Finance Associate – Performance Marketing & Ad Spend (LATAM/Europe, Poland, Canada)
Somewhere
🇿🇦 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 R40,700 – R101,750 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
Finance Associate Performance Marketing & Ad Spend
Location:Remote (Europe preferred, LATAM, Mexico, or Canada)Employment Type:Full Time | Independent Contractor
About the Role
We're looking for a Finance Associate to support the day to day finance operations of a fast growing performance marketing business. You'll work closely with the CFO and Controller, owning reconciliations, supporting the month end close, and ensuring financial data is accurate and ready for reporting.
This role is best suited to someone with experience in digital advertising, performance marketing, affiliate marketing, or e commerce.
Responsibilities
Digital Ad Spend
* Reconcile daily ad spend across Meta, Google, TikTok, and other advertising platforms.
Reconcile daily ad spend across Meta, Google, TikTok, and other advertising platforms.
* Monitor spend across multiple Business Managers.
Monitor spend across multiple Business Managers.
* Identify and investigate discrepancies or unusual spending.
Identify and investigate discrepancies or unusual spending.
* Maintain accurate tracking and reporting.
Maintain accurate tracking and reporting.
Accounting
* Support month end close.
Support month end close.
* Reconcile Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable.
Reconcile Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable.
* Process contractor and payroll payments.
Process contractor and payroll payments.
* Reconcile revenue and invoices across multiple platforms.
Reconcile revenue and invoices across multiple platforms.
Reporting
* Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly financial reports.
Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly financial reports.
* Analyze ad spend, margins, and ROAS.
Analyze ad spend, margins, and ROAS.
* Investigate reporting variances.
Investigate reporting variances.
* Support budgeting and forecasting.
Support budgeting and forecasting.
Requirements
* 3+ years of experience in accounting, finance, bookkeeping, or FP&A.
3+ years of experience in accounting, finance, bookkeeping, or FP&A.
* Experience working in a performance marketing, affiliate marketing, or e commerce business.
Experience working in a performance marketing, affiliate marketing, or e commerce business.
* Experience reconciling high volume digital advertising spend.
Experience reconciling high volume digital advertising spend.
* Strong understanding of month end close, reconciliations, AP, and AR.
Strong understanding of month end close, reconciliations, AP, and AR.
* Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills.
Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills.
* Experience with QuickBooks Online.
Experience with QuickBooks Online.
* Strong attention to detail and analytical skills.
Strong attention to detail and analytical skills.
* Fluent English.
Fluent English.
* Comfortable working remotely.
Comfortable working remotely.
Nice to Have
* Experience with crypto or USDT payments.
Experience with crypto or USDT payments.
* Multi entity accounting experience.
Multi entity accounting experience.
* Experience with BI or reporting tools.
Experience with BI or reporting tools.
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.
Salary in Context
At R40,700/month, this role is competitive with the average South African remote salary. The USD equivalent ($2,200/mo) benefits from the favourable exchange rate.
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.
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 748 open positions on Hirezar. View all Somewhere jobs →