Senior Financial Controller — IFRS & Controls Leader

Apex Group Ltd (UK Branch); Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex Group is seeking a Financial Controller for our shared service center. This role ensures high-quality financial information, robust controls, and scalable processes to support operations across Europe and the broader group.

You will partner with FP&A, Tax, and Business Finance Leads to align results with forecasts and plans. The position requires a CA qualification, a accounting/finance degree, and 3–5 years post-qualification Controllership experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related discipline.
• Qualified Chartered Accountant.
• 3-5 years post-qualification experience in a Controllership or comparable role.
• Strong systems and technical skills, and ability to adapt to new and changing technology.
• Private Equity-backed portfolio company experience strongly preferred.
• Experience owning and leading month-end consolidation and reporting to a parent entity.
• Experience working with distributed international finance teams and shared service centers.
• Desire to operate in fast-paced and change-oriented environments.
• Strong business partnering skills.
• Experience leading external audits, preferably with a Big Four auditor.
• Technical expertise in IFRS and internal controls over financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead local month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes with accurate reporting to the parent entity.
• Prepare consolidated financial statements and management reports for the Board and lenders.
• Perform monthly balance sheet reviews, reconciliations, and variance analyses.
• Coordinate external audit processes.
• Develop and maintain accounting policies in line with IFRS and Group policies.
• Design and monitor internal controls over financial reporting; remediate gaps.

Skills

Financial reporting

Consolidation

IFRS knowledge

Business partnering

Auditing coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance

Chartered Accountant (CA)

Job description

Apex Group is seeking a Financial Controller for our shared service center. This role ensures high-quality financial information, robust controls, and scalable processes to support operations across Europe and the broader group.

You will partner with FP&A, Tax, and Business Finance Leads to align results with forecasts and plans. The position requires a CA qualification, a accounting/finance degree, and 3–5 years post-qualification Controllership experience.