11 Accounting Operations jobs in Cape Town

Overview

An innovative and rapidly scaling international organisation within the agricultural science and technology sector is seeking a Financial Operations Manager to join their Cape Town team. This is a fantastic opportunity for a recently qualified Chartered Accountant (CA(SA)) who is eager to gain international exposure, take ownership of finance operations across multiple jurisdictions, and grow with a forward-thinking business.

• Oversee day-to-day transactional finance operations across the group.
• Review and process supplier invoices, employee expense claims, and company card transactions in line with compliance requirements.
• Manage payments, reconciliations, and aged payables.
• Perform monthly bank reconciliations and ensure accurate intercompany loan account reconciliations.
• Prepare daily cash balance reports, track inflows / outflows, and produce monthly cash burn reporting.
• Manage banking profiles and maintain relationships with banking partners.
• Partner with internal stakeholders and suppliers to resolve finance queries.
• Drive process improvements to strengthen controls and enhance efficiency.

• Recently qualified CA(SA) with 12 years post-articles experience, ideally within an industry environment and across multiple jurisdictions.
• Strong working knowledge of Xero accounting software.
• Proficiency in Excel and / or Google Sheets (Google Suite experience advantageous).
• Exceptional attention to detail, accuracy, and time management.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written).
• High energy, adaptable, and eager to learn.
• Fluency in English (Spanish / Arabic would be an advantage).

• Opportunity to join a global, award-winning organisation making a positive impact on sustainability and food security.
• International exposure across multiple entities.
• A collaborative and innovative culture where new ideas are valued.
• Cape Town based role, with 34 days in office per week.

If youre a newly qualified CA(SA) looking to take the next step in your career and gain hands-on international finance experience, wed love to hear from you.

• Oversee day-to-day transactional finance operations across the group.
• Review and process supplier invoices, employee expense claims, and company card transactions in line with compliance requirements.
• Manage payments, reconciliations, and aged payables.
• Perform monthly bank reconciliations and ensure accurate intercompany loan account reconciliations.
• Prepare daily cash balance reports, track inflows/outflows, and produce monthly cash burn reporting.
• Manage banking profiles and maintain relationships with banking partners.
• Partner with internal stakeholders and suppliers to resolve finance queries.
• Drive process improvements to strengthen controls and enhance efficiency.

• Recently qualified CA(SA) with 12 years post-articles experience, ideally within an industry environment and across multiple jurisdictions.
• Strong working knowledge of Xero accounting software.
• Proficiency in Excel and/or Google Sheets (Google Suite experience advantageous).
• Exceptional attention to detail, accuracy, and time management.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written).
• High energy, adaptable, and eager to learn.
• Fluency in English (Spanish/Arabic would be an advantage).

• Opportunity to join a global, award-winning organisation making a positive impact on sustainability and food security.
• International exposure across multiple entities.
• A collaborative and innovative culture where new ideas are valued.
• Cape Townbased role, with 34 days in office per week.

Oxford University Press Southern Africa

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Financial Operations Manager

(Permanent position)

The Financial Operations Manager is instrumental in maintaining the financial integrity and operational effectiveness of the business across its African markets. This role is responsible for overseeing core financial processes, ensuring they are executed with accuracy, timeliness, and in full compliance with both local and international financial standards. In addition to operational oversight, the role supports strategic decision-making by delivering reliable financial insights and upholding robust internal controls within diverse regulatory environments.

The Financial Operations Manager will be reporting to the Finance Director, Africa. This post is based at Goodwood.

Principal Accountabilities:

Lead the preparation of internal and external financial reports and statements

• Oversee and timely execution of month-end and year-end closing processes in alignment with group policies and procedures.
• Coordinate and deliver all statutory and regulatory reporting requirements across markets.
• Maintain high standards of quality control over financial transactions, reporting outputs, and the underlying processes that support them.
• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of all finalised and submitted financial reports.
• Provide oversight of accounting activities across all relevant departments to ensure consistency and compliance.
• Utilise key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor and enhance operational efficiency, accuracy, and regulatory compliance.

Drive the standardization and continuous improvement of financial operations processes and procedures by:

• Reviewing, updating, and documenting current process maps to ensure clarity and consistency.
• Conducting ongoing evaluations of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to align with evolving business needs.
• Leveraging technology and automation to streamline routine tasks and enhance operational efficiency.
• Monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs) and delivering regular insights and recommendations to the Finance Director.
• Leading regular reviews of financial operations to identify improvement opportunities and ensure best practices are maintained.
• Control environment; Identification and flagging of financial, operational and compliance business risks for implementation of appropriate applicable controls

Financial Statement Preparation & Review:

• Prepare and review all financial statements for submission, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Ensure all submissions comply with applicable financial reporting frameworks for each territory and are delivered within required timelines.

Regulatory Compliance:

• Ensure full compliance with financial regulations across all jurisdictions in which the company operates.
• Coordinate and manage the timely delivery of annual external audits across territories.
• Lead internal audit processes, ensuring satisfactory or higher audit outcomes.

Internal Controls Management:

• Strengthen and maintain the internal control framework to address operational risks and ensure the integrity of the accounting function within Africa Finance.
• Ensure Delegation of Limits of Authority (DLA) is current and consistently implemented across all territories.
• Align and update business policies and procedures in accordance with the DLA.
• Ensure the Chart of Accounts is accurately maintained and updated in a timely manner.

Team Leadership & Development:

• Set clear roles, responsibilities, and performance goals aligned with organisational objectives.
• Invest in team development through training, cross-functional learning, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Foster a culture of accountability by assigning clear deliverables, adhering to performance review processes, and promoting ownership.

Qualifications and Experience

• CA (SA), ACCA, CIMA qualified
• Minimum of 5 years managerial experience in financial operations or shared services
• Global finance experience will be advantageous
• Proven ability to design, implement, and improve standardized processes across multiple business units or regions.
• Proficiency in SAP (or similar) and workflow automation tools.
• Skilled in managing relationships with internal customers, vendors, and external partners.
• Experience in defining and managing SLAs, KPIs, and performance metrics for finance operations.

Attributes:

• Build strong connections and fosters collaboration across teams
• Communicates clearly and inspires confidence
• Focused on action, results, and timely delivery
• Demonstrates commitment and reliability
• Shows integrity and sensitivity in multicultural environments
• Embrace innovation and continuous improvement

Oxford Offers the following:

• Remuneration will be commensurate with experience
• Pension and medical aid benefits
• Statutory leave
• Training opportunities
• Engaging work in a rewarding and ethical environment.

Oxford University Press, an equal opportunity employer, seeks a talented individual to fill this post based in the Goodwood, Cape Town. Oxford University Press will consider all applications in terms of its Employment Equity Plan, which acknowledges the need for transformation.

Closing date: 04 September 2025

Looking for an immediately available, self-driven Financial Operations Manager to join our well-established client in the gambling and entertainment industry based in Milnerton, Cape Town.
Please note: This is for a fixed-term 4 month contract.

• Display people leadership by identifying and managing training, coaching and development requirements in line with strategic plans
• Deliver financial planning and results by aligning financial strategies with BBBEE transformational agenda
• Ensure financial governance through implementation of control measures (including systems and processes) and check within each department to mitigate any financial risk to the business
• Stakeholder relationship management through collaboration with the Shared Services Centre ensuring the management and financial reporting for the business unit achieves statutory requirements
• Ownership of annual audit and financial statements
• Ownership of asset control and fixed asset accounting
• Preparation and review of taxation and tax compliance
• Compiling and maintaining of budgets
• Compiling reports and financial packs for submission to Board of Directors

• Bcom in Accounting/ Finance

• Completed SAICA/SAIPA Articles
• Minimum of 5 years experience in staff management
• Registered with a Professional Accounting body advantageous
• Industry experience: Gambling/ Hospitality
• Great Plains experience beneficial
• Strong knowledge of SA Tax/ Gambling Tax
• Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills
• Attention to detail
• Effective communication skills
• Organizational skills
• Team player
• Deadline driven
• Effectively works under pressure

R - R

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply directly.

Reference: NFR -TKa-1

Job Description:

• You should come from a manufacturing, FMCG, or production environment.
• Be the trusted advisor and provide finance and operational support to CFO, CEO and Manco.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide direction and support to operations and leadership teams in pursuit of business goals and objectives.
• Assist in developing and implementing commercial strategies to drive revenue growth and enhance profitability while ensuring a first-class customer experience.
• Expansion initiatives in South Africa.
• Develop KPI's to measure business performance.
• Deliver analysis, scenario modelling and insightful reporting on key business, finance and operational metrics and performance indicators and make recommendations for decision making.
• Business partnering, gather information and context from stakeholders, simplify insights, provide accurate business performance updates, and develop recommendations to overcome market and business volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity.
• Analyze monthly manufacturing and deployed cost and performance versus the forecast.
• BOM costing.
• Budgeting and forecasting.
• Manufacturing resource planning.
• Lead project initiatives that deliver on strategic business objectives. Drive project discovery, development, and the creation of operational roadmaps to align with the vision for the financial and operational systems.
• Implement workflow and process automation tools.
• Oversee alignment of operational and ERP systems.
• Assist the Audit and Risk Committee to manage the organisation's risk exposure and ensure that appropriate controls and procedures are developed, maintained, and monitored for effectiveness.

Job Experience & Skills Required:

• CA(SA) with 8+ years post articles experience.
• Proven track record and experience in operational finance.
• Manufacturing, FMCG or production background.
• Experience in project management, including system implementation and roll out.
• Ability to articulate complex information.

R - R - Annually plus STI and LTI.

Overview

Operations Analyst (Financial Services/Fund Management) – Cape Town

Market-Related Salary Package

Are you detail-oriented, analytical, and passionate about financial markets? We are looking for an Operations Analyst to join a dynamic Investment Operations team. Reporting to the Head of Investment Operations, you will play a vital part in ensuring seamless fund administration processes, including reconciliations, cash management, settlements, exception handling, and stakeholder engagement. You will collaborate with Portfolio Managers, Trading Desks, Risk, and Distribution Teams while building strong relationships with external Service Providers. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with solid Investment Operations experience who is eager to contribute to a high-performing, process-driven environment.

• Contribute to and promote robust operating procedures across the investment management business to create an efficient, responsive, and process-driven operations team.
• Enhance understanding of operational processes and procedures.
• Establish and promote streamlined processes that ensure efficient and effective stakeholder delivery, within agreed performance standards and timelines.
• Responsibilities include: performance of reconciliations; exception handling including investigation of significant variances and resolution of reconciliation breaks; monitoring of the operations mailbox and timely handling of stakeholder requests; daily operational activities including accurate and timely transaction recording; liaising with stakeholders to provide updates on the progress of queries; managing trade and fund dealing activity reconciliations, corporate actions, proxy voting, cash management, spot FX instructions, and reconciliations of cash, positions, and performance.

• Share and transfer product, process, and systems knowledge to colleagues.
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure delivery of required service levels.
• Achieve individual performance objectives.
• Share information with team members regarding successes, issues, trends, and new ideas.
• Actively participate in personal professional development and career progression.

• Education: BCom (Honours preferred) or equivalent Finance qualification.
• Experience: Up to 5 years in the Financial Services industry, ideally in Fund/Investment operations.
• Core Skills: Strong background in reconciliations and cash management.
• Systems: Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Advantageous: Exposure to custodians and programming languages.
• Competencies: Strong analytical and problem-solving ability; high attention to detail and accuracy; proactive, self-starter who can also work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment; strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

If you believe you’re a strong fit, please apply with your updated CV via the link and complete the required questionnaire. Alternatively, you may email your updated CV and answers to the questionnaire to

If you do not hear from us within two weeks of applying, please consider your application as unsuccessful.