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Applications are warmly invited for a Financial Controller role based in Kempton Park. We welcome candidates from every background across Gauteng who are ready to grow with us.
What This Role Involves
This Financial Controller role has been briefed against a clear set of outcomes for Kempton Park. The successful candidate will work alongside an established team and will be expected to contribute meaningfully to the finance jobs pipeline across Gauteng.
The organisation keeps reporting lines clean and expectations realistic. Performance is measured against a small, agreed set of metrics, and there are no surprise yardsticks for the Financial Controller taking on this position.
Quality is everyone’s job. Whether the Financial Controller is processing a transaction, supporting a colleague or handling a customer query, the standard expected in Gauteng is consistently high and consistently fair.
Where You’ll Work
Practically speaking, 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.
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.
Notably, the role is intended to operate under the hiring organisation’s workplace conduct, health and safety policies in Gauteng.
About Kempton Park
Working in Kempton Park means a place close to OR Tambo International Airport, with a steady flow of activity and a strong local economy. The team has built solid relationships across the Gauteng region, and the Kempton Park office benefits from those long-standing connections.
Candidates should review the listed location, schedule and travel requirements before applying for this role in Kempton Park, Gauteng.
Accessibility is taken seriously: where the role allows, the team works toward a balance of in-office presence and flexibility for candidates based in and around Kempton Park.
About the Team
Crucially, the team you will be working with is fast-paced and energetic. Things move quickly across the Kempton Park office, and the people who thrive here are the ones who plan ahead, communicate openly and pick up the slack when Gauteng operations get busy.
Practically speaking, the team structure and working relationships for this role in Kempton Park will be explained during the hiring process.
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.
Daily Duties
- Assist with VAT, PAYE and provisional tax submissions to SARS
- Implement and monitor internal controls to mitigate financial risk
- Process payment runs and resolve supplier queries timeously
- Assist with budget preparation and quarterly re-forecasting cycles
- Support the year-end audit by preparing requested working papers
- Liaise with external auditors, banks and regulatory bodies
- Prepare monthly management accounts and supporting schedules
- Monitor debtors’ age analysis and follow up on overdue accounts
What You’ll Need
- Experience supporting external audits is an advantage
- Solid working knowledge of IFRS for SMEs and SA tax basics
- Awareness of B-BBEE financial reporting requirements
- Understanding of internal controls and segregation of duties
- Good written and verbal communication with non-finance stakeholders
If most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.