🇿🇦 Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants

This fully remote full time position at Somewhere is open to applicants from South Africa. This role is suited for lead-level professionals. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.

Job Description

Senior Finance Controller

Full time, Independent ContractorLocation: Remote(based inSouth Africa)U.S. business hours (PST time zone)

Role Overview

The RoleThis is a department leadership role. You will take full ownership of accounting operations, supervise four offshore team members, and serve as the single accountable owner of month-end close, trust accounting integrity, and financial reporting.You will work directly with the VP of Operations and CEO, alongside a fractional CFO. The objective is clear: install structure, improve systems, and reduce executive involvement in day-to-day accounting.This is not an accounting role, it is an ownership role.
* Own monthly close
* Ensure complete balance sheet reconciliations
* Review and approve journal entries
* Prepare accurate financial statements for leadership
* Oversee trust account reconciliations
* Validate owner statement accuracy and payout logic
* Supervise ~90 monthly owner distributions
* Ensure fiduciary discipline and financial accuracy
* Manage four accounting team members
* Run weekly cadences and performance management
* Improve accountability, responsiveness, and output quality
* Recommend hiring and performance actions (with leadership approval)
* Strengthen internal controls
* Standardize close procedures and documentation
* Improve workflow efficiency and automation
* Demonstrate comfort leveraging AI and technology tools
* Partner on automation initiatives where appropriate
* Own budget vs actual reporting
* Maintain and update financial models built by leadership/CFO
* Provide clear variance analysis
* Coordinate with external CPA
* Manage documentation and deadlines
* Oversee 1099 compliance and compliance calendar
* 7–10 years accounting experience
* 3+ years managing at least 2 direct reports
* Experience owning full month-end close
* Reconciliation and internal controls expertise
* Experience managing remote/offshore teams
* Strong English communication skills
* Willingness to work PST hours
* Big 4 or strong mid-tier accounting background
* Property management, hospitality, or trust accounting experience
* High-transaction accounting environment
* Experience leveraging AI tools in accounting workflows
Culture & ReportingThis role reports to the VP of Operations and CEO. We operate in a high-accountability, founder-led environment that values ownership, initiative, and systems thinking.

Tips for South African Applicants

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Timezone Advantage

South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.

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Salary in Context

Even without a listed salary, international remote roles typically pay 2-3x more than equivalent local positions in South Africa due to the exchange rate advantage.

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Application Tips

Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.

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Load Shedding Preparedness

If you're applying for a remote role, having a backup power solution (UPS, inverter, or generator) and mobile data as a backup internet connection shows employers you're prepared for South Africa's infrastructure challenges.

About Somewhere

Somewhere is a company in the Recruitment & Staffing industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 614 open positions on Hirezar. View all Somewhere jobs →