Finance Administrator (Maternity Cover)

About this role

<p>Takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented <strong>Finance Administrator [Maternity Cover] </strong>to join our Finance Team in Cape Town.&nbsp;</p> <p>We are a young, dynamic, hyper-growth company looking for smart, creative and hard-working people with integrity to join us.&nbsp; We offer a market-related Total Remuneration Package, which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and promise that you won’t be bored if you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.</p> <p><strong>The position reports to the Accounts Receivable Manager</strong></p> <p><strong>Your responsibilities will include:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Processing customer invoices and credit notes daily</li> <li>Uploading customer payments via Internal systems daily</li> <li>Creating and managing the accuracy of customer accounts via Internal systems</li> <li>Management of customer accounts and relationships for timeous collection of Accounts Receivable balances</li> <li>Assisting with inter-company and inter-department queries and processing inter-company recharges for vouchers.</li> <li>Reconciliations: reconciling Accounts receivable Aging on a regular basis to ensure accuracy and money received is accurately allocated to the accounts receivable ledger.</li> <li>Reconciling voucher creation and invoicing at month end.</li> <li>May be required to perform additional ad hoc duties, as required within the department</li> <li>Investigate customer queries and addressing customer concerns in a timely manner.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Attributes required:</strong></p> <ul> <li>High level of accuracy and attention to detail</li> <li>Strong customer focus</li> <li>Excellent organizational and time – management skills</li> <li>Strong communication skills with the ability to handle queries professionally</li> <li>Problem Solving skills</li> </ul> <p><strong>Qualifications and Experience:</strong></p> <ul> <li>At least 2-3 years’ experience in Finance administration role.</li> <li>Experience with financial software such as SAGE evolution an advantage</li> <li>Computer proficiency pertaining to MS Office is a prerequisite, strong excel skills</li> <li>Relevant Accounting Degree/Diploma</li> </ul> <p><strong>The Environment:</strong></p> <ul> <li>takealot.com employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer-centric, fun and have the shared ambition of takealot.com being the leading e-commerce company in Africa.</li> <li>We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve</li> <li>We are short on ego and high on output</li> <li>We are doers and not only thinkers, it’s all in the execution after all</li> <li>We love what we do and what we are creating</li> </ul> <p>We seek to Employ an <strong>Extra Ordinary Mind</strong> who:</p> <ul> <li>is respectful but forthright</li> <li>is an expert at doing, who can not only design but also execute</li> <li>is analytical, able to use data to make decisions</li> <li>is competitive, self-directed and strive to be the BEST (GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hours</li> <li>is <strong>passionate about the potential of e-commerce</strong> and delivering a<strong> world-class customer experience</strong></li> <li>is <strong>entrepreneurial, thrives under change</strong> and accepts it is a constant and always<strong> looks for solutions</strong> to do something better and faster</li> <li>is business SMART. Able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input;</li> <li>is curious and challenge the status quo</li> <li>is innovative and enjoys iteration</li> <li>is collaborative</li> <li>will be at the cutting edge of developing new concepts for takealot.com</li> <li><strong>thinks like an owner</strong> of the business</li> <li>is <strong>SMART, has INTEGRITY</strong> and is <strong>HARD WORKING</strong></li> </ul> <p>If you meet the above criteria and are an<strong> Extraordinary Mind</strong>, come and join us!</p> <p><em>Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.</em></p>

LOCATION

Cape Town, Western Cape

WORK MODE

On-site

JOB TYPE

Not specified

POSTED

Oct 2, 2026

Source: takealot.com Careers