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Staff Accountant(AP & Bookkeeping)

Somewhere

Fully Remote
📍 Cape Town
🇿🇦 SA Friendly: 1.0/1.0

🇿🇦 Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants

This fully remote full time position at Somewhere is open to applicants from South Africa. The estimated monthly salary is R37,000 – R55,500 ZAR. This role is suited for mid-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

Staff Accountant (AP & Bookkeeping Focus)

Location:South Africa or Latin America (Remote, Full-Time Contractor)Compensation:$2,000–$3,000 USD/monthReports To:Finance Leadership

About the Company

We are a U.S.-based parent company operating multiple transportation businesses, including:
* Non-emergency medical transportation (wheelchair-accessible vans)
Non-emergency medical transportation (wheelchair-accessible vans)
* General public transportation services
General public transportation services
* EMS/ambulance transport services
EMS/ambulance transport services

Over the past year, the organization has consolidated these entities under a single parent company and centralized financial operations, while maintaining controllers at each business line. As the company continues to grow, we are expanding our accounting capacity to support multi-entity operations with accuracy, speed, and structure.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a highly capableStaff Accountantto provide immediate accounting support across multiple related entities. This individual will take ownership ofAccounts Payableand corebookkeeping functionswhile assisting withmonth-end close processes.

This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives in multi-entity environments and enjoys bringing order and consistency to growing organizations.

Key Responsibilities
* Own full-cycleAccounts Payableacross multiple entities
Own full-cycleAccounts Payableacross multiple entities
* Perform daily and weeklybookkeeping tasks
Perform daily and weeklybookkeeping tasks
* Maintain accurategeneral ledger entries
Maintain accurategeneral ledger entries
* Assist withmonth-end close, including reconciliations and supporting schedules
Assist withmonth-end close, including reconciliations and supporting schedules
* Reconcilebank accounts, credit cards, and expense platforms
Reconcilebank accounts, credit cards, and expense platforms
* Support controllers withreporting and variance analysis
Support controllers withreporting and variance analysis
* Ensure accurateintercompany entries and allocations
Ensure accurateintercompany entries and allocations
* Helpstandardize accounting processesacross entities
Helpstandardize accounting processesacross entities
* Maintaindocumentation and audit-ready financial records
Maintaindocumentation and audit-ready financial records

What Success Looks Like
* AP is organized, current, and error-free
AP is organized, current, and error-free
* Month-end close timelines improve
Month-end close timelines improve
* Clean reconciliations with clear supporting documentation
Clean reconciliations with clear supporting documentation
* Strong collaboration with entity-level controllers
Strong collaboration with entity-level controllers
* Increased confidence in consolidated reporting
Increased confidence in consolidated reporting

Qualifications
* 3–6 years of accounting experience
3–6 years of accounting experience
* Strong experience inAP and bookkeeping ownership
Strong experience inAP and bookkeeping ownership
* Exposure tomulti-entity or multi-division accountingpreferred
Exposure tomulti-entity or multi-division accountingpreferred
* Experience assisting withmonth-end close
Experience assisting withmonth-end close
* StrongExcel skills
StrongExcel skills
* High attention to detail and process discipline
High attention to detail and process discipline
* Experience working remotely withU.S.-based companiespreferred
Experience working remotely withU.S.-based companiespreferred
* FluentEnglish(written and verbal)
FluentEnglish(written and verbal)

Ideal Candidate Profile
* Proactive and responsive (urgent hiring need)
Proactive and responsive (urgent hiring need)
* Comfortable working across multiple business lines
Comfortable working across multiple business lines
* Structured and process-oriented
Structured and process-oriented
* Able to operate independently while collaborating with controllers
Able to operate independently while collaborating with controllers

Tips for South African Applicants

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

At R37,000/month, this role is competitive with the average South African remote salary. The USD equivalent ($2,000/mo) benefits from the favourable exchange rate.

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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 609 open positions on Hirezar. View all Somewhere jobs →