Senior Accountant at Ozow

• We’re looking for a highly capable, hands-on Senior Accountant to join our core Finance Team at Ozow. This is not your typical accounting role - you’ll have the opportunity to step into a business-critical position and help take our finance operations to the next level. 
• If you’re someone with strong technical accounting skills, thrives in fast-paced, high-volume environments, and wants to be part of optimising and executing change - then this is your role. You will work across departments to help drive policy development, process improvements, governance initiatives, and overall create efficiencies within the finance function.  

Key Responsibilities 

• Assist in the preparation and review of monthly management reporting, variance analysis, and board presentation materials in collaboration with senior finance stakeholders 
• Preparing and reviewing balance sheet reconciliations, month-end close, annual audit, and other finance operations 
• Journal preparation and review 
• Provide technical accounting guidance in line with full IFRS standards, ensuring accurate treatment of complex transactions and compliance with reporting requirements 
• Interrogating data to validate accuracy and support business decision-making 
• Collaborating with stakeholders including auditors, C-suite, and operational teams 
• Supporting finance transformation efforts: process automation, policies, and governance/internal controls 
• Oversight of Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions 
• Provide accurate and timely data for planning and forecasting 

Requirements 

• BCom Honours in Accounting or similar with completed articles is a preference (SAIPA or SAICA) 
• Other relevant qualifications will be considered (ACCA, CIMA) 
• Minimum 5+ years’ experience, including 3+ years post-articles experience  
• Sound understanding of accounting foundations, statutory compliance and audit preparation 
• Exposure to complex and high-volume environments (e.g. tech, eCommerce, financial services, Forex - nice to have) 
• Strong IFRS accounting knowledge – capable of reviewing and interrogating full IFRS financials 
• Strong grasp of tax compliance requirements and regulatory frameworks 

Your skills and competencies 

• Strong communication skills - both written and verbal 
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills 
• Cross department collaboration 
• Ability and willingness to get into the detail 
• Proactive, solution minded, with a bias to action 
• Strong critical thinking and attention to detail 
• Previous people management experience  
• Solid experience with ERP or cloud-based accounting software solutions