Senior Accounts Officer – Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable

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🇿🇦 South Africa – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🧑‍🏫 Bookkeeping and Clerks

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VirtuHire

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2019

🎯 Recruiter

👥 HR Tech

☁️ SaaS

Recruitment • HR Tech • SaaS

VirtuHire is a remote recruiting and employer-of-record service focused on connecting businesses with vetted South African talent. The company rigorously vets candidates and provides a curated shortlist, interview scheduling, onboarding, payroll, compliance, and full employee management. It offers a no-fee recruitment process, advertises cost savings versus local hires, and emphasizes English proficiency, university-educated candidates, and industry experience. Metrics provided include clients served, hires made, and a high retention rate. VirtuHire positions itself as a partner handling hiring, EOR services, and HR administration to let clients focus on growth.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the accounts inbox and respond promptly and professionally to finance queries • Raise and issue invoices to international clients accurately and on time • Manage accounts receivable, monitor outstanding balances and follow up on overdue payments • Process supplier and publisher invoices and manage the accounts payable cycle • Reconcile accounts, investigate discrepancies and resolve billing queries • Maintain accurate, up-to-date ledgers and financial records • Handle high-volume, multi-currency invoicing and transactions • Communicate with clients, agencies, publishers and suppliers to resolve account queries • Support the handover of the existing UK-based accounts function • Establish reliable processes and maintain an organised debtors book • Help develop the South African finance function, with the potential to guide a junior team member • Within the first 90 days, take ownership of the accounts function, support a smooth handover from the UK, maintain accurate ledgers and establish a well-managed debtors book

🎯 Requirements

• Solid hands-on experience across accounts receivable, accounts payable and reconciliations, ideally four or more years • Experience invoicing international clients and handling foreign currencies; exposure to GBP, EUR and AED would be advantageous • Strong proficiency in cloud accounting software and Excel • An accounting degree or progress towards a relevant professional qualification, such as SAIPA, CIMA or ACCA • Experience in media, advertising or agency finance, including publisher payments and campaign billing, would be advantageous • Excellent written English and the ability to manage professional correspondence with international stakeholders • Confidence managing the day-to-day accounts function independently • Potential to grow into a supervisory role • Highly organised, accurate and attentive to detail • Self-motivated and comfortable working remotely with limited supervision • Clear and confident communicator • Professional and persistent when following up on overdue payments • Reliable and responsive during agreed working hours • Able to take ownership of queries and follow them through to resolution