experience working with multinational group structures, preferably across the African continent and/or the United Kingdom.
• Finance business systems experience across ERP platforms, preferably NetSuite.
• Experience preparing VAT and corporate tax returns in partnership with an internal Tax function.
• Experience working in financial services or another highly regulated industry.
• Experience working in a high-growth, fast-moving organisation.
• Advanced time-management and organisational skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee bank reconciliations and general ledger accuracy.
• Prepare month-end packs and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Assist Group Tax with timely tax submissions.
• Assist with year-end audit and draft statutory financial statements.
• Contribute to system implementations and process improvements.
• Collaborate with internal departments to resolve commercial issues.

Skills

ERP systems experience

MS Office proficiency

Financial reporting

Stakeholder collaboration

Regulatory knowledge

Education

CA(SA) qualification

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

About the Role

An exciting opportunity exists for an energetic, highly motivated finance professional to join Mukuru as a Senior Financial Accountant , reporting to the Finance Manager.

In this role, you will be responsible for producing valid, accurate and complete financial reporting for the operating entities within your remit. You will also prepare and submit various statutory and tax obligations across the relevant geographies.

You will collaborate internally with the accounts team, payroll and other non-finance functions to increase the value that Finance contributes to the organisation. Externally, you will engage with third-party consultants and tax authorities across the regions in which Mukuru operates.

Duties and Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• - Oversee and review bank reconciliations prepared by the bookkeepers.
• - Ensure that all transactions processed in the general ledger for the entities and Financial Statement Line items under your remit are valid, accurate and complete.
• - Ensure that month-end financial packs, including balance sheet reconciliations, are prepared for review by the Finance Manager within the stipulated deadlines.
• - Prepare accurate journals and monthly reconciliations with third-party pay-in and pay-out partners.
• - Assist the Group Tax team with the preparation of timely and accurate tax submissions for the entities under your remit.
• - Assist with the delivery of the year-end audit, including drafting statutory financial statements for review by the Finance Manager and Group Reporting team.
• - Prepare various statutory or regulatory returns for the entities under your remit.
• - Participate in finance improvement projects, including system implementations, month-end process efficiencies, new market expansion and business maturity workstreams.
• - Liaise with other internal departments to assist in resolving commercial issues as they arise.

Key Requirements

To succeed in this role, you will need:

• - CA(SA) qualification – essential.
• - 0–2 years’ post-qualifying experience in a financial services environment – desirable.
• - Experience working with multinational group structures, preferably across the African continent and/or the United Kingdom.
• - Finance business systems experience across ERP platforms, preferably NetSuite .
• - Experience preparing VAT and corporate tax returns in partnership with an internal Tax function.
• - Experience working in financial services or another highly regulated industry.
• - Experience working in a high-growth, fast-moving organisation.
• - Advanced time-management and organisational skills.
• - Advanced Microsoft Office skills.

Additional Skills and Attributes

You will be a strong fit if you:

• - Share a passion for Mukuru’s purpose and enjoy working in a fast-paced, informal and ambitious company.
• - Are a hands-on self-starter with a practical, “get it done” attitude.
• - Can quickly diagnose issues, propose solutions and execute them within short timeframes.
• - Work well under pressure and demonstrate strong commercial acumen.
• - Understand how your role contributes to shareholder value creation and profitability.
• - Want to be part of a multicultural organisation committed to excellence, inclusion, diversity, community development and the environment.
• - Continuously look for efficiencies and process improvements rather than accepting the status quo