Financial Accountant

Senior Accounting | Financial Reporting | Reconciliations | Controls

We are looking for a Financial Accountant to join our finance team in a fast-paced, transaction-driven environment. This role is suited to an experienced accounting professional who enjoys working with high-volume transactions, financial controls, reconciliations, reporting and process improvement.

The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial information, maintaining strong financial controls, supporting regulatory compliance, and providing meaningful financial insights to management.

Experience in a POS, payments, retail, e-commerce or fintech environment will be highly advantageous.

Key ResponsibilitiesFinancial Accounting & Month-End

• Prepare and review monthly management accounts and financial reporting packs.
• Process and review month-end journals, accruals and adjustments.
• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations.
• Ensure accurate revenue recognition in accordance with IFRS.
• Review inventory journals, stock adjustments and cost-of-sales movements.
• Review Shopify and other transactional clearing accounts.
• Review bank reconciliations and cash movements before month-end sign-off.
• Review payroll journals and reconciliations from SimplePay.
• Review VAT reconciliations and support tax compliance requirements.
• Assist with annual audit preparation and provide supporting schedules and documentation.
• Review supplier and debtor age analysis.
• Monitor inventory clearing accounts, cost of sales and gross profit margins.

POS, Payments & Transaction Reconciliations

• Reconcile high-volume POS transactions and merchant settlements.
• Review payment clearing and settlement accounts.
• Investigate and resolve reconciliation differences and unusual transactions.
• Monitor chargebacks, refunds and related financial impacts.
• Review high-risk reconciliations and ensure timely resolution of outstanding items.
• Drive alignment between accounting systems and transactional platforms.

Inventory & Stock Control

• Review stock count reports and investigate variances.
• Review inventory adjustment journals and stock movements.
• Review production and manufacturing-related stock movements.
• Review warehouse reconciliations.
• Monitor inventory accuracy and investigate discrepancies between operational and financial records.
• Coordinate annual cost updates.
• Analyse product profitability and bill of materials.

Reporting & Financial Analysis

• Prepare monthly financial reporting packs for management.
• Perform sales analysis across all branches.
• Analyse gross profit and product margins.
• Review branch profitability and performance.
• Perform variance analysis and investigate material movements.
• Provide financial insights to support management decision-making.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and financial planning processes.

Financial Controls & Approvals

• Review journals prior to posting.
• Approve supplier reconciliations.
• Review commissions prior to payment.
• Review payroll reconciliations.
• Review and approve refunds in line with company controls.
• Review high-risk and key balance sheet reconciliations.
• Identify control weaknesses and recommend corrective actions.
• Drive continuous improvement of accounting processes and controls.

What We're Looking For

The ideal candidate will be a technically strong accountant who is comfortable operating in a high-volume, deadline-driven environment and has a strong eye for detail.

You should have:

• A relevant accounting qualification, such as BCom Accounting, BCompt, SAIPA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent.
• At least 3–5 years' relevant financial accounting experience, preferably in a high-volume or transactional environment.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and IFRS.
• Experience preparing and reviewing management accounts.
• Strong reconciliation and month-end accounting experience.
• Experience with inventory, stock control and cost-of-sales accounting.
• Experience with VAT and audit processes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent Excel skills and confidence working with large volumes of transactional data.
• Experience working with ERP/accounting systems and transactional platforms.
• Strong attention to detail and a high level of financial accuracy.
• The ability to investigate discrepancies and see issues through to resolution.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across finance and operational teams.

Advantageous Experience

Experience with any of the following would be advantageous:

• POS and payment processing environments
• Shopify or e-commerce platforms
• Fintech or transaction-driven businesses
• Merchant settlements and payment clearing
• Chargebacks and refunds
• Inventory/manufacturing environments
• SimplePay
• Branch-level profitability analysis
• High-volume reconciliations

Key Attributes

We are looking for someone who is:

• Analytical – able to identify trends, variances and anomalies.
• Detail-oriented – committed to accuracy and financial integrity.
• Commercially minded – able to translate financial information into useful business insights.
• Proactive – takes ownership of issues and drives them to resolution.
• Controls-focused – understands the importance of strong financial governance.
• Process-driven – constantly looks for ways to improve efficiency and accuracy.
• Comfortable with volume – able to manage multiple reconciliations, deadlines and priorities.
• Collaborative – works effectively with finance, operations, technology and management teams.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to join a dynamic, transaction-driven business where finance plays a critical role in supporting growth, operational efficiency and informed decision-making.

If you do meet the recruitment kindly submit your CV's before the 20th of September 2026 at recruitment@thesanhair.co.za.

Pay: From R15 000,00 per month

Work Location: In person