Financial Controller
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 R92,500 – R111,000 ZAR. This role is suited for senior-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
Financial Controller – Public Company (NASDAQ) | Multi-Entity Consolidations
Location:Remote – GlobalSchedule:Minimum 6 hours overlap with U.S. Eastern TimeReports to:CFO / VP of FinanceCompensation:Competitive, based on experience
About the Company
We are a publicly traded, NASDAQ-listed company operating across multiple legal entities and currencies, including operations in the U.S., Canada, and other international markets.
The company has an active acquisition strategy and is currently transitioning its accounting operations to NetSuite as its system of record.
About the Role
We are looking for an experiencedFinancial Controllerto take hands-on ownership of the company's accounting close, multi-entity consolidations, and technical accounting execution.
This is a senior technical execution role working closely with the CFO and finance leadership. You will be responsible for ensuring the integrity of the monthly and quarterly close, reviewing accounting entries, consolidating entities, managing intercompany activity, and producing accurate financial information in accordance withU.S. GAAP.
The company is also migrating its accounting operations to NetSuite. During the transition, you will work across NetSuite and the legacy accounting environment, reconcile balances between systems, resolve migration issues, and help establish NetSuite as the company's accounting system of record.
Because we are a NASDAQ-listed company, quarter-end periods require a high degree of ownership, accuracy, and urgency. The successful candidate will have experience working in or supporting a public-company reporting environment and understand the standards required for audit-ready financial reporting.
Key Responsibilities
General Ledger & Month-End Close
* Own and review the monthly and quarterly accounting close
* Review and approve journal entries and ensure the integrity of the general ledger
* Reconcile bank accounts, payroll liabilities, and other balance-sheet accounts
* Maintain the chart of accounts and accounting master data
* Perform foreign-currency remeasurement and translation as required
* Ensure accounting periods are closed accurately and on schedule
* Maintain clean, well-documented, audit-ready supporting schedules
Multi-Entity Consolidations
* Own consolidation across U.S. and international entities
* Prepare and review intercompany reconciliations and elimination entries
* Investigate and resolve intercompany differences
* Perform consolidated cash-flow reconciliations and proofs
* Integrate newly acquired entities into the consolidated reporting structure
* Support deconsolidations, wind-ups, dispositions, and other structural changes
Technical Accounting
* ApplyU.S. GAAPto complex accounting matters
* Support accounting for equity transactions, including grants, exercises, vesting, issuances, conversions, and capital raises
* Support fair-value accounting for warrants, investments, and other financial instruments
* Research and document technical accounting conclusions when required
* Support acquisition and purchase accounting
* Ensure accounting treatments are appropriately documented and defensible for audit and external reporting purposes
Financial & Public Company Reporting
* Prepare consolidated financial statements and supporting schedules
* Support financial statement notes and disclosures
* Support quarterly and annual external reporting requirements
* Provide schedules and workpapers required by external auditors
* Maintain the level of documentation, accuracy, and control expected within a NASDAQ-listed company
NetSuite & Systems
* Serve as a hands-on accounting owner of NetSuite
* Reconcile balances between the legacy accounting system and NetSuite during the migration
* Identify and resolve data integrity and migration issues
* Support improvements to accounting workflows, controls, and close processes
* Help transition the organization away from dual-system accounting once NetSuite is fully operational
Required Qualifications
* Professional accounting qualification, such as CPA, CA, ACCA, ACA, or another recognized international equivalent
* Strong practical knowledge ofU.S. GAAP
* Strong hands-onNetSuiteexperience
* Significant financial controllership and month-end/quarter-end close experience
* Multi-entity consolidation experience, including intercompany reconciliations and eliminations
* Multi-currency and foreign-exchange accounting experience
* Experience with technical accounting matters such as equity, fair value, financial instruments, or consolidations
* Public-company accounting experienceorpublic accounting/audit experience supporting publicly traded clients
* Ability to produce audit-ready workpapers and supporting documentation
* Strong written and spoken English
* Experience communicating directly with U.S.-based finance teams, executives, clients, or auditors
* Ability to work with at leastsix hours of overlap with U.S. Eastern Time
Preferred Qualifi
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 R92,500/month, this role pays well above the average South African remote salary. The USD equivalent ($5,000/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
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