Financial Controller
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Mid, Senior
Bachelor's
Johannesburg, South Africa
In Person
AccountingFinancial Accounting, Tax Accounting
About the job
Requirements
- An Honours in Financial Accounting or at least a bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Business Information Technology, or a related field is required.
- Three to five years of relevant experience in accounting, audit support, financial reporting, tax administration, or financial systems administration is required.
- Practical experience administering or supporting an ERP or accounting system is required.
- Working knowledge of user-access administration, role design, segregation of duties, master-data governance, system controls, and audit trails is required.
- Experience with incident management, change control, user acceptance testing, upgrades, interfaces, and system documentation is required.
- The candidate must be able to reconcile data between source systems, subledgers, and the general ledger and investigate data-integrity exceptions.
- Understanding of core finance processes, including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, fixed assets, inventory, tax, and financial reporting, is required.
- Working knowledge of South African tax compliance and SARS eFiling is required.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and competence in Word and Outlook are required.
- The candidate must demonstrate accuracy, attention to detail, numerical and analytical ability, structured problem-solving, and an understanding of financial controls, data integrity, and segregation of duties.
- The candidate must be able to translate finance requirements into practical ERP solutions, diagnose issues, identify root causes, and coordinate resolutions.
- Planning, organisation, documentation, and deadline management are required.
- Professional written and verbal communication, including the ability to support and train end users, is required.
- Integrity, discretion, respect for confidential information and privileged system access, independent work, and collaboration with Finance, IT, service providers, and business users are required.
- Adaptability and willingness to learn new system functionality, processes, and technologies are required.
Responsibilities
- Assist with planning and coordinating quarterly internal audits according to the approved audit schedule.
- Prepare audit working papers, checklists, samples, and supporting documentation.
- Perform agreed control testing and document procedures performed, evidence obtained, and results identified.
- Verify compliance with finance policies, approved procedures, delegated authorities, and internal control requirements.
- Maintain an audit findings register and follow up with responsible employees on corrective actions and due dates.
- Escalate control gaps, repeated exceptions, and overdue actions to the Business Controller.
- File audit evidence, reports, and closure documentation in an orderly and retrievable manner.
- Assist with the annual review of annual financial statements before approval and issue.
- Agree statement balances and note disclosures to the trial balance, general ledger, supporting schedules, and prior-year comparative information.
- Check the mathematical accuracy, internal consistency, cross-references, presentation, and completeness of annual financial statements.
- Review allocated supporting schedules for fixed assets, provisions, taxation, related parties, and commitments.
- Maintain a review checklist and record outstanding matters, proposed amendments, and their resolution.
- Coordinate information requests and supporting documentation required by external auditors or independent reviewers.
- Maintain an organised year-end file and protect the confidentiality of financial information.
- Prepare and capture assigned tax returns and supporting information on SARS eFiling for review and approval by the Business Controller.
- Verify taxpayer details, return periods, amounts, and supporting schedules before submission.
- Maintain a tax compliance calendar and monitor filing and payment deadlines.
- Download and retain submission confirmations, statements of account, assessments, and proof of payment.
- Monitor eFiling correspondence and escalate notices, requests for information, discrepancies, or rejected submissions.
- Maintain secure and confidential tax records with an appropriate audit trail.
- Prepare first and second provisional tax calculations and optional top-up calculations where required, for review by the Business Controller.
- Compile estimated taxable income using the latest approved management accounts, forecasts, and supporting tax schedules.
- Reconcile accounting profit to estimated taxable income, including permanent and temporary differences, tax allowances, and other relevant adjustments.
- Compare current estimates with prior submissions and latest assessed information, investigate material movements, and document the rationale applied.
- Prepare IRP6 supporting schedules, payment instructions, and review packs before filing.
- Track submission and payment status and retain calculation sheets, approvals, submission confirmations, and proof of payment.
- Administer day-to-day finance functions of the ERP system and act as the first point of contact for finance-system queries.
- Create, amend, suspend, and remove user access only after authorised approval, applying role-based access, least-privilege principles, and appropriate segregation of duties.
- Maintain an access register, perform periodic user-access reviews, and address dormant, excessive, or conflicting access promptly.
- Maintain approved finance master data, configuration tables, workflows, posting rules, periods, and reporting structures with supporting documentation and change logs.
- Monitor scheduled jobs, interfaces, and data flows between the ERP system and connected applications; investigate failed, incomplete, or duplicate transactions.
- Perform system-to-ledger and source-to-ERP reconciliations to support the completeness, accuracy, and integrity of financial data.
- Log, prioritise, investigate, and resolve user incidents; escalate complex technical matters to IT, the ERP service provider, or other specialists and track them through to closure.
- Coordinate approved system changes, patches, upgrades, and enhancements, including requirements documentation, risk assessment, user acceptance testing, evidence retention, deployment validation, and rollback planning.
- Support month-end and year-end processing from a systems perspective, including period controls, posting validation, scheduled reports, and resolution of system-related exceptions.
- Develop and maintain ERP procedures, process maps, user guides, configuration records, and training material, and provide training to finance users.
- Support audit and compliance reviews by providing system reports, access records, change histories, audit trails, and evidence of control performance.
- Monitor system performance, data quality, and recurring issues, and recommend practical control, automation, and process improvements.
- Coordinate with IT on backup, recovery, business-continuity, and disaster-recovery requirements for the financial system, and retain evidence of agreed testing.
- Protect confidential financial information and comply with company information-security, change-management, data-retention, and acceptable-use requirements.
- Assist the Business Controller with ad hoc finance and process-improvement projects as required.
- Gather and analyse information, prepare schedules or reports, and coordinate project actions with relevant stakeholders.
- Complete assigned project tasks accurately and within agreed deadlines while maintaining appropriate supporting documentation.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with Syspro, M3, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, or a comparable ERP platform is advantageous.
- Exposure to reporting, data-query, or business-intelligence tools is advantageous.
- Basic knowledge of databases, data structures, reporting tools, and information-security principles is advantageous.
About the company
Epiroc manufactures drill rigs and rock excavation equipment for the mining and infrastructure sectors, operating in around 150 countries. Its offerings include surface and underground equipment, tools, aftermarket support, and technology for automation, digitalization, and electrification. What sets Epiroc apart is its focus on safety innovations like Live Work Elimination and strong R&D investment with customers. The goal is to accelerate the transformation toward a sustainable, productive mining and construction industry.
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Headquarters
Nacka, Sweden
Founded
1873
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Q2 2026 orders rose 13% to SEK 17.3 billion, led by mining demand.
- September 1, 2026 MMG ordered SEK 610 million Smart-series equipment for Khoemacau.
- August 4, 2026 Eventspec broadened South African aftermarket service revenue and rebuild capacity.
What critics are saying
- Epiroc relocates Langley, Canada drilling-tools production to Mexico, closing the site by Q1 2027.
- If autonomy stalls, Epiroc becomes a commoditized hardware supplier while rivals own the software layer.
- Komatsu, Sandvik, and Caterpillar pressure Epiroc's automation and attachment margins in every mining tender.
What makes Epiroc unique
- Epiroc's OEM-agnostic LinkOA autonomously moved 350 million tonnes at Roy Hill by 2025.
- Kalmar's September 9, 2026 expansion centralizes hydraulic breaker production and adds 40 jobs.
- Epiroc's March 2026 SANY partnership blends electrification, attachments, and Chinese manufacturing scale.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Flexible Work Hours
- Remote Work Options
- Professional Development Budget
- Wellness Program
- Mental Health Support
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Sick Leave
- Paid Holidays
- 401(k) Company Match
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Employee Referral Bonus