Staff Accountant at Impact

Our Company:

At Impact our culture is our soul. We are passionate about our people, our technology, and are obsessed with customer success. Working together enables us to grow rapidly, win, and serve the largest brands in the world. We use cutting edge technology to solve real world problems for our clients and continue to pull ahead of the pack as the leading SaaS platform for businesses to automate their partnerships and grow their revenue like never before. We have an entrepreneurial spirit and a culture where ambition and curiosity is rewarded. If you are looking to join a team where your opinion is valued, your contributions are noticed, and enjoy working with fun and talented people from all over the world, then this is the place for you. 

Impact is the global leader in Partnership Automation. We work with enterprise and innovative brands like Ticketmaster, Levi’s, Microsoft, Airbnb, and Uber to help them manage all different types of partnerships. From social influencers, B2B, strategic partners, publishers, and traditional affiliates, we have them covered. Our combined suite of products covers the full life partnership lifecycle including onboarding, tracking ads and paying partners, recruiting for new partners, data and marketing intelligence, and protection from fraud. Founded in 2008 by the same team that founded Commission Junction, Impact has grown to over 500 employees and eleven offices across the United States, Europe, Africa, and Asia. 

Why this role is exciting: 

Excellent opportunity to join an agile finance team in Cape Town, working within the centralised accounting and finance function of the global group. 

Responsibilities: 

• Under supervision, responsible for the collation, manipulation and processing of billing data from the billing system into the accounting system.
• Perform bank reconciliations of the Global Clearing House bank accounts on a weekly/daily basis.
• Perform monthly close processes for accounting activities allocated to you, ensuring that these areas are closed accurately and timeously in line with Finance objectives - these responsibilities will include:
  • Aggregation and manipulation of multiple sources of data from the billing system in order to process the appropriate Revenue and Accounts Receivable journals into the accounting system
  • Processing of Global Clearing House related accounting journals
  • Assist in the process of intercompany journals
  • Reconciling Bank Accounts to the General Ledger
•  Collaborate and support the broader finance function with requests/projects as and when these fall due. 

Does this sound like you?

• An independent, self-motivated individual who works well under pressure with a positive attitude
• Self-starter with a great work ethic
• Team player, who understands the importance of collaboration to meet the end objective
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel
• 2-3 years of experience in a similar role
• Have a B.Com Accounting/Finance Degree - or equivalent
• Interested in working as part of an international team across time zones and regions
• Interested in working in an agile environment

Benefits/Perks:

• Medical Aid and Provident Fund 
• Unlimited leave
• Flexi-time
• Phenomenal coffee & cereal
• Free lunch on Thursdays
• Casual work environment
• Games room
• Yummy snacks 
• Free parking
• Development & training