Junior Finance Administrator
Somewhere
🇿🇦 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 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
Junior Finance Administrator (Invoicing & Data Entry)
Employment Type:Full time, independent contractor
Work Model:Remote
Work Hours:US work hours
Role Summary
We are seeking a highly detail-oriented, accurate, and rapidJunior Finance Administratorto join our internal operations team.Styluxis a fast-growing enterprise personalization platform supporting over 100 top-tier merchant clients.
To optimize our corporate cash flow, we are transitioning our entire billing cycle from a monthly cadence to a high-frequency weekly invoicing system. This is a purely execution-focused, data-entry-intensive role. You donotneed to design new financial processes or build strategic frameworks; instead, your mission is to run our established billing playbook flawlessly, ensuring all 100+ enterprise merchants are invoiced accurately and on time every single week.
Key Responsibilities
High-Frequency Invoicing & Data Entry
* Own the end-to-end execution of our weekly invoicing cycle for approximately 100+ enterprise merchant accounts.
Own the end-to-end execution of our weekly invoicing cycle for approximately 100+ enterprise merchant accounts.
* Aggregate usage metrics, subscription tiers, and platform data from internal systems, translating them into accurate ledger entries.
Aggregate usage metrics, subscription tiers, and platform data from internal systems, translating them into accurate ledger entries.
* Generate and dispatch error-free weekly invoices through our financial software platforms according to strict deadlines.
Generate and dispatch error-free weekly invoices through our financial software platforms according to strict deadlines.
Data Hygiene & Account Maintenance
* Cross-reference billing records against merchant contracts to verify pricing models, discounts, and variable overage fees.
Cross-reference billing records against merchant contracts to verify pricing models, discounts, and variable overage fees.
* Input, update, and maintain vendor profiles, billing contact lists, and account ledgers with absolute data integrity.
Input, update, and maintain vendor profiles, billing contact lists, and account ledgers with absolute data integrity.
* Flag billing anomalies, data gaps, or merchant discrepancies immediately to internal management for rapid resolution.
Flag billing anomalies, data gaps, or merchant discrepancies immediately to internal management for rapid resolution.
Required Skills & Qualifications
* Experience:1–3 years of professional experience in data entry, accounts receivable support, billing administration, or general virtual assistant operations.
Experience:1–3 years of professional experience in data entry, accounts receivable support, billing administration, or general virtual assistant operations.
* The Execution Mindset:A love for structure and repetition. You take deep professional pride in executing recurring tasks with perfect accuracy and zero typos.
The Execution Mindset:A love for structure and repetition. You take deep professional pride in executing recurring tasks with perfect accuracy and zero typos.
* Speed & Focus:Ability to process high transaction volumes quickly without letting data quality slip.
Speed & Focus:Ability to process high transaction volumes quickly without letting data quality slip.
* Software Competency:Highly comfortable navigating digital financial tools, billing platforms, and cloud software (e.g., QuickBooks Online, Excel, Google Sheets, or comparable systems).
Software Competency:Highly comfortable navigating digital financial tools, billing platforms, and cloud software (e.g., QuickBooks Online, Excel, Google Sheets, or comparable systems).
* Communication:Clear, professional written English communication skills to handle administrative updates and internal team messaging.
Communication:Clear, professional written English communication skills to handle administrative updates and internal team messaging.
* Remote Reliability:Highly dependable, organized, and capable of working completely independently from a quiet, dedicated home office.
Remote Reliability:Highly dependable, organized, and capable of working completely independently from a quiet, dedicated home office.
What Success Looks Like (KPIs)
* Processing Velocity:Successfully scaling our invoicing frequency from monthly to a smooth, predictable weekly cycle.
Processing Velocity:Successfully scaling our invoicing frequency from monthly to a smooth, predictable weekly cycle.
* Billing Accuracy:Maintaining a near-zero error rate on dispatched enterprise invoices.
Billing Accuracy:Maintaining a near-zero error rate on dispatched enterprise invoices.
* SLA Adherence:100% of weekly invoices successfully processed and sent within our designated cash-flow deadlines.
SLA Adherence:100% of weekly invoices successfully processed and sent within our designated cash-flow deadlines.
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
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.
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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