Technical Accountant

Impact.Com; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Training & development

Medical aid and provident fund

Restricted stock units

Fitness club reimbursements

Job summary

impact.com is seeking a highly skilled Technical Accountant to join the global finance team. You will translate US GAAP into practical processes, own complex areas such as leases and revenue, and support month-end close with a focus on accuracy and controls.

In this hybrid role, you will partner with Legal, FP&A, HR, and external auditors while exploring automation and AI tools to improve efficiency. A CPA/CA(SA) and 4+ years of relevant experience are required.

Qualifications

• Active CPA/CA(SA) or equivalent professional accounting qualification.
• 4+ years of accounting experience with emphasis on technical accounting, financial reporting, and public audit backgrounds.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP (ability to bridge to IFRS if needed).
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or equivalent.
• Experience performing technical accounting research and documenting conclusions.
• Experience designing and implementing new processes and controls.
• Advanced spreadsheet proficiency (XLOOKUP, pivot tables, etc.).
• Experience with NetSuite ERP is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Execute month-end workflows for assigned technical areas and recording journal entries with emphasis on completeness and accuracy.
• Prepare monthly account reconciliations and investigate anomalies.
• Work with ERP (NetSuite), close management system (FloQast), and tools like Carta for equity.
• Research complex US GAAP issues and document conclusions in audit-ready memos.
• Bridge theory and execution by designing and implementing operational workflows and reconciliations.
• Own or support accounting analysis for ASC 606, ASC 842, and ASC 718.
• Evaluate non-routine transactions (e.g., business combinations and investments) for appropriate accounting.
• Prepare financial statement information, roll-forwards, and disclosures for public-company readiness.
• Partner with Legal, FP&A, HR, and Corporate Development; liaise with external auditors.
• Leverage AI tools to aid in technical research and automate workflows.

Skills

CPA/CA(SA)

US GAAP knowledge

Advanced Excel

Technical accounting research

Big 4 audit experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Tools

NetSuite ERP

FloQast

Carta for equity

Job description

At impact.com we are passionate about our people, our technology, and are obsessed with customer success. Working together enables us to grow rapidly, win, and serve the largest brands in the world. We use cutting edge technology to solve real-world problems for our clients and continue to pull ahead of the pack as the leading SaaS platform for businesses to automate their partnerships and grow their revenue like never before. We have an entrepreneurial spirit and a culture where ambition and curiosity is rewarded. If you are looking to join a team where your opinion is valued, your contributions are noticed, and enjoy working with fun and talented people from all over the world, then this is the place for you!

impact.com, the world’s leading partnership management platform, is transforming the way businesses manage and optimize all types of partnerships—including traditional rewards affiliates, influencers, commerce content publishers, B2B, and more. The company’s powerful, purpose-built platform makes it easy for businesses to create, manage, and scale an ecosystem of partnerships with the brands and communities that customers trust to make purchases, get information, and entertain themselves at home, at work, or on the go. To learn more about how impact.com’s technology platform and partnerships marketplace is driving revenue growth for global enterprise brands such as Walmart, Uber, Shopify, Lenovo, L’Oreal, Fanatics, and Levi’s, visit www.impact.com .

Your Role at impact.com:

Technical Accounting at impact.com sits at the intersection of accounting theory and operational execution. Reporting directly to the Senior Manager of Technical Accounting, this is a highly visible role where management will rely on you as a primary subject matter expert for our most complex transactions.

You will take complete ownership of complex accounting areas, translating GAAP rules into practical solutions and ensuring they are accurately reflected in our financial statements, processes, and controls.

This role requires a unique balance: you will spend approximately 25%–50% of your time executing month-end close activities for complex areas (such as leases, certain complex revenue transactions, stock-based compensation, and equity), with the remainder of your time focused on deep-dive technical research, audit preparedness, non-routine transactions, and new standard implementation. Because our business environment is dynamic, you will frequently solve novel accounting challenges that have no established precedence.

What You'll Do:

Operational Accounting & Month-End Close

• Execute month-end workflows for assigned technical areas and recording journal entries with an emphasis on completeness and accuracy.
• Prepare monthly account reconciliations, performing rigorous self-reviews and drilling down into the general ledger and transactional data to investigate anomalies.
• Work within our ERP (NetSuite), close management system (FloQast), and related software (such as Carta for equity)

Technical Accounting & Financial Reporting

• Research complex US GAAP issues and document conclusions through clear, audit-ready technical memos.
• Bridge theory and execution. Once you reach a technical conclusion, you will design, build, and implement the operational workflows, journal entries, and reconciliations required to execute it sustainably.
• Own or support the accounting analysis and operationalization for areas such as ASC 606 (Revenue Recognition), ASC 842 (Leases), and ASC 718 (Stock-Based Compensation).
• Evaluate non-routine and complex transactions (such as business combinations and investments) to determine the appropriate accounting treatment.
• Prepare required financial statement information, complex account roll-forwards, and footnote disclosures to meet public-company-level reporting standards.
• Monitor emerging accounting guidance and proactively partner with business stakeholders to assess the operational impact on the company.

Cross-Functional Partnership, Controls & Automation

• Partner with Legal, FP&A, HR, and Corporate Development to evaluate the financial impact of new business arrangements and operational changes.
• Serve as a primary liaison to external auditors for your assigned areas, defending accounting positions and supplying clear, standalone documentation.
• Translate technical accounting conclusions into sustainable, scalable processes, identifying control gaps and optimizing manual workflows.
• Leverage AI-driven tools such as LLMs and agents to aid in technical research and eliminate manual workflows.

What You Have:

• Active CPA, CA(SA), or equivalent professional accounting qualification
• 4+ years of relevant accounting experience, with a strong preference for technical accounting, financial reporting, and public audit backgrounds (Big 4 experience is a significant advantage).
• Strong, demonstrated knowledge of US GAAP. (If your background is primarily IFRS, the ability to bridge to US GAAP equivalents swiftly).
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Accounting.
• Direct experience performing technical accounting research and documentation for complex accounting areas.
• Experience designing and implementing new processes and controls.
• Advanced spreadsheet proficiency (manipulating large volumes of transactional data, XLOOKUP, pivot tables, etc.).
• Experience with ERPs (NetSuite) is highly preferred.
• Tech-Forward Mindset: Familiarity with, or a strong eagerness to learn, how to integrate LLMs and process-automation agents into daily accounting workflows.
• Hybrid, Casual work environment
• Responsible PTO policy
• Take the time off that you need. We are truly committed to a positive work-life balance, recognising that it is important to be happy and fulfilled in both
• Primary caregiver leave
• Training & Development
• Learning the advanced partnership automation products
• Medical Aid and Provident Fund
• Group schemes with Discovery & Bonitas for medical aid
• Restricted Stock Units
• Fitness club fee reimbursements

impact.com is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All employees and applicants for employment shall be given fair treatment and equal employment opportunity regardless of their race, ethnicity or ancestry, color or caste, religion or belief, age, sex (including gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy/maternity), national origin, weight, neurodivergence, disability, marital and civil partnership status, caregiving status, veteran status, genetic information, political affiliation, or other prohibited non-merit factors.

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