Purpose of the Job
In the role of Cash and Banking Accountant your portfolio leverages your specialized tactical knowledge of the Cash and Banking activities across business entities as a key success factor in providing support to a variety of financial, operational and project scenarios.
You will act in a supporting capacity to the Cash and Banking Financial Manager in order to maintain Group wide Cash and Banking partnerships, policies and processes, setting up and maintaining basic system configurations.
Core to this role is the oversight of daily, weekly, monthly and annual account reconciliation and reporting activities related to all in-store cash and banking transactions: daily cash, electronic and wallet tenders received.
The team will look to you for accurate financial execution, process refinements, and coaching to ensure that an accurate, high quality of ongoing Financial Services support and performance is maintained.
You will lead a financial team and work closely with a cross-functional team of technical and business stakeholders who participate in matrix structured projects, facilitating, co-creating and implementing sustainable Financial Services solutions.
Whilst the scope of the role is SA based there is an expectation that this role extends full support where necessary and relevant to Non-RSA - providing guidance on various Non-RSA banking projects and accounting (and where possible replicating processes, systems and solutions).
Job Objectives
Operational Delivery:
Ensure financial activities are executed in line with company policies and procedures.
Prepare and deliver accurate daily, weekly, and monthly financial reports and transactional data.
Act as a liaison between operational teams and the central finance function.
Assist in coordinating divisional and departmental budgets.
Monitor expenditure and enforce cost control mechanisms in line with delegated authority.
Share financial insights and act as a resource for cross-functional teams.
Manage financial transactions related to liabilities, accruals, and allocations across business units.
Oversee IFRS valuations and long-term financial instruments.
Support administrative and analytical inputs for financial forecasting and optimisation models.
People (Self, Team & Organisational):
Assist in developing and leading the finance team to deliver high-quality services.
Promote a culture of innovation, agility, and employee empowerment within the finance department.
Support wellness and transparent communication within the team.
Financial, Reporting & Business Intelligence
Manage financial costs while ensuring effective service delivery.
Drive the collection and use of financial data and business intelligence to improve financial services and decision-making.
Governance & Compliance:
Support compliance with relevant financial governance frameworks and legislation.
Identify and mitigate financial risks across functions.
Future-Fit:
Collaborate with audit teams to identify and resolve financial risks and reconciliation issues.
Support the implementation and automation of financial systems and procedures.
Ensure integration and effective workflow across business units.
Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in financial processes and technologies.
Qualifications
Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA(SA)) - (preferred not essential)
BCom Finance, Commercial or equivalent - (essential)
Experience
+4 years relevant experience in the Financial industry: operational process level in-store transactional activities and account reconciliations at a group level with IFRS, Tax and VAT knowledge - (essential).
Knowledge and Skills
Exposure to and an understanding of Corporate, Retail, and/or Customer interfacing environment in a similar role (non-sector specific) - (preferred).
Solid Advanced Excel, Accounting package exposure (like SAP, Pastel etc.) - (essential).
Exposure to SAP, Google applications (Gmail, sheets, docs etc.) - (preferred).
Closing Date
2026/04/17