Financial Accountant | M-KOPA South Africa needed at M-KOPA

This role: 

• Work across M-KOPA’s South African operations with exposure to our pan-African structure. Your reconciliations inform cash flow decisions for 35,000 agents. Your tax compliance supports a company contributing $45 million in taxes. Your balance sheet work underpins decisions that help thousands access their first smartphone or e-motorbike.
• You’ll partner directly with the Senior Finance Manager where your technical skills are respected and your insights shape decisions—not just schedules.

What You’ll Do

• Own the full financial accounting cycle: Record transactions under IFRS, prepare month-end journals and accruals, maintain balance sheet reconciliations for banks, creditors, debtors, and intercompany accounts. Support daily cash management and payment processing. Prepare weekly cash flow forecasts that inform real business decisions.
• Maintain fixed asset registers for infrastructure supporting 2 million smartphones assembled in Kenya. Support tax compliance across corporate income tax, VAT, and statutory returns. Prepare audit schedules for annual and interim audits. Identify process improvements and control enhancements as we scale.

You’re Ready If You Have

• Completed articles through SAIPA, SAICA, CIMA, or ACCA with demonstrable post-qualification experience in financial or management accounting
• Strong technical foundation in IFRS and South African VAT with hands-on experience in financial reporting, reconciliations, and statutory compliance
• Proficiency with accounting systems like Sage, SAP, Xero, or Dynamics and advanced Excel skills that turn data into insights.