Website AltGen South Africa
About the Role
A fast-growing fintech company transforming digital payments across Africa is seeking an experienced Senior Bookkeeper to join its expanding finance team. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the full bookkeeping function across multiple entities, ensuring accurate financial records, processing intercompany transactions, supporting the monthly financial close, and maintaining compliance across multiple African jurisdictions. This role is ideally suited to a highly organised finance professional who thrives in a fast-paced, multi-entity environment and enjoys working across international operations.
Key Responsibilities:
Bookkeeping & Financial Management
- Perform the full bookkeeping function across multiple entities
- Manage accounts payable (creditors) and accounts receivable (debtors)
- Process and reconcile intercompany/inter-group transactions across multiple entities
- Prepare and maintain accurate general ledger accounts
- Perform bank, supplier, customer, and balance sheet reconciliations
Month-End & Financial Reporting
- Prepare and assist with monthly management accounts
- Complete month-end financial close activities within required deadlines
- Ensure financial records are accurate, complete, and compliant with internal policies
- Assist with audit preparation and provide supporting documentation when required
Compliance & Stakeholder Management
- Work across multiple African jurisdictions, ensuring compliance with the relevant accounting requirements in Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
- Liaise with internal stakeholders to resolve financial queries and discrepancies
- Support the finance team with ad hoc accounting and reporting duties
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of financial processes and controls
Experience
- Diploma or Degree in Accounting, Finance, Bookkeeping, or a related field
- 5–10 years’ bookkeeping experience
- Proven experience managing both debtors and creditors functions
- Experience working across multiple legal entities and processing intercompany transactions
- Experience preparing monthly management accounts
- Strong reconciliation and month-end close experience
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and accounting software
- Experience working across multiple African jurisdictions will be advantageous
- Experience within a fintech, technology, or fast-growing commercial environment will be advantageous
What We’re Looking For
- Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Strong communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders across multiple entities
- A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with the ability to work independently
- Adaptable and comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced, multi-country environment