26 Contract Finance/Accounting jobs in Cape Town on Job Mail

Finance Analyst (CA)

R800k - R900k plus bonus

Cape Town

Superb career opportunity for a Qualified CA (SA) with 1 year post-article experience to provide commercial finance support to the business in terms of financial planning and business acumen for a leading listed retailer.

Key Responsibilities

• Accurate planning (budgets, forecasts & 3yr plan inputs)
• Insightful monthly reporting (including exception reporting)
• Initiative feasibilities
• Profitability & other value add analysis
• Decision support
• Scorecard reporting
• Improved control environment (fraud deterrent)

Work Experience and Qualifications

• CA (SA)
• 1-3 years’ experience in a Commercial finance environment
• Exposure to JSE-listed entities, Retail adv

Please apply online.

Financial Manager (CA)

R800k - R840k plus bonus

Cape Town

Excellent career opportunity with growing Fintech. Reporting to the COO you will be responsible for the day-to-day planning, implementing, managing and controlling all financial-related activities of the company. This will include direct responsibility for:

• Full Financial Management function
• Planning
• Manage processes for financial forecasting, budgets and consolidation and reporting to the Company
• Risk Management
• Leading the finance team

Qualifications and experience

• CA with minimum of 3 -5 years’ experience in a similar role.
• This role would suit a hands on, proactive individual.

Chief Growth Officer

R1.9m plus bonus

Cape Town

High performing, growing Fintech is looking for a seasoned CGO with a track record of achievement to join the EXCO team. You will be accountable for growth of the brand by executing on the Marketing and Brand strategies in line with the product and business KPI’s. This role has the mandate to shape the brand and it’s representation on all marketing and communications channels. Using data driven customer insights and analysing channel conversion metrics to continuously acquire, retain customers and grow the visibility of the brand in targeted market segments.

Key Responsibilities

• Refining the purpose and strategic positioning of the Brand
• The customer value proposition as the market evolves
• Using multiple data sets to identify consumer insights to inform the business, brand, marketing, product and customer experience strategy.
• Designing and execution of the growth Strategy which encompasses:
  • Marketing
  • Brand
  • Acquisition
  • Retention and
  • Customer Experience
• You will be extremely data-driven and comfortable getting your hands dirty and digging into the data (via Google Analytics, Firebase, Mixpanel, Financial Data) to leverage robust reporting and analytics to optimize performance
• Manage the marketing and sales function of the Company’s business, in accordance with the business plan, budget or otherwise as the CEO directs;

Qualifications and experience

• Degree or post-graduate qualification in a related discipline.
• Min of 10 years in a similar role.
• A high-calibre portfolio of creative strategy, data insights and execution

Investment Strategy Manager (Fintech)

R1.2m - R1.4m (Neg) plus bonus

Cape Town

Superb career opportunity with boutique global investment firm. you will be responsible for leading the organization's efforts to source
suitable Fintech investment opportunities. In doing so, will provide support to the Investment and Banking Development teams in their engagements with prospective Fintech investees with the aim of successfully closing new investment deals.

Key performance areas

• Lead project teams for fintech investments including co-supervising and providing guidance and mentoring peers on Fintech transaction processing, including conducting company due diligence, valuation, financial analysis, and transaction structuring.
• Provides guidance, training, and motivation necessary to develop team’s knowledge and understanding of the Fintech market and opportunities.
• Foster the strategic direction of Fintech investment mandate, through researching Fintech investment opportunities, and novel technology solutions with an eye on investing.
• Leverage the portfolio management and deal opportunity technology tools availed to the Invest

Qualifications and experience

• Honour’s degree or equivalent within relevant field.
• 5 to 8 years’ experience in Fintech investment management, including sourcing, analysing, preparation of investment feasibility papers, deal conclusion and management of Fintech investments.
• Strong expertise in financial modelling and valuation techniques of Fintech’s within a development world to facilitate sound investment initiatives.
• Clear evidence of having a broad network in the fintech investment community at large.
• Advanced understanding of current and emerging Fintech solutions and technologies, including understanding of sub-sectors of Fintech (such as payments, credit) and application of Fintech solutions for banking institutions.
• Deep understanding of tech-driven business models with the potential to disrupt existing industries and/or expanding reach to new markets.

CX Designer / Strategist

R800k - R1m plus bonus

Cape Town

Superb career opportunity with leading listed financial services group in their retail cluster. You will drive insight-led and service design thinking that connects experience delivery to operations and technology resulting in improved client and intermediary journeys and experience.

Key responsibilities

• End-to-end design of market leading solutions that enhance the customer experience, as well as increase business efficiency (journey/experience maps, service blueprints, interaction models, flows, and wireframes).
• Use system design to ensure problem definition and ideation address the needs and optimise the value across all stakeholders.
• Analyse and arrange identified interactions (including touchpoints) into rational user journeys within that service ecosystem.
• Develop user/customer and service flows across the business, regularly consulting with stakeholders to ensure (i) areas of friction are identified and understood, and (ii) initiatives to improve customer experience are scoped and prioritised.

Qualifications and experience

Relevant B. Degree, (Hons)adv coupled with 5 years’ experience in service design, working closely with product owners, business analysts and developers in an agile environment.

• 3 years’ experience in human-centered design methods (e.g. design thinking) and experimenting to determine which solutions are most likely to satisfy customer needs.
• 3 years’ experience in communicating design solutions to both design and non-design oriented stakeholders.
• Experience in an agile work environment and design sprints towards problem definition and/or creative problem-solving.
• Strong understanding of digital, people and process-based service systems.
• Exposure to modern customer research methods and a passion for delivering market-leading customer experiences.

Business Analyst (Financial Services)

R600k - R700k

Cape Town

Excellent career opportunity with established Investment Administrator. Reporting to Client solutions Manager you will be responsible for defining specifications for process and system enhancements, production support items and normal SDLC, including systems testing. The role includes a component of production support.

Key Performance areas

• Root-cause analysis and resolution of production support issues within agreed service level agreement (SLA)
• Requirements definition for process and system enhancements, Business as Usual (BAU) changes and production support items
• Being involved in system’s testing of both fixes and enhancements
• Improving structures and processes within which the Client Solutions team operate

Qualifications and experience

• Relevant tertiary qualification or studying towards one
• Experience in the full range of business analysis competencies (BABOK)
• At least 5 years of formal business and process analysis experience
• Good understanding of the end-to-end administration processes
• Experience in process improvements and process definition
  
  

HRBP

R400k - R450k

Cape Town

Superb career opportunity with established Investment Group. This is a new position reporting into the Head of HR as the team is growing and the business expanding. This role will be responsible for providing support to all aspects of the HR function. Providing a comprehensive, proactive and integrated HR advisory and generalist service, the successful individual must be able to work independently as well as part of a team. The division is fairly new and the opportunity to develop and refine processes and procedures will arise.

Key Performance Areas

• Learning and Development
• Employee Relations
• Performance Management, running disciplinaries
• Full Recruitment Lifecycle
• HRIS and Reporting

Qualifications and experience

• Relevant Degree
• Min of 3 – 5 years in a similar role as a HR Consultant/Generalist/Business Partner related role
• Solid understanding and interpretation of relevant legislation: LRA, BCEA, EEA, OHSA
• Proven experience of previous HR consulting or Business partnering

Financial Manager

R600k plus bonus

Cape Town

Launch your career with leading Investment Group, reporting into the Senior Financial Manager you will be responsible for:

Financial reporting of designated investment cluster businesses
• Management and statutory financial reporting, including consolidation
• Ensuring that financial records are maintained which are comprehensive, up to date, accurate and meet legal and regulatory requirements
• Tax and VAT compliance
• Project management of specific financial Cluster initiatives throughout the year
• Management of budget process of designated businesses
• Assist with financial analyses or responsible for a division providing financial accounting services.
• Applies principles of accounting to analyse financial information and prepare financial reports.
• Compiles and analyses financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts, documenting business transactions.
• Prepares balance sheets, profit and loss statements and other reports to summarize and interpret current and projected company financial position for other managers.
• Audits contracts, orders and vouchers and prepares reports to substantiate individual transactions prior to settlement.

Qualifications and experience

• CA with 1-3 years experience in Financial Accounting.
• Experience within financial services would be advantageous
• Experience in consolidations will be highly advantageous
  
  
• Relocation assistance is offered

Quantitative Analyst (BSM)

R1.2m (Negotiable) plus bonus

Cape Town/Gauteng

Superb career opportunity with leading global insurance group. The GBSM Quantitative Analytics team is focused on identifying, measuring, and mitigating market and liquidity risk resulting from insurance business in South Africa and the rest of the continent.

Key performance areas

• Take an ownership role in the team’s Monte Carlo infrastructure and understand the process flow and model dynamics. Address shortcomings or areas for improvement Discuss and defend the modelling approaches with other business units and external auditors
• Improve the analytics architecture to support the centralised risk transition
• Develop and refine modelling for embedded derivative products in SA and Rest-of-Africa. Liaise with actuarial modelling teams and in-country business units
• Review and extend hedging programmes for new and existing products. Ensure effectiveness of risk management strategies is reported clearly and concisely to Group level
• Use market knowledge and financial modelling experience to improve hedging models by advanced curve construction and improvements to volatility marking processes
• Work with trading teams and actuarial specialists to develop innovative risk management solutions and develop new products
• Support Group regulatory compliance and preparations for regulatory changes such as IFRS17.

Qualifications and experience

• MSc in quantitative subject, e.g. Mathematics, Financial Engineering, Physics, ActSci.
  • Actuarial or financial mathematics qualifications highly beneficial
• At least 5 years’ experience in similar or related role / industry
• Strong coding experience

Investment Associate

R800k (Neg) plus bonus

Cape Town

Global boutique impact investor who specialises in financial services institutions in sub - Saharan Africa has a new position for an Investment Associate. The Investment Associate will provide support to the Investment Team, both in the origination and execution of transactions, as well as in the monitoring of the investment portfolio.

Key performance areas

• Development and interpretation of project finance models, including use of VBA macros
• Financial analysis, review of financial statements and valuations
• Risk identification and analysis
• Support deal identification and origination
• Input and analysis of potential financing structures
• Identification and escalation of any relevant transaction dynamics in order to achieve execution outcomes
• Research of FI sector
• Assist with the monitoring of the investments

Qualifications and experience

• Qualifications • Honours Financial degree or equivalent in relevant field
• 2+ years’ experience within; Private Equity, Investment Banking (M&A),Corporate Finance or Project Finance), a ‘Big Four’ auditing firm, Management Consultant or similar
• Strong financial modelling skills
  
  

Assistant to Relationship Manager (Cape Town)

The role involves close and regular interaction with members of the Relationship Management, Investment Management, Client Reporting, Business Systems Support, Finance, Treasury & Markets and Compliance departments, as well as colleagues in the Group and numerous external business contacts such as Banks, Investment Management Companies, Custodians and outsourced service providers.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Relevant diploma / degree (Finance/Investments/Business Administration)
• 2 – 4 years’ experience in a similar role
• Proficiency in MS Office
• Intermediate level of numeracy

COMPETENCIES AND BEHAVIOURS

• Confidentiality and discretion
• Independent working and solutions driven
• Planning and organising: Ability to plan ahead and manage workload effectively
• Teamwork
• Communicates clearly and concisely (Afrikaans preferable), listens effectively, written communication is well presented, able to deal with sophisticated clients
• Accuracy, quality, productivity, and attention to detail

PRINCIPAL ELEMENTS AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

Calendar managements for the relevant Cape Town team

Inbox management, to do lists where required

Preparation of presentations, packs and reports

Liaising with 3rd party service providers and with various business contacts, including banks, investment houses, solicitors and property managers/estate agents

Requesting execution of investments and related follow up

Management of cash balances, payments and receipts

Proactively addressing ad hoc client requests

Supporting the marketing team on event administration and guest list management

Co-ordination of client gifts

Liaise with clients and business guests

Coordinate complex scheduling and extensive calendar management, as well as management of content and flow of information

Arrange meeting agendas

Liaise with clients and business guests

Manage projects and follow-up with team members where required

We welcome all applications from candidates that meet the above set requirements. Kindly regard your application as unsuccessful should you not hear from us within 7 days from the date of application

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1. We may retain your personal information in our database for future matching.
2. We may contact you for your consent to submit your CV to suitable vacancies.
3. That the information you have submitted is true, correct, and up to date.

Financial Manager/ Senior Accountant

R800k - R1.2m

12-month FTC

Gauteng/Cape Town

Our client who is an industry leader in the Insurance space has two exciting projects that they need assistance with over the next 12 months. One is the implementation of IFRS 17 Project and the other is looking at Group consolidations structure.

Qualifications and experience

• Qualified CA (SA) with approximately 3-7 years post qualification experience
• Prior life insurance or financial services experience would be an advantage
• Must have experience in legal and management consolidation structures and/or financial reporting of a listed organisation
• Flexibility and willingness to work outside strictly defined role and hours when required
• Experience on finance transformation and optimisation projects
• Extensive and demonstrable experience with consolidation and reporting software such as HFM.

Our client is currently seeking for a fresh and dynamic Accounts Assistant to assist its finance department

with day-to-day accounting processing.

The role involves processing purchases and bank transactions, assisting with recons and supporting the accounting function. You need to be a hard worker with high diligence and attention to detail.

The following duties are but not limited to:

Banking

• Bank Statement import
• Process bank account transactions
• Reconciling bank statement

Creditors

• Capturing all invoices to be paid to suppliers, floorplan invoices and vehicle purchase invoices,
• Reconcile creditor statement to that in our financial system
• Query outstanding invoices with suppliers

Inventory

• Capture inventory stock item on xero
• Update sold stock on dealtracker

Other ad hoc tasks and responsibilities

General accounting tasks and office administrative assistance as required

Minimum requirements

• Matric plus a relevant tertiary diploma or certification
• At least one year’s experience as an accounts clerk – ideally generalised exposure, but as a minimum creditors and bank functions
• Detailed exposure to at least one computer accounting system (beneficial is Xero)
• Proficient user of Excel or Google Sheets, basic Word or Google Docs

Should you meet the above requirements, please upload your CV onto our website www.hslabour.co.za. [DUE TO THE POPI ACT - CV’S VIA EMAIL WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED]

Shortlisted candidates will be required to go through background screening

Should you not hear from us within 2 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.

A well-recognised and international business in the maritime industry is looking to employ an experienced Financial Accountant to their offices in Cape Town.

The ideal candidate will be a Chartered Accountant, 3 years of experience in a similar role and experience in a manufacturing/production environment is essential. This role will suit a technically inclined accountant, with updated IFRS knowledge and strong reporting experience, whilst also wanting to get involved in various projects.

The Senior Financial Accountant is responsible for the accounting, reporting, and internal control functions of the Finance department, and reports to the Financial Manager.

Duties and Responsibilities:

IFRS Compliance

• Full responsibility for the accurate application of IFRS 16, including modifications and adjustments.
• Full responsibility for the accurate application of IFRS 9 and IFRS 15.
• Ensure that all other relevant IFRS standards are adhered to, keeping up to date with changes and recommending adjustments where necessary.
• Ensure that processes and procedures are put in place for IFRS compliance.

Preparation of Financial Statements

• Preparing accurate financial statements within prescribed deadlines.

Taxation

• Preparing Transfer pricing (TP) questionnaire on a quarterly basis and attending to other TP requirements and submissions as required.
• Reviewing Income tax calculations and submissions.
• Reviewing VAT calculations and submissions.
• Assist with any taxation requests from the Finance Manager.

Budgets and Forecasts

• Full responsibility for the preparation of the annual budget.
• Loading budgets onto ERP system.
• Full responsibility for the preparation of monthly P&L and Balance sheet forecasts.
• Attend to any budget or forecast related query from the Finance Manager.

Internal Controls, Workflows and Standard Operating Procedures

• Documenting and monitoring risk-based internal controls. Developing and managing an internal controls matrix.
• Documenting and maintaining SOP’s for all processes within the Finance department.
• Documenting and maintaining workflows for all processes within the Finance department.
• Ensuring that inter-departmental control weaknesses are resolved effectively and efficiently.

Other

• Reports of financial information to be generated as required.
• Assist the Financial Manager with Companies Act compliance and other legislative and regulatory standards as required.

Qualifications and Experience:

• CA(SA) or CIMA preferred.
• 3+ years' experience in a similar role.
• Experience in a manufacturing/production/engineering environment.
• Experience with integrated ERP systems.
• Expert/ Advanced MS Office proficiency (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Remuneration:

• R600,000 to R800,000 pa ctc, depending on experience.
• Medical Aid, GAP cover, Pension, 13th Cheque – included in ctc.

Banking and Innovation: Senior Manager

Highly attractive REM package

Cape Town

Our client is one of the leading global investment and development partners for financial services institutions (FIs) in Sub-Saharan Africa. As an active minority shareholder invests in and contributes to the development of the portfolio companies, making a positive impact in Africa and at the same time achieving long term market returns.

The key role responsibility is the implementation of improvements in commercial, strategic and operational areas within the Investee bank, in close cooperation with the Investment Team and Value Creation professionals.

• Provide strategic advisory guidance to Investee Bank EXCO’s and Boards in positioning leading and innovative banking solutions for Investee banks, with the aim of increasing retail market share, driving improvements in the Investee banks’ IRR (internal rate of return), and delivering against the mandate of promoting financial inclusion, M/SME growth, rural development, etc.
• Working collaboratively with Investee Bank Management, develop a keen understanding of the Investee Banks’ ‘pain points’, advising on both operational and technological solutions to overcome.
• Promoting the introduction of new/emerging technologies within the Investee Banks, leveraging same to drive automation, flexibility, cost efficiency, stability, and product innovation.
• Similarly, leverage business knowledge, and understanding of emerging Fintech solutions/technologies to enable the Investee Bank to gain a significant competitive advantage within its market through the adoption of certain Fintech capabilities.
• In collaboration with Investee Bank Management and Investment Team, develop annual workplans across the network, aimed at supporting each banks’ strategic intent, and by inference, improving the Investee Banks’ position in its respective marketplace.
• Provide guidance and support to Investee Banks, as required, in discussions with leading financial services technology service vendors (VISA, Oracle, Temenos, Infosys, etc.) with the intent of ensuring each Investee Bank is seen as one of a collective of banks within the Investee
  network, driving commercially beneficial contracting, licensing, and vendor responsiveness.
• Provide strategic guidance to Investees pertaining to best practice technology risk management (in particular cyber risk), reporting, and service management.
• As required, provide Fintech and ‘non-bank financial institute’ (NBFI) Investee’s support in exploring the use of innovative and cost-effective solutions that can be scaled up to accommodate growing demands, driving commercial gain for both the Investee and Arise.

Qualification's and experience

• Honours Degree or equivalent coupled with 10+ years plus experience gained financial institutions in areas mentioned above, either within the
  banking industry, or of implementing solutions for financial institutions from within a top four consultancy firm, with a demonstrable expertise in two or more banking functional areas.
• Strong technical competencies in areas of banking, including product, channel, operations, technology systems, and innovation, with the ability to translate the ‘technical’ to business language
• A keen understanding, and business application thereof, of emerging and new Fintech solutions and technologies where same can materially improve the performance of the bank.
• A sound understanding of cyber risk, leading cyber security technology,
• Possess a wide network of relevant industry contacts, including subject matter experts
• Experience working in Africa adv, availability to travel ess.

Senior International Tax Accountant

R720k plus bonus

Cape Town

Client is leading financial services group in Wealth space.

This role will review of all client related tax calculations prepared by our service provider, Index. You will also be responsible for co-ordinating all tax reports due to group for the compilation of the Groups tax return. The role will also assist with setting the VAT policy on fees and commission payable to advisors and discretionary investment managers.

Qualifications and experience

• BComm /3 yr. accounting diploma,
• Tax diploma/tax honours/H Dip
• 3-5 tax accounting experience and/or 0-1 yrs tax consulting experience or recently qualified CA.

HR MIS Analyst

R600k - R750k plus bonus

Our client is a leading Investment Group and this is a new role supporting the Chief HR Officer for the Group.

Key performance areas

• MIS Reporting
• Building dashboards, analysis and interpretation of HR data, identifying trends and reporting.
• Succession and Talent Planning
• Onboarding
• HR Projects
• Employee Wellness

Qualifications and experience

Relevant degree coupled with 5 years experience in similar role with a sound understanding of full HR Value chain.

OE/Business Effectiveness Manager

R1m - R1.5m plus bonus

Cape Town

Our client is a top performing boutique Investment firm based in Cape Town.

This is a stand alone/specialist role that reports directly into the Head of People and is responsible for:

• Utilise multiple sources of information to identify key opportunities and improvements within business areas related to people that would make the business more effective
• Develop change management plans and lead change projects / change initiatives using a structured methodology
• In conjunction with business leaders, and where applicable, collaborate to design and implement solutions that create a work environment in line with their values/ or a great place to work
• Identify common priorities across areas and ensure a common approach that takes into account the overall business goals and strategy
• Help advise business leaders on people and organization matters, approaches and design
• Assist with the implementation of group-wide people operation initiatives

Qualifications and experience

• Relevant degree coupled with 10 years generalist HR experience within a COE with at least 5 years partnering at a executive level.
• Generalist capabilities which includes change management, organizational design and business partnering
• Certified to manage and implement projects and programs

Investment Graduate

R200k - R220k

Cape Town

Our client is a boutique global investment firm who have an outstanding opportunity for a graduate to be trained into an Analyst role.

If you are passionate about a career in the investment/private equity space coupled with a completed B.Com (Hons) Investment management or similar Hons degree please apply on-line