Operations Finance Administrator

Red Ember Recruitment is currently seeking an Operations Finance Administrator on behalf of our client based in Plattekloof.

This is an opportunity for a detail-oriented finance professional to join a busy operational finance environment, supporting the accurate recording and reconciliation of multi-site revenue across South African and UK entities.

The successful candidate will be responsible for sales imports, bank and cashbook reconciliations, POS and tender reconciliations, accounts receivable, delivery-platform settlements and month-end finance support.

• Import, validate and post daily, weekly and month-end sales files.
  
• Reconcile cashbook transactions to bank statements.
  
• Reconcile store-level POS sales against bank and merchant settlements.
  
• Manage reconciliations across cash, card, click-and-collect and delivery platforms.
  
• Investigate discrepancies, missing receipts, refunds, chargebacks, commissions and merchant fees.
  
• Maintain accurate accounts receivable records, including matching, reconciliations, statements and ageing.
  
• Perform trend and exception analysis on delivery-platform settlements.
  
• Support month-end and year-end close activities.
  
• Prepare balance-sheet reconciliation support and investigate outstanding items.
  
• Produce reconciliation reports, exception reports and commission trackers.
  
• Liaise with Stores, Operations, Finance, IT and external payment/delivery partners.
  
• Provide supporting documentation for audits and finance reviews.
  
• Identify recurring issues and contribute to process improvements and automation.
  

Requirements

• Diploma or Degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field.
  
• 2–3 years' experience in operational finance, cashbook, bank, tender, debtor or store reconciliations.
  
• Experience within QSR, FMCG or multi-site retail would be advantageous.
  
• Strong experience working with an ERP/accounting system.
  
• Experience with POS or sales-import processes.
  
• Working knowledge of Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, month-end close and balance-sheet reconciliations.
  
• Advanced Excel skills are essential, including lookups, PivotTables and high-volume data analysis.
  
• Payment gateway and delivery-platform experience would be advantageous.