Senior Financial Accountant – Financial Operations

Senior Financial Accountant – Financial Operations (Gauteng - Sandton)

2026/07/16

Reference Number

BSH-342

Description

The Senior Financial Accountant – Financial Operations is responsible for maintaining the integrity of the company's financial records and ensuring the accurate recording of financial transactions from source documents through to the Income Statement and Balance Sheet. This hands-on role requires ownership of the financial operations, including reconciliations, financial controls, and timely month-end reporting. The successful candidate will work closely with Operations to improve processes, strengthen controls, drive efficiencies, and support sustainable business growth.

• Accuracy of the Income Statement
• Integrity of the Balance Sheet
• Accounts Receivable
• Accounts Payable
• Cashflow integrity
• Month-end close
• Financial reconciliations
• Internal financial controls
• Process optimisation
• Operational financial support

• Manage the General Ledger, prepare monthly management accounts, journals, accruals and provisions.
• Review Balance Sheet accounts and investigate financial variances.

Oversee debtor and creditor functions, including ageing, reconciliations, payment runs, collections and query resolution.

• Ensure accurate bank, GL, balance sheet, debtor, creditor, intercompany and control account reconciliations.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies.

Review and improve financial processes, controls, automation and reporting efficiencies.

Mentor the finance team, collaborate with Operations and promote accountability and continuous improvement.

Ensure compliance with company policies, accounting standards, statutory requirements and audit readiness.

• Take full ownership of the Income Statement and Balance Sheet
• Strengthen financial controls and reconciliations
• Improve debtor and creditor management
• Implement process improvements
• Build a strong partnership between Finance and Operations

Minimum 8 year's Accounting experience in an operational finance environment, with expertise in General Ledger management, month-end reporting, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, cash flow management, ERP systems, financial controls, high-volume transactions, and leading finance teams

• Advanced Microsoft Excel
• ERP Accounting Systems
• Reconciliations
• Cash Flow Forecasting
• Process Improvement

• Commercially minded with high integrity
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Adaptable, collaborative and a natural leader

• Takes ownership of financial results
• Understands and investigates transactions
• Resolves issues proactively
  
  Deliver accurate, timely financial reporting
• Continuously improves processes and controls

• Candidates seeking a review-only role
• Those with limited operational accounting experience
• Audit-only professionals without commercial finance exposure
• Individuals who escalte issues instead of resolving them