Finance Director jobs in South Africa

If your idea of fun includes deferred revenue schedules, cross-border tax compliance and influencing Board-level decisions, welcome to your next big upgrade! Our client, an international FinTech company operating across Singapore, the USA, Australia and South Africa, is looking for a Financial Director who can keep the numbers compliant while the business moves at digital speed. This is a front-row, executive-level finance leadership seat in a business where innovation never sleeps.

The organisation embraces a hybrid working structure, with office-based collaboration at their Century City (SA) offices required from time to time. As the Financial Director, you’ll lead the end-to-end finance function locally while working closely with global leadership to execute international strategy, ensure compliance across multiple territories and deliver insights that drive profitability, scale and sustainable growth.

• True international exposure across four major global markets
• Hybrid working model offering flexibility with impact
• Opportunity to influence a high-growth, tech-driven global business
• A rare opportunity to sit at the intersection of technology, global finance and strategy, shaping decisions that scale FinTech across borders

• Lead all finance activities, including accounting, reporting, budgeting and planning
• Partner with regional and global leaders to support long-term growth and strategy. Translate global strategy into effective local execution
• Deliver insights to improve profitability and operational efficiency
• Ensure compliant financial reporting aligned to Group policies
• Oversee monthly, quarterly and annual close cycles
• Maintain strong internal controls and risk frameworks
• Manage external audits and auditor relationships
• Ensure compliance across South Africa, Australia, Singapore and the USA
• Oversee VAT, PAYE, GST, corporate tax and transfer pricing
• Manage deferred revenue accounting and complex revenue recognition
• Act as trusted finance partner to leadership on pricing, modelling and investments. Support M&A, integrations and restructuring initiatives

• CA(SA) / AGA(SA) / ACCA qualified
• 10+ years progressive financial management experience
• Proven experience in multinational environments (essential)
• Strong knowledge of deferred revenue accounting
• Solid understanding of foreign tax laws and compliance
• Board-level exposure with the ability to influence strategic decisions
• Advanced MS Excel
• Excellent financial modelling and analytical capability
• Strategic thinker with strong commercial acumen

If you’re ready to lead globally, think digitally and govern fearlessly, this is your opportunity to put your financial leadership at the centre of a world‑class FinTech operation. Apply now and let’s scale something extraordinary!