The Accounting Manager role leads the accounting function for South Africa, overseeing day-to-day operations, month-end close, and financial reporting in line with US GAAP. The position plays a key leadership role in driving consistency, efficiency, and continuous improvement across the finance function, while partnering closely with business leaders to support performance and growth.

We understand the need to provide a flexible working environment partnered with team collaboration and socialisation. Therefore, we operate a hybrid working model with 3 days of working from home per week. This role is based in the Cape Town office.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the month-end close process across multiple entities, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance

• Review and approve journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial reporting outputs

• Prepare and present monthly reporting packs to South African leadership

• Analyse revenue and expenses, identifying and explaining material variances

• Partner with business leaders to provide financial insights, support decision-making, and improve performance

• Lead audit processes (local and global) and ensure timely completion

• Ensure compliance with US GAAP, IFRS, and all relevant regulatory requirements

• Oversee core finance functions, including Accounts Payable, Treasury, Payroll, and Tax

• Manage treasury activities, including cash flow forecasting and payment approvals

• Maintain and strengthen internal controls, proactively identifying and mitigating risks

• Drive continuous process improvements across accounting and finance operations

• Oversee finance systems (e.g. NetSuite, Salesforce, FloQast, Vena) to ensure data integrity and efficiency

• Lead, develop, and support a high-performing accounting team

• Support M&A activity, including due diligence and post-acquisition integration

Requirements & Desirable

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

• Chartered Accountant qualification (or equivalent)

• 7+ years’ accounting experience, including leadership responsibility

• Strong knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS

• Experience managing month-end close and financial reporting in a multi-entity environment

• Proven ability to lead and develop teams

• Advanced Excel and accounting systems proficiency

• Strong analytical, organisational, and communication skills

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Desirable

• Experience in a software or subscription-based business

• Background in a Private Equity-backed organisation

• Experience working with US-based operations or global finance teams

• Exposure to M&A, including due diligence and post-acquisition integration

• Experience driving process improvement and scaling finance functions

We’re obsessed with making this the best job you’ve ever had!

We want our teams to love working here, so we’ve created some incredible perks for you to enjoy:

• We want our staff to love working here, and so we’ve created a few unique perks such as office breakfasts, quarterly lunches and virtual social events. Additionally, we value your input in your employee experience and have employee-led groups such as our DEI committee, employee resource groups such as Women and Allies, and our Pride Event Group

• Have confidence in your health with our offered Medical Aid Scheme.

• Invest in our competitive Personal Pension plan and help set you up for your future.

• Big on family? So are we! Here at MRI Software we recognise that your family is important, and being able to spend quality time with your family as it grows is a wonderful experience. Therefore, the MRI Software Parental Leave benefit is designed to give you the opportunity to spend time with your new arrival(s).

• Enjoy a fantastic work-life balance with 25 days of annual leave plus Public Holidays, in addition to a bank of 16 hours of "Flex Time Off" to be used whenever and however you choose!

• Further your professional development with our Tuition Reimbursement Schemes

• Enjoy the flexibility of working from anywhere in the world for two weeks out of the year!