Senior Financial Accountant (Cape Town)

BP3 Global, Inc.; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 800,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote working

Flexible working

Annual leave 20 days

Birthday leave

Religious leave

Job summary

BP3 Global, Inc. in Cape Town is seeking a fully qualified, hands-on Senior Financial Accountant to own the general ledger and month-end close in a multi-currency environment.

You’ll prepare and post journals, maintain audit-ready balance sheet reconciliations, and take first-level review responsibility for the work of our AP Specialist - reporting into the Financial Controller. This is an execution-focused role for someone who is comfortable working hands-on in the ledger, not just reviewing

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with post-qualification experience in financial accounting.
• Experience with month-end close processes and multi-entity environments.
• Ability to review AP activity and guide reconciliations with audit-ready standards.

Responsibilities

• Own month-end close for assigned entities, posting and reviewing journals.
• Maintain audit-ready balance sheet reconciliations and supporting schedules.
• Review and guide AP Specialist work, including supplier and bank reconciliations.
• Prepare and reconcile payroll-related journals and balances.
• Maintain fixed asset and amortisation schedules.
• Manage intercompany balances and multi-currency revaluations.
• Support VAT and statutory accounting across multiple entities.

Skills

Month-end close

General ledger

Balance sheet reconciliations

NetSuite

Excel

Intercompany / multi-currency

VAT & statutory accounting

Bookkeeper supervision

Attention to detail

Education

CA(SA) / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent

Tools

NetSuite

Excel

Job description

BP3 is looking for a fully qualified, hands-on Senior Financial Accountant to own the general ledger and month-end close in a multi-currency environment. You’ll prepare and post journals, maintain audit-ready balance sheet reconciliations, and take first-level review responsibility for the work of our AP Specialist - reporting into the Financial Controller. This is an execution-focused role for someone who is comfortable working hands-on in the ledger, not just reviewing from a distance.

Working Hours - South Africa based

Contract Type - Permanent

What you’ll be doing

• Own month-end close for your assigned entities — preparing, posting and reviewing journals (payroll, depreciation, accruals, prepayments and more) against a strict close timetable.
• Maintain balance sheet reconciliations and supporting schedules to an audit-ready standard, investigating and clearing reconciling items promptly.
• Review and guide the work of our AP Specialist, including supplier, bank and credit-card reconciliations, coding and cut-off.
• Prepare and reconcile payroll-related journals and balances, including leave provisions and other employee-related accruals.
• Maintain the fixed asset register and prepayment/amortisation schedules.
• Manage intercompany balances and multi-currency / revaluation processes across the Group.
• Support VAT and statutory accounting requirements across our Netherlands, USA, Portugal and UK entities, working with external advisers where needed.

• Fully qualified accountant — CA(SA), ACCA, CIMA or equivalent.
• 4+ years post-qualification / post-articles experience in financial accounting, ideally in a commercial, multi-entity environment.
• Hands-on experience with month-end journals, general ledger accounting and balance sheet reconciliations.
• NetSuite experience highly advantageous (or a comparable multi-entity ERP); strong Excel skills.
• Experience reviewing the work of a bookkeeper or AP team member is a plus.
• A detail-oriented, self-sufficient operator who can manage recurring deadlines, question unsupported numbers, and communicate clearly and concisely.

• Remote Working
• Flexible working
• 20 days of annual leave
• Birthday leave
• Religious leave