Assistant Controller
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Yellow CardFinTech
Source API remote eligibility restrictions: South AfricaFull-TimeSenior
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Job Details
- Experience
- 5 years of experience in controlling or finance roles, preferably in a multinational environment.
- Required Skills
- Microsoft ExcelAccountingNetSuite
Requirements
- Hold a bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Have a professional certification (SAICA, CPA, ACCA, ACMA/CGMA, ICAEW, or CFA), or be in the final stages of qualification.
- Have 5 years of experience in controlling or finance roles; multinational experience is preferred.
- Have mandatory Big 4 audit or mid-tier advisory experience and demonstrable exposure to complex financial reporting environments.
- Have worked with reporting assets held on behalf of clients.
- Bring extensive NetSuite experience, including managing the chart of accounts, opening new entities, and creating custom reports.
- Have experience with IFRS reporting and intercompany reconciliations.
- Demonstrate strong accounting knowledge and understanding of IFRS principles.
- Be proficient in financial reporting and preparing consolidated statements.
- Be proficient in Microsoft Excel and ERP systems, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Be able to work with multi-currency transactions and reconciliations, manage deadlines, and prioritize tasks effectively.
- Exposure to tax compliance and audit processes is an advantage.
Responsibilities
- Upload and reconcile bank and financial-institution statements, including those from PSPs and liquidity providers, in the ERP.
- Perform and review month-end journal entries, accruals, prepayments, and balance-sheet reconciliations for assigned accounts, subledgers, and entities.
- Complete assigned month-end and year-end close processes within deadlines.
- Assist with consolidated management accounts and group financial statements.
- Review monthly financial results, investigate off-trend figures, and ensure follow-up actions are completed.
- Review and post team members’ journals and maintain accurate, documented NetSuite records in line with internal controls.
- Contribute to finance transformation, reconciliation automation, reporting workflows, and scalable processes for new markets.
- Support and mentor junior accountants, reviewing their work and providing technical guidance.
- Collaborate with FP&A, Treasury, Tax, Legal, Compliance, and Product teams on reporting and other cross-functional work.
- Support investor reporting, due diligence, external audits, statutory reporting, and ad hoc analysis.
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