33 Accounting Leadership jobs in South Africa

The Western Cape Mobility Department, Western Cape Government has an employment opportunity for a qualified individual to coordinate, review and undertake the implementation of financial accounting systems and procedures in line with relevant legislation, regulations frameworks and departmental policies and procedures.

An appropriate 3-year B-Degree (equivalent or higher) in Financial Accounting or related; A minimum of 3 years supervisory level experience in a financial accounting or similar environment.

None.

Collection and recording of revenue; Reporting; Clearance of balances in the assets and liabilities accounts; Supervise employees to ensure an effective financial accounting service; It will be advantageous to have experience in a financial accounting and/or management accounting environment.

Knowledge of the following: Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), National Treasury Regulations and Provincial Treasury Instructions; Public Service Act, 1994, as amended; Basic Conditions of Employment Act; Relevant systems (Basic Accounting System and Logistical Information System).

Skills needed: Written and verbal communication; Proven computer literacy; Numeracy and literacy; Project management; Accounting, finance and audit.

R R per annum (Salary level 9)

Note on remuneration in addition service benefits or obligations for qualifying employees (medical assistance, housing assistance, pension-fund contributions, etc) are funded or co-funded in terms of the applicable prescripts or collective agreements.

Shortlisted candidates will be required to submit documentation for verification purposes and criminal record vetting. These candidates will be required to do a practical and attend interviews on a date and time determined by the department and may also be required to undergo competency assessments/proficiency tests. The selection process will be guided by the EE targets of the employing department.

By applying for this position, you are consenting to the Western Cape Government contacting your previous employers/managers for an employment reference. Reference checks will include enquiries relating to your disciplinary records and reasons for leaving.

Should you experience difficulties with your online application, technical support is available from Monday to Friday from 08:00 to Contact the helpline at For all other queries relating to the position kindly contact the enquiries person as indicated in the advert. Please ensure that you submit your application before the closing date as no late applications will be considered.

Location: Cape Town, South Africa

Experience: 5-8 years

Type: Full-time

Job Description
:

A fast-growing UK startup supporting e-commerce and tech companies is seeking an
Accounting Manager
to join their team in
Cape Town, South Africa.

As an
Accounting Manager
,
you'll oversee and review bookkeeping, management reports, UK payroll, VAT, and tax filings (FRS 102/105), while supporting clients with budgeting, forecasting, and queries. Build strong client relationships, mentor junior staff, enhance internal processes, and stay actively engaged in a collaborative remote team environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Preparing and reviewing bookkeeping entries and monthly management accounts
• Managing UK payroll, VAT submissions, and corporation tax returns
• Preparing statutory financial statements and filings in accordance with FRS 102/105
• Assisting clients with cash flow forecasting, budgeting, and handling ad hoc financial queries
• Leading and maintaining strong client relationships, ensuring clear communication and expectation management
• Mentoring and supporting junior team members while helping refine internal finance processes
• Maintaining up-to-date project tracking in management tools to ensure workflow transparency
• Contributing to a collaborative and high-performing remote work culture

Qualifications and Experience:

• Qualified Professional Accountant (SA) / CA (SA) / CGMA
• 5–8 years of experience in Accounting
• Proficient in Xero and Excel
• Strong communication skills, highly organised, and takes ownership of tasks

Salary:

• R R60 000 / month
  (based on relevant experience)

Job Title: Accounting Manager (Contractor)

Job type: 40 hours/week

Pay: R40,000 / month

Start Date: As soon as possible

*Please note that this position is classified as an independent contractor and does not include medical coverage, retirement benefits, or paid leave. Also, be advised that as an independent contractor you will be responsible for withholding and filing your own taxes.

About Khulas

At Khulas Finance & Accounting Partners, we pride ourselves on delivering world class accounting and finance services to American startups and small businesses. We are a team of international finance experts who offer the ability to work remotely from anywhere in South Africa. It is our mission to assist CEOs/CFOs based in the U.S. with all their accounting and bookkeeping needs.

Summary

We are seeking a fully remote, contract Accounting Manager to join our expanding accounting team, where you'd be supporting a wide range of small businesses with their accounting and finance needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Facilitate month-end close processes to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations.
• Serve as a liaison for tax-related matters and compliance.
• Coordinate with external auditors during annual audits.
• Conduct financial analysis to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Monitor and analyze budget variances, providing insights and recommendations.
• Provide strategic recommendations to management based on financial performance.
• Develop and implement accounting policies and procedures to enhance operational efficiency.
• Supervise and mentor accounting staff, providing training and guidance.
• Manage financial platform integrations (e.g., , Ramp, Brex, QuickBooks Online) for streamlined operations.
• Execute all components of the accounts payable functions.
• Responsible for vendor invoicing and payment processing.
• Manage customer invoicing, ensuring timely and accurate billing.
• Execute collections efforts.
• Administer payroll processing and related activities.
• Perform general bookkeeping tasks to maintain accurate financial records.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Chartered Accountant (CA) designation (required)
• A minimum of 5 years of post-qualification experience, preferably in a similar role
• Experience managing multiple clients, tight deadlines at once
• Access to a computer, webcam, high speed internet connection and a private, quiet space for video conference calls

Preferred Qualifications:

• BA Degree in Accounting
• Proficient in QuickBooks online

Why Join Us?

While we provide the highest level of customer service to our clients, we'll also work to make a difference for you. Working with Khulas provides these unique benefits:

• The opportunity to gain exposure to U.S. standards of accounting and finance, making you more marketable for future international employment opportunities
• Career development & training in the latest software on the market
• Flexible working hours from a remote location
• Critical early member of a rapidly growing startup team

And finally, our team spirit and culture We cultivate an environment of community, connection and collaboration

In-Office, Stellenbosch

4- 6 years of experience in accounting

Permanent and Full-time

Job Description

A family-office in
Stellenbosch
is looking for an
Accounting Manager
to join their team.

The ideal candidate will ensure smooth day-to-day operations, accurate financial management, and compliance across the group's business and investment entities.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage daily administrative and operational tasks for the family office.
• Oversee the vehicle portfolio, including maintenance, imports, and exports.
• Prepare monthly accounts and financial statements using Caseware.
• Handle all tax submissions, including VAT, income, and provisional tax.
• Maintain company secretarial and governance records.
• Manage cash flow, insurance, and support investment and compliance functions.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Qualified CA(SA)
  or
  PA(SA)
  with
  ±5 - 8 years of experience in Accounting
• Experience with investment and asset management
• Strong communication skills, highly organised, and takes ownership of tasks

Salary:

• R R65 000 / month
  (based on relevant experience)

Opportunity:

If you're experienced in managing client accounts, leading junior team members, and delivering timely, high-quality financials, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Our client offers outsourced CFO, accounting, payroll, and tax services to small and mid-sized businesses across various industries. You will be working in a cloud-based environment with streamlined processes and systems to help deliver consistently exceptional service to clients.

This is a client-facing role and requires a highly capable accounting professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and wants to take the next step in their accounting career.

Key Responsibilities:

As Lead/Senior Staff Accountant

• Serve as the main point of contact for your clients, managing 15–25 accounts (average client revenue ~$1M).
• Review and oversee the work of junior team members, ensuring accuracy and efficiency.
• Train and mentor staff, supporting new initiatives and technical development.
• Record video overviews to clearly explain client deliverables and insights.
• Proactively identify and resolve issues before they escalate.
• Uphold our company values: Clarity, Accountability, Integrity, Communication, and Continuous Improvement.

Full-Charge Bookkeeping and Accounting

• Prepare and review accurate monthly financial reports for delivery to clients.
• Reconcile bank and credit card transactions, maintain the general ledger.
• Maintain schedules for fixed assets, loan balances, and other accounts.
• Post adjusting journal entries for payroll, sales, and inventory.
• Prepare and process payroll, tax deposits, garnishments, and related filings.
• Verify employee accruals (PTO, vacation, sick leave).
• Manage accounts payable—enter, pay, and reconcile bills.
• Prepare and file sales tax and personal property tax returns.
• Handle IRS/state payroll and sales tax correspondence as needed.
• Maintain clear, timely communication with clients via video, email, and meetings.

Qualifications:

• 4+ years of public accounting experience.
• Strong understanding of debits, credits, and accounting fundamentals.
• Detail-oriented with excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Experience working successfully in a fully remote role.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, especially via video and email.
• Comfortable managing multiple deadlines and client priorities simultaneously.
• Self-starter with a proactive mindset and ability to work independently.
• Tech-savvy—experience with platforms such as Xero (preferred), QuickBooks, G Suite, Zoom, Dropbox, Payroll Relief, Practice Ignition, and Fathom.

Job Type: Permanent

Pay: R50 000,00 - R60 000,00 per month

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Westville, KwaZulu-Natal 3631: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Bachelors (Required)

Experience:

• Managerial: 1 year (Preferred)
• Public Accounting: 3 years (Required)
• Xero: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• SAIPA, CIMA, AGA or SAICA (Required)

Work Location: In person

Expected Start Date: 2025/11/10

Vacancy: Accounting Manager

Zoomlion has covered more than 100 countries and regions worldwide and has already made market arrangements to follow the Belt and Road initiative. Zoomlion products have been well sold to the markets in the Middle East, South America, Africa, Southeast Asia, Russia as well as many high-end markets in the USA, Europe and Australia. The company has subsidiaries in nearly 20 countries in the East Asia, Southeast Asia and Europe, etc., also industrial and technological parks in Italy, Germany, India, Brazil and Belarus as well as more than 50 resident offices around the world. Centered on UAE and Brazil, logistics network and parts supply system with worldwide coverage. Zoomlion is ranked 4th globally.

Job Description:

• Organize accounting of revenue, expenditure etc.
• Generating monthly financial reports, comprehensive records and supervising the company's operating activity and transactions.
• Responsible for the authenticity, accuracy, and completeness of the management system.
• Generate internal financial accounting policy and working procedure under the guidelines of HQ and supervise the execution.
• Organize internal and external inspection/audits and random checks.
• Provide accurate and timely data, maintain communication and coordination with 3rd parties.
• Supervise internal/external compliance of operation, cash and banking transactions.
• Participate in the annual budget draft, maintain monthly budget management system limit - compare with actual spending.
• Responsible for the new employee training and internal policy publication.
• Responsible for organized banking, taxation, audit department's communication, and new company establishment and financing channel discussion.
• Manage, cultivate and empower financial department employees.
• Maintain local accounting software's operation.
• Supervising team members.

Key Responsibilities:

Manage Accounting Operations:

• Ensure accuracy in daily accounting tasks, such as posting journal entries, reconciling accounts, and overseeing payroll.

Team Supervision:

• Lead, coach, and support accounting staff, managing their work and supporting their career development.

Financial Reporting & Analysis:

• Prepare and analyze financial statements, manage budgets, and produce reports to inform decision-makers.

Compliance:

• Ensure the organization adheres to legal and financial regulations.

Strategic Support:

• Provide financial data and insights to help key leaders make strategic decisions and improve the company's financial performance.

Job requirements:

• Honors degree in Accounting.
• At least 10 years' accounting experience or financial field working experience.
• Familiar with local tax and respective regulations.
• Familiar with accounting software, capable of conducting comprehensive accounting independently.
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint; and
• CPA, CA designation will be to your advantage.

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Accounting Manager with 5–7 years of U.S. accounting experience to manage financial operations across multiple entities. This role requires strong technical accounting skills, proven ability to manage AR/AP, monthly closes, compliance, and familiarity with U.S. commercial real estate lending, business banking, and tax/insurance/legal practices.

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, process-driven, and thrives in an entrepreneurial, scaling environment. They will not only manage day-to-day accounting and compliance but also play a key role in building processes that support growth. This position offers a clear growth track to the Controller or Senior Finance Manager as the company scales.

Key ResponsibilitiesFinancial Reporting & Forecasting

• Deliver accurate monthly financial statements (P&L, balance sheet, cashflow) by the 10th of each month.
• Prepare quarterly forecasts vs. actuals and maintain updated 12-month cashflow projections.
• Ensure all reconciliations are complete and records are audit-ready.

Process & Controls

• Ensure the monthly close is completed and accurate by the 15th of each month.
• Manage accounts receivable (AR) and accounts payable (AP) processes across multiple entities.
• Strengthen accounting systems, workflows, and develop scalable SOPs for finance.
• Work with leadership to align processes to Scaling OS / EOS scorecards.

Oversight & Compliance

• Oversee completion of tax filings, insurance renewals, legal entity filings, and HR-related financial tasks.
• Liaise with CPAs, attorneys, lenders, and external partners to ensure compliance with U.S. standards.
• Track and maintain accurate records for investors, vendors, and distributions.

Leadership & Growth Support

• Provide timely and accurate financial data for quarterly leadership reviews.
• Support capital allocation, lending relationships, and cash management.
• Collaborate with leadership on strategic initiatives, KPIs, and Scaling OS implementation.
• Participate in quarterly and annual planning sessions as part of the leadership process.

Qualifications

• 5–7+ years of U.S.-based accounting experience, ideally in real estate, multi-entity operations, or service-based businesses.
• Advanced knowledge of QuickBooks Online with ability to manage integrations and work across financial tools.
• Strong understanding of GAAP, accrual accounting, AR/AP management, and U.S. compliance standards.
• Familiarity with commercial real estate lending, business banking, and debt compliance.
• Proven ability to build scalable financial processes and SOPs.
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong communication skills with ability to collaborate across teams and with external advisors.
• High level of integrity, discretion, and accountability.
• Familiarity with EOS/Scaling OS strongly desired.

Growth Track

This role is designed for someone who wants to grow with the company. As we scale, the Accounting Manager will have the opportunity to advance into a Controller or Senior Finance Manager role, leading larger teams, managing capital markets activity, and playing a strategic role in scaling finance operations to support a 10X growth plan.

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Job Title
: Accounting Manager

Location:
Maxwell Midrand

Department:
Finance

Reports to:
Finance Director

Job Summary
The Accounting Manager is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the accounting department, ensuring accurate financial reporting, compliance with regulatory requirements, and efficient financial processes. This role involves managing a team of accountants, coordinating audits, and supporting strategic financial planning from a P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow point of view, while overseeing capital and cash management for the Africa Cluster. This includes 4 legal entities plus export markets across Africa region.

Key Responsibilities
Financial Reporting:

• Analyse, report and track monthly performance against both the Annual Budget and Company's long-term strategic plan. Initiate corrective actions, minimize impact of variances and develop performance measures that support the operation's strategic direction
• Ensure compliance with IFRS/GAAP and internal accounting policies.
• Ensured timeliness, accuracy and usefulness of financial and management reporting to leadership and relevant authorities. Oversee the preparation and communication of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements (Sales & Operating Planning)
• Ensure effective capital management and prepare quarterly cash flows projections, reviewed and planned cash outflow as well as investment activities. Liaison with treasury and SSS (Shared Services).
• Analyze financial data and provide insights to senior management from Head Quarters.
• Provide strategic financial insight to support business decision making and long term competitiveness.
• Collaborate with different business partners to manage a champion continuous service improvement of the accounting department. Implement OPEX initiative and support automations across the finance departament.
• Manage cash management through corporate cards, ensure adhere to policy for T&E cash application and spend.
• Supervise and control SG&A expenses for all the legal entities across the cluster.
• Working Capital optimizations by collaborating with functional areas of the business.

Team Leadership

• Supervise and mentor accounting staff – 6 FTEs
• Delegate tasks and ensure timely completion of deliverables.
• Drive risk and control mindset across the business, providing proactive mitigation plans and MoneyMaps.
• Promote and develop talents by enhancing teamwork through an established workforce plan, setting challenging and comprehensive Performance Management Process, recruitment, succession planning, coaching and staff welfare.

General Ledger & Reconciliation

• Oversee general ledger activities and account reconciliations in alignment with global policies.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of financial records, P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow.

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Assist in the preparation of budgets and quarterly forecasts. Ensure proper financial reporting trough SAP BPC.
• Monitor budget variances and recommend corrective actions.

Audit & Compliance

• Coordinate internal and external audits.
• Ensure compliance with tax laws, financial regulations, and company policies.
• Maintains internal controls and manages risks to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of existing business practices and manages internal and external audit to ensure alignment and standardization of processes.
• Submission of Annual Financial Statements for Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa.

Process Improvement

• Identify opportunities to streamline accounting processes
• Implement best practices and automation tools where applicable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or related field. (CIMA or SAICA)
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including supervisory roles.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and financial reporting.
• Proficiency in accounting software (e.g., SAP).
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in a multinational or corporate environment.
• Familiarity with ERP systems and financial modeling.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

This position is not available for relocation assistance and candidate must be eligible to work in the country of application
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Main purpose of the position:

Ensuring accurate accounting records are maintained by analysing accounts and reporting accordingly and on time.

• Review of general ledger
• Review of cashbooks
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Cash flow reporting
• Statutory returns submitted and paid timeously
• Foreign currency account management
• South African Reserve Bank approval management
• Payroll reconciliations
• Project contract management
• Lease management
• Training & development and management of staff
• Continuous refinement of systems / implementation of new systems to improve efficiencies and controls.
• Facilitate year end audit
• Checking general ledger for reasonable account allocations and correcting any misallocations.
• Analysis of general ledger accounts on an ad-hoc basis or as required for reporting purposes.
• Analyse and reconcile assigned balance sheet accounts
• Reconcile sub-ledgers
• Month end reporting by due date.
• Primary responsibility for month end and year end closing including General Ledgers, submission of certain reports and analysis of accruals
• Full responsibility for preparing yearend audit files and reconciliations
• Weekly operational reports by due date.
• timeous submission of statutory returns.
• Payment of VAT, payroll taxes and other liabilities on time (FIHRST).
• Analysis of foreign exposure.
• Monitoring of SARB approvals, obtaining renewals or applying for new approvals as required.
• Reconciliation of payroll system with the general ledger.
• Reconciliation of payroll liability and control accounts.
• Analysis and reporting of foreign contracts / purchases (project and operational).
• Management of company lease agreements, payments and renewals.
• Training, developing and overseeing staff

Qualifications required:

Minimum academic qualification: Matric

Qualifications as an added advantage: B Comm: Accounting

Professional registration: CIMA

Experience required:

General work experience (years): 3 Years Assistant Accountant

Specific to the position (level/discipline/years): 3 Years Financial Accountant

Industry: Manufacturing