Technology Transformation Finance Lead

iOCO; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

iOCO is seeking an experienced IT Project Accountant to oversee financial management across technology transformation initiatives in a complex organisation. You will maintain budgets, forecasts, actuals and commitments, providing commercial insight to senior stakeholders and collaborating with Technology, Finance, Procurement and Accounts Payable.

You will translate detailed data into clear reporting, drive controls, and support decision-making in fast-paced programmes, ensuring value delivery

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with international designation and up-to-date professional status.
• Five+ years in finance, with project accounting or technology finance focus.
• Experience supporting technology implementations or transformation programmes.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis skills.
• Understanding of PO, invoices, accruals, commitments and GL reconciliations.
• Familiarity with software expenditure accounting incl. cloud and CAPEX/OPEX.

Responsibilities

• Manage budgets, forecasts and baselines for transformation initiatives.
• Track actuals, accruals and POs; investigate material variances.
• Provide monthly forecasts with initiative owners and stakeholders.
• Produce clear financial reporting for governance forums.
• Challenge inconsistent data and escalate material issues promptly.
• Collaborate across Technology, Finance, Procurement and Transformation Office.

Skills

Finance analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Stakeholder communication

Education

Professional accountancy qualification (CIMA/CGMA, CA(SA), ACA, ACCA, CPA)

Tools

ERP systems

Power BI

Coupa

Tagetik

Shibumi

Job description

iOCO is seeking an experienced IT Project Accountant to oversee financial management across technology transformation initiatives in a complex organisation. You will maintain budgets, forecasts, actuals and commitments, providing commercial insight to senior stakeholders and collaborating with Technology, Finance, Procurement and Accounts Payable.

You will translate detailed data into clear reporting, drive controls, and support decision-making in fast-paced programmes, ensuring value delivery