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Finanical Controller (Remote)

Somewhere

Fully Remote
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πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦ 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 R33,300 – R55,500 ZAR. This role is suited for senior-level professionals. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa β€” whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.

Job Description

Finance Operations Leader / Financial Controller

About the Role

We are seeking a highly strategic and detail-oriented Finance Operations Leader / Financial Controller to oversee and strengthen our financial operations, reporting infrastructure, and internal controls.This role is critical in strengthening financial operations, improving reporting visibility, supporting lender confidence, establishing scalable financial processes, and ensuring operational accountability as the business continues to grow through operational transformation and acquisitions.The position focuses on execution, coordination, process discipline, reporting accuracy, compliance administration, and scalable accounting operations rather than traditional strategic finance leadership.The ideal candidate is highly organized, process-oriented, operationally minded, and capable of building structure, accountability, and financial visibility within a fast-paced and evolving organization.The role will coordinate both domestic and offshore support resources while helping standardize operational finance and administrative processes throughout the organization.

Key ResponsibilitiesOperational Finance Management
* Oversee daily accounting and finance operations workflows
Oversee daily accounting and finance operations workflows
* Coordinate:
Coordinate:
* Accounts payable
Accounts payable
* Accounts receivable
Accounts receivable
* Bank reconciliations
Bank reconciliations
* Vendor setup
Vendor setup
* Payroll coordination
Payroll coordination
* Month-end close support
Month-end close support
* Reporting workflows
Reporting workflows
* Improve financial process efficiency and operational consistency
Improve financial process efficiency and operational consistency
* Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting and month-end close coordination
Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting and month-end close coordination

Financial Controls & Reporting
* Establish and maintain strong financial controls and reporting discipline
Establish and maintain strong financial controls and reporting discipline
* Improve financial reporting accuracy, visibility, and accountability
Improve financial reporting accuracy, visibility, and accountability
* Develop KPI dashboards and operational financial reporting structures
Develop KPI dashboards and operational financial reporting structures
* Support budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow visibility processes
Support budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow visibility processes
* Improve reporting consistency across all business units and operating companies
Improve reporting consistency across all business units and operating companies
* Support operational and executive leadership with financial reporting visibility and decision-making tools
Support operational and executive leadership with financial reporting visibility and decision-making tools

Administrative Operations
* Coordinate administrative support workflows across the organization
Coordinate administrative support workflows across the organization
* Support management of:
Support management of:
* Workers compensation administration
Workers compensation administration
* Benefits administration coordination
Benefits administration coordination
* Government forms and reporting
Government forms and reporting
* Compliance documentation
Compliance documentation
* Vendor documentation
Vendor documentation
* Record retention
Record retention
* Insurance administration support
Insurance administration support
* Reduce administrative workload on operational leadership
Reduce administrative workload on operational leadership
* Improve organizational process discipline and documentation consistency
Improve organizational process discipline and documentation consistency

Shared Services Coordination
* Coordinate domestic and offshore accounting and administrative support teams
Coordinate domestic and offshore accounting and administrative support teams
* Build scalable finance and administrative workflows
Build scalable finance and administrative workflows
* Standardize process execution across all locations
Standardize process execution across all locations
* Improve task ownership, accountability, and workflow visibility
Improve task ownership, accountability, and workflow visibility
* Support centralized shared services infrastructure across the organization
Support centralized shared services infrastructure across the organization

Process Standardization & Systems Improvement
* Develop and maintain standardized operational finance procedures
Develop and maintain standardized operational finance procedures
* Improve approval workflows and documentation standards
Improve approval workflows and documentation standards
* Support implementation of ROS process standards within finance operations
Support implementation of ROS process standards within finance operations
* Improve ERP process discipline and workflow optimization
Improve ERP process discipline and wo

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

At R33,300/month, this role is competitive with the average South African remote salary. The USD equivalent ($1,800/mo) benefits from the favourable exchange rate.

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Application Tips

Tailor your CV to international standards β€” 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 685 open positions on Hirezar. View all Somewhere jobs β†’