Finance Assistant – Durbanville, Cape Town

Hire Resolve is partnering with a dynamic and rapidly expanding international company with operations in both South Africa and the United States, currently seeking a Finance Assistant to join their team in Durbanville, Cape Town.

This full-time, newly created role is designed to support the Group Accountant with a high-volume workload. It offers the opportunity to grow within a fast-paced and collaborative finance team during a time of departmental growth. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, well-organized, proactive, and a strong communicator. Proficiency in Afrikaans and prior experience in both local and international finance environments (such as the USA) will be beneficial.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain and update the canteen schedule for payroll and management use
• Update and manage travel reimbursement records for payroll
• Prepare and process purchase orders
• Match invoices with purchase orders and enter them into the accounting system
• Ensure invoices are authorized in line with internal approval procedures
• Allocate invoices correctly to general ledger (GL) accounts and suppliers
• Maintain and update supplier (creditors) master data
• Handle supplier queries professionally and efficiently
• Complete and submit supplier credit applications
• Send remittance advice following payment runs
• File paid invoices appropriately and systematically
• Generate AR credit notes and invoices related to warranty credits
• Provide backup assistance for credit and invoice requests from internal teams
• Assist with Goods Issued (GI) and Goods Received (GR) documentation
• Reconcile shipping invoices with GI documentation
• Support quarterly stock counts
• Assist the Group Financial Controller or CEO with ad-hoc financial tasks

Preferred Experience & Skills:

• Background in finance, accounting, or administrative roles
• High attention to detail and problem-solving mindset
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Comfortable working in high-volume or fast-paced environments
• Exposure to both South African and U.S. financial systems is advantageous

Education Requirements:

• Matric is required
• Tertiary education in finance or accounting (certificate, diploma, or degree) is an advantage

Preferred Software Knowledge:

• Pastel
• Excel (Intermediate to Advanced)
• SAP
• Accpac
• QuickBooks

Contact Hire Resolve for your next career-changing move.

• Salary: negotiable.
• Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience.
• Apply for this role today, contact Kay-Leen Recruiter at Hire Resolve or on LinkedIn 
• You can also visit the Hire Resolve website: hireresolve.us or email us your CV: [email protected]
• Alternatively, you can also contact me directly at [email protected]
• When applying via email please use "Finance Assistant" as the subject line

We will contact you telephonically in 3 days should you be suitable for this vacancy. If you are not suitable, we will put your CV on file and contact you regarding any future vacancies that arise.