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This is a current vacancy. Role: Financial Controller. Location: Potchefstroom, North West. The team is hiring and seeks a candidate who can step in and deliver from week one.
Overview
The organisation is investing in its Potchefstroom operation, and this Financial Controller position reflects that commitment. The successful candidate will work across the finance jobs function and contribute to the wider North West business.
Expect a structured first ninety days, with onboarding milestones, regular check-ins, and an early focus on getting comfortable with the systems and processes that underpin the Potchefstroom team.
Stakeholders for this position include line managers, peers across the finance jobs team and trusted external partners. Building those relationships early makes the next twelve months in Potchefstroom much easier.
Reasonable working hours and respectful planning are part of how the role runs. The team values strong delivery, and load is balanced fairly across the finance jobs group in Potchefstroom.
Where You’ll Work
Beyond that, the environment is structured and deadline-driven, with peaks around month-end, year-end and audit cycles. The wider team is collaborative, but focused work is the norm.
Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Potchefstroom site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.
A respectful, professional environment is the standard in North West. Bullying, harassment and unfair conduct have no place here, and managers are trained to act decisively when concerns are raised.
Practically speaking, the working environment is set up to give the team the focus needed for deeper work, while keeping collaboration and quick problem-solving close at hand.
A Typical Day
Most days begin by working through your inbox, prioritising urgent supplier or audit queries before settling into the books. You move between reconciliations, journal entries and review meetings, breaking out spreadsheets when something doesn’t tie up. Mid-morning calls with operations or sales help you understand the numbers behind the numbers, and the afternoon is usually given to deeper work: management reports, tax submissions or supporting a junior with a tricky reconciliation. By the time you log off, you have nudged the business closer to a clean month-end.
No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Potchefstroom.
Importantly, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when North West operations throw up the unexpected.
Importantly, the Potchefstroom office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.
Why This Role
You will join a team that values respectful collaboration, honest feedback and shared wins. The Potchefstroom colleagues take pride in supporting one another and in doing the finance jobs side of the business properly, day in and day out.
Benefits are clear and consistent. Beyond the package on offer, the role includes the supports you would expect from an established South African employer in North West.
Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Potchefstroom teams.
Equally, the company reinvests in its people: paid training, internal moves and the chance to take on bigger projects are all part of how careers in Potchefstroom keep progressing.
About the Team
Equally, the team you will be working with is fast-paced and energetic. Things move quickly across the Potchefstroom office, and the people who thrive here are the ones who plan ahead, communicate openly and pick up the slack when North West operations get busy.
Crucially, the team mix in Potchefstroom reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.
Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.
Collaboration is the default working mode. Whether picking up a quick query or working through a complex project, you will find colleagues willing to lean in and help.
Core Functions
- Implement and monitor internal controls to mitigate financial risk
- Support the year-end audit by preparing requested working papers
- Assist with budget preparation and quarterly re-forecasting cycles
- Liaise with external auditors, banks and regulatory bodies
- Review expense claims against company policy and approval limits
- Prepare monthly management accounts and supporting schedules
- Monitor debtors’ age analysis and follow up on overdue accounts
- Maintain accurate general ledger entries and trial balance integrity
Who We’re Looking For
- Hands-on experience with Sage, Pastel, SAP or Xero
- Awareness of B-BBEE financial reporting requirements
- 2-4 years’ experience in a similar finance role
- Clear credit and criminal record
- Strong understanding of VAT, PAYE and SARS e-filing
- Working towards SAICA, SAIPA or CIMA designation is preferred
- B.Com or National Diploma in Accounting, Finance or related field
Each application is reviewed carefully, and strong matches against the criteria above will move forward in the process.