Meet Ozow:

Ozow is a leading fintech company that's redefining digital payments in South Africa and beyond. We're dedicated to making payments more accessible, secure, and convenient for both businesses and consumers. As a fast-growing player in the financial technology sector, Ozow fosters a culture of innovation, diversity, and inclusivity. We believe in pushing the boundaries of what's possible and are committed to making a positive impact on the world through our payment solutions.

More about this Ozow fantastic position

We’re looking for a highly capable, hands-on Senior Accountant to join our core Finance Team at Ozow. This is not your typical accounting role - you’ll have the opportunity to step into a business-critical position and help take our finance operations to the next level.

If you’re someone with strong technical accounting skills, thrives in fast-paced, high-volume environments, and wants to be part of optimising and executing change - then this is your role. You will work across departments to help drive policy development, process improvements, governance initiatives, and overall create efficiencies within the finance function.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation and review of monthly management reporting, variance analysis, and board presentation materials in collaboration with senior finance stakeholders
• Preparing and reviewing balance sheet reconciliations, month-end close, annual audit, and other finance operations
• Journal preparation and review
• Provide technical accounting guidance in line with full IFRS standards, ensuring accurate treatment of complex transactions and compliance with reporting requirements
• Interrogating data to validate accuracy and support business decision-making
• Collaborating with stakeholders including auditors, C-suite, and operational teams
• Supporting finance transformation efforts: process automation, policies, and governance/internal controls
• Oversight of Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions
• Provide accurate and timely data for planning and forecasting

Requirements

• BCom Honours in Accounting or similar with completed articles is a preference (SAIPA or SAICA)
• Other relevant qualifications will be considered (ACCA, CIMA)
• Minimum 5+ years’ experience, including 3+ years post-articles experience
• Sound understanding of accounting foundations, statutory compliance and audit preparation
• Exposure to complex and high-volume environments (e.g. tech, eCommerce, financial services, Forex - nice to have)
• Strong IFRS accounting knowledge – capable of reviewing and interrogating full IFRS financials
• Strong grasp of tax compliance requirements and regulatory frameworks

Your skills and competencies

• Strong communication skills - both written and verbal
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Cross department collaboration
• Ability and willingness to get into the detail
• Proactive, solution minded, with a bias to action
• Strong critical thinking and attention to detail
• Previous people management experience
• Solid experience with ERP or cloud-based accounting software solutions