Financial Controller - Audit, Tax & Accounting

About the role

The Financial Controller ensures the integrity of financial reporting, statutory compliance, tax obligations and audit readiness across multiple legal entities in Africa. The role leads monthly, quarterly and annual accounting processes, manages external audits and tax compliance, and ensures adherence to IFRS, company policies and local statutory requirements. It is the key accounting and compliance lead, partnering with finance leadership, external auditors, tax advisors and business stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Own month-end, quarter-end and year-end close; prepare and review IFRS-compliant financial statements; review journal entries, accruals, provisions and balance sheet reconciliations
• Maintain accounting integrity across multiple legal entities and currencies, and support consolidation and group reporting
• Act as primary finance contact for external auditors, coordinate annual statutory audits and interim reviews, manage audit schedules, working papers and audit findings
• Manage direct and indirect tax compliance across African entities, including corporate income tax, VAT, withholding tax, PAYE and other statutory returns, and liaise with tax advisors and revenue authorities
• Support transfer pricing documentation, monitor tax legislation changes and manage tax audits, assessments, queries and refunds
• Ensure adherence to corporate finance policies and internal controls, support SOX compliance where applicable, and maintain documentation for key financial controls
• Support cash flow forecasting, working capital management, banking activity monitoring, foreign currency and intercompany transactions, and funding and repatriation
• Work with FP&A, operational finance, billing, payroll and commercial teams, and support financial analysis, system enhancements and process automation

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field
• CA(SA), ACCA, CIMA, SAIPA, SAICA or equivalent professional qualification
• Minimum 5-8 years of experience in accounting, audit, statutory reporting and tax compliance
• Experience managing external audits and multiple legal entities
• Knowledge of IFRS and local statutory reporting
• Advantageous: experience across multiple African jurisdictions, transfer pricing and cross-border tax, multinational or shared services background, and exposure to finance transformation and automation

Required skills

• Advanced Excel
• ERP systems (SAP preferred)
• IFRS, statutory reporting, external audit management, tax compliance, internal controls and financial analysis