Group Accountant at Impact.com · Cape Town

About impact.com impact.com is the world’s leading commerce partnership marketing platform, transforming the way businesses grow by enabling them to discover, manage, and scale partnerships across the entire customer journey. From affiliates and influencers to content publishers, brand ambassadors, and customer advocates, impact.com empowers brands to drive trusted, performance-based growth through authentic relationships. Its award-winning products—Performance (affiliate), Creator (influencer), and Advocate (customer referral)—unify every type of partner into one integrated platform. As consumers increasingly rely on recommendations from people and communities they trust, impact.com helps brands show up where it matters most. Today, over 5,000 global brands, including Walmart, Uber, Shopify, Lenovo, L’Oréal, and Fanatics, rely on impact.com to power more than 225,000 partnerships that deliver measurable business results. Your Role at impact.com As a Group Accountant, you will play a vital role in ensuring the financial integrity and agility of a global leader in the partnership economy. This isn’t just about consolidation; it’s about providing the high-quality financial insights that empower our leaders to make strategic decisions. This role is perfect for a detail-oriented professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is eager to help scale our global financial operations to the next level. What You'll Do Drive Global Consolidation: Lead the month-end and year-end consolidation processes across multiple entities, ensuring accuracy and compliance with global reporting standards. Enhance Financial Reporting: Prepare comprehensive group financial statements and management reports that provide a clear narrative of our global performance. Streamline Treasury & Cash Flow: Oversee group-level cash management and intercompany reconciliations, optimizing liquidity across our international subsidiaries. Champion Compliance & Audit: Act as a primary point of contact for external auditors, ensuring a smooth audit process and maintaining robust internal controls. Optimize Financial Systems: Partner with the finance leadership team to improve reporting tools and processes, leveraging technology to increase efficiency and data accuracy. Collaborate Across Borders: Work closely with regional finance teams to align accounting practices and support global tax and regulatory filings. What You Bring 3+ years of experience in group accounting or a complex audit environment Strong technical accounting knowledge: Deep understanding of IFRS or GAAP, with a focus on consolidations and multi-currency environments. Expertise with financial systems: High proficiency in Excel and experience with ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite, Sage, or similar) and consolidation software. Analytical precision: An obsession with accuracy and a natural ability to spot trends or anomalies within large datasets. Adaptability and drive: You thrive in a global, fast-paced environment and are comfortable managing competing deadlines with a positive, proactive attitude. Strong communication skills: Ability to explain complex financial matters clearly to stakeholders at all levels of the organization. Nice to Have Professional qualification (CA, CPA, ACCA, or equivalent). Experience within the SaaS or technology sector. Benefits and Perks At impact.com, we believe that when you’re happy and fulfilled, you do your best work. That’s why we’ve built a benefits package that supports your well-being, growth, and work-life balance. Flexible Working: Our Responsible PTO policy means you can take the time off you need to rest and recharge. We're committed to a positive work-life balance and provide a flexible environment that allows you to be happy and fulfilled in both your career and your personal life. Health and Wellness: Your well-being is a priority. Our mental health and wellness benefit includes up to 12 fully covered therapy/coaching sessions per year, with additional dependent coverage. We also offer a monthly gym reimbursement policy to support your physical health. A Stake in Our Growth: We offer Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) as part of our total compensation, giving you a stake in the company's growth with a 3-year vesting schedule, pending Board approval. Investing in Your Growth: We’re committed to your continuous learning. Take advantage of our free Coursera subscription and our PXA courses. Parental Support: We offer a generous parental leave policy, 26 weeks of fully paid leave for the primary caregiver and 13 weeks fully paid leave for the secondary caregiver. Technology Financial Support: We provide a technology stipend to help you set up your home office and a monthly allowance to cover your internet expenses. Note: Benefits may vary by location and are subject to local regulations. impact.com is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All employees and applicants for employment shall be given fair treatment and equal employment opportunity regardless of their race, ethnicity or ancestry, color or caste, religion or belief, age, sex (including gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy/maternity), national origin, weight, neurodivergence, disability, marital and civil partnership status, caregiving status, veteran status, genetic information, political affiliation, or other prohibited non-merit factors.