Financial Accountant (Data, Automation & AI)

SUMMARY:
Join a growing fintech organization that is transforming access to financial services for migrants and underserved communities across Africa and beyond. This is an opportunity to join a fast-paced environment where technology, data, and financial services come together to create practical solutions for customers.

As Financial Accountant, you will play a hands-on role in maintaining accurate financial operations, with responsibility across month-end close, reconciliations, tax compliance, reporting, and audit support.

POSITION INFO:
The role also has a strong focus on automation and data. You will be expected to identify manual finance processes, build smarter workflows, use data to identify anomalies, and improve the efficiency of financial reporting and reconciliation processes. Key Responsibilities Automation, Data & AI Design and build automated reconciliation workflows to reduce manual review and turnaround time. Use tools such as SQL and AI assistants to support automated assessments and workflows. Build automated alerting systems to identify anomalies, discrepancies, and irregularities in payment, loan, and reconciliation data. Identify recurring manual finance processes and replace them with automated, repeatable solutions. Build and maintain dashboards or structured reporting views for real-time visibility into cost and performance trends. Partner with Tech Ops to improve the accuracy, speed, and automation of payment and reconciliation data flows. Champion the use of automation and AI across the finance team. Month-End & Financial Reporting Assist with the month-end close process, including journal entries and account balance reviews. Ensure financial information is accurate and complete before the books close. Reconcile bank accounts and aggregator statements across multiple corridors and currencies daily. Use data analysis and automated tools to identify discrepancies and trends. Expense Management & Business Unit Reporting Take ownership of expense allocations across Business Units and Products. Ensure costs are correctly attributed and provide a clear, data-backed view of spend. Conduct first-level opex reviews and use data analysis to identify anomalies. Payments, Loans & Compliance Assist with payment run approvals. Manage the reconciliation of company loans and accurately capture inter-company transactions. Support audit requirements and preparation of tax returns and supporting schedules. Assist with VAT, PAYE, Income Tax, STATS SA, and SARB submissions. Support the Treasury team, Tech Ops, and FX Trader with finance-related requirements. Job Experience and Skills Required Completed Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field, such as BCom Accounting or BCom Financial Accounting. 4+ years of relevant accounting experience. Experience with month-end processes, reconciliations, and financial reporting. Solid understanding of South African tax compliance, including VAT, PAYE, and Income Tax. Proficiency in Xero; additional ERP experience is advantageous. Strong Excel skills, including working with large data sets, schedules, financial analysis, and automated or templated reporting. Experience with data analysis, dashboarding, or process automation tools such as Power Query, Power BI, SQL, or similar is advantageous. Hands-on experience using AI tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, or similar to build automated assessments, workflows, or alerting systems in a finance or data context. Proven experience replacing manual processes with automated solutions. Exposure to a multi-entity or multi-currency environment, ideally within fintech or financial services. High attention to detail and the ability to manage competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment. If you are an experienced advisor looking to join a professional financial services environment where client relationships and quality advice are valued, we encourage you to apply. For more exciting Finance vacancies, please visit: If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider the vacancy application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database for any other suitable roles \/ positions. We also invite you to contact us to discuss your next career move in finance! For more information, contact: Angelique Jardim Specialist Recruitment Consultant