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You’ll be responsible for financial transactions, reconciliations, reporting, expenditure oversight, and identifying opportunities to improve financial processes and control costs.\nA formal CA qualification is not essential. We’re open to candidates with different levels of formal financial training, provided they have strong practical experience and a solid understanding of financial controls, accounting, and reporting.\nThe ideal person will be someone who doesn’t just process numbers, but is naturally curious about what the numbers are telling them and is confident asking questions when something doesn’t look right.\nRequirements\nKey Responsibilities\nTake ownership of day-to-day financial control and accounting activities.\nManage and review financial transactions, expenditure, and reconciliations.\nMaintain accurate and up-to-date financial records.\nPrepare and analyse financial reports to support business decision-making.\nMonitor financial performance and identify unusual trends, discrepancies, or potential risks.\nReview expenditure and identify opportunities for cost savings and greater efficiency.\nSupport improvements to financial processes, controls, and reporting.\nInvestigate discrepancies and follow issues through to resolution.\nProvide clear financial insights to non-financial stakeholders.\nEnsure financial processes are followed consistently and accurately.\nWork closely with internal stakeholders and confidently challenge expenditure or processes where appropriate.\nTake ownership of financial issues and proactively identify solutions.\nMaintain strong attention to detail while keeping sight of the wider commercial picture.\nRequirements\nIdeally, you will have:\n5-10 years of relevant experience in Financial Control, Accounting, Finance Management, or a similar role.\nStrong hands-on experience with QuickBooks or a comparable accounting platform.\nExperience managing financial transactions, reconciliations, and expenditure.\nStrong financial analysis and reporting skills.\nExperience identifying cost-saving opportunities or improving financial processes.\nAbility to identify unusual trends, discrepancies, and financial risks.\nStrong attention to detail and accuracy.\nGood commercial awareness and the ability to understand the bigger picture.\nExperience working independently and taking ownership of a financial function.\nStrong organisational skills and follow-through.\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills.\nQualifications\nA CA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent professional qualification would be highly advantageous, particularly for candidates operating at a more senior level, but is not a requirement.\nWe are equally open to candidates who have built their expertise through substantial hands-on financial experience.\nSoftware & Tools\nEssential:\nStrong experience with QuickBooks\nExperience with other accounting and financial software\nAdvantageous:\nRippling Spend\nAmerican Express\nCorporate card platforms\nExpense management systems\nOther financial reporting or accounting tools\nThe Person We’re Looking For\nTechnical financial skills are important, but this role also requires someone who works well with people.\nYou should be:\nWarm, personable, and professional.\nA strong communicator who can explain financial information clearly to non-financial stakeholders.\nConfident and direct without being abrasive.\nComfortable constructively challenging expenditure, processes, or decisions.\nProactive and solutions-focused.\nAnalytical and naturally curious about what the numbers are telling you.\nComfortable working independently and taking initiative.\nHighly organised with strong follow-through.\nDetail-oriented without losing sight of the bigger commercial picture.\nComfortable working in a relationship-oriented environment","description_format":"text","description_chars":4241,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"South Africa","iso":"ZA","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Cybersecurity","Professional Services","Human Resources"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-25T11:54:37Z"}],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":24,"reasons":["conf:4","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-09-26T04:02:14Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/reworks-solutions-financial-controller","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/reworks-solutions-financial-controller.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-26T04:02:14Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":4367,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":633,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-27T00:00:00Z"}}}