Staff Accountant

Somewhere; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A growing healthcare organization in South Africa is looking for a Senior Staff Accountant to oversee daily accounting and bookkeeping tasks. This role requires mid-senior level experience and the ability to handle multi-entity accounting and payroll for over 260 employees. The successful candidate will manage the transition of finance operations from external firms and support HR functions. Competitive salary between 1400-2000 USD, depending on experience and suitability for the role.

Qualifications

• Mid-senior accounting experience required.
• Comfortable managing accounting and HR admin tasks.
• Experience in bringing finance operations in-house.

Responsibilities

• Manage bookkeeping from external firms.
• Prepare journal entries, reconciliations, and month-end close.
• Support multi-entity accounting and payroll.
• Ensure financial reporting accuracy.

Skills

Journal entries

Reconciliations

Month-end close

Payroll for 260+ employees

Multi-entity accounting & consolidation

Cloud-based accounting systems (QuickBooks Online or similar)

Excel/Google Sheets proficiency

HR admin support

Detail-oriented

Proactive problem-solver

Calm under pressure

Strong written communication

Job description

Overview

Job title: Staff Accountant

Working Hours: M-F 9-5 MST

Salary: 1400-2000 USD (final salary offer will still depend on client's discretion)

About the company: A fast-growing healthcare organization with 260+ employees, scaling to ~300 this year. We value accuracy, ownership, and reliability and are centralizing finance operations by bringing bookkeeping in-house.

Role Overview: We are seeking a senior-level accounting professional to manage day-to-day accounting, multi-entity bookkeeping, payroll support, and light HR admin. This hands-on role reports to the Controller with dotted-line exposure to HR.

Key Requirements:

• Mid-senior accounting experience
• Comfortable with accounting + HR admin tasks
• Bring critical finance operations fully in-house

Responsibilities

Accounting & Finance:

• Take over bookkeeping from external firm
• Prepare journal entries, reconciliations, and month-end close
• Support multi-entity accounting (14 entities), intercompany transactions, and payroll
• Ensure financial reporting accuracy with Controller

HR & Admin Support:

• Assist onboarding/offboarding and HRIS updates
• Support internal HR documentation and admin workflows

Skills & Experience

Hard Skills:

• Journal entries, reconciliations, month-end close
• Payroll for 260+ employees
• Multi-entity accounting & consolidation
• Cloud-based accounting systems (QuickBooks Online or similar)
• Excel/Google Sheets proficiency
• HR admin support

Soft Skills:

• Detail-oriented, accurate, trustworthy
• Proactive problem-solver
• Calm under pressure, deadline-driven
• Strong written communication

Note: Small-company bookkeeping (<50 employees) not sufficient