Senior Financial Accountant

SUMMARY:
💼 Senior Financial Accountant – Bring Structure, Stability and Insight to a Growing Finance Environment. You don’t just manage numbers — you create order, clarity, and confidence. As someone who thrives on accuracy and operational discipline, you understand that a strong financial foundation is what enables a business to run, grow, and perform at its best.

POSITION INFO:
🌍 The Opportunity:
A well-established organisation based in Graaff-Reinet is seeking a Senior Financial Accountant to take ownership of core financial functions while leading and developing a team within a dynamic environment. In this role, you will oversee the fixed assets, accounts payable, treasury, and month-end reporting — ensuring that every process is delivered with precision and integrity.

This is an opportunity for a strong, hands-on Accountant who is ready to bring structure to complexity, elevate team performance, and strengthen the organisation’s financial backbone from the ground up.

🔑 Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the full fixed asset function, ensuring accurate tracking and compliance
• Oversee the accounts payable process with strong controls and efficiency
• Take ownership of the cashbooks and treasury operations to ensure accurate cash management
• Drive the month-end close process and produce reliable financial reporting
• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of 8 direct reports — fostering accountability and growth
• Implement and refine processes to improve financial accuracy and operational flow
• Support internal and external audits through structured and transparent reporting
• Apply systems knowledge to streamline accounting workflows

🧠 What You Bring:

• Completed BCom Degree (minimum requirement)
• Minimum 3 years’ experience, with 3–5 years within accounting functions
• Strong technical experience across: Fixed assets, accounts payable, cashbooks / treasury, and month-end reporting
• Proven team management experience (8 direct reports)
• System exposure to Microsoft Dynamics 365 is advantageous
• A leadership approach grounded in accuracy, structure, and developing people

🌟 Why You’ll Want This Role:
This role offers the chance to make a meaningful impact in a well-established environment where operational excellence is valued. You’ll play a vital role in stabilising processes, strengthening controls, and building a team that delivers quality and consistency. If you’re looking for a role where your accounting expertise and leadership translate into real operational improvement, this is the space to step in and elevate the finance function.

📨 Apply Today: If you’re ready to bring precision, structure, and leadership to a high-performing finance team in Graaff-Reinet, I’d love to speak with you.

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Ally-Jane Volmink
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