Financial Controller

💰 $18k-$42k
🇿🇦 South Africa - Remote
⚖️ Finance & Legal🟣 Senior

Job description

Hi, I’m Michael, the co-founder of Transitions Elite.

We’re a performance growth company on a mission to help healthcare practice owners unlock their potential and build thriving businesses.

Whether it’s through building stronger pipelines, refining their offers, or growing high-performing teams, we partner with leaders who are ready to scale with confidence.

We’re scaling fast ourselves, and we’re building a team of smart, driven people to fuel that journey.

We value ownership, speed, and clear results.

If you’re someone who thrives in a high-performance environment where you’re trusted to deliver and encouraged to grow, you’ll feel right at home here!

We’re looking for a Financial Controller who’s excited to build smart systems, bring clarity to the numbers, and help us scale with confidence. You’ll be someone who loves creating structure, thrives on ownership, and knows how to bring calm and control to complex financial setups. Your job will be to build and oversee the core financial operations of our multi-entity structure, working directly with me and collaborating with external partners and contractors to bring our finance function to a top-tier level.

More specifically, you will:

📊 Lead the diagnostics and improvement of financial controls and workflows across all entities

🧾 Design and implement a fast monthly close process for the main operating company

📈 Oversee consolidated financial reporting and build dashboards for P&L, cash flow, and KPIs

💰 Build and maintain a 13-week cash flow forecast and manage weekly cash sweeps

🔐 Set up a dual-authorization payment approval matrix

📝 Ensure compliance across all legal entities

🧮 Manage and coordinate outsourced bookkeeping providers

📊 Define a capital allocation policy and create ROI models for decision-making

🧑‍🏫 Support the recruitment and onboarding of a Finance Lead, including handover docs and coaching

🧠 Provide ongoing strategic finance input during the ramp-down phase and beyond

⏰ This is a part-time role (16 hours/week) or full-time role (35-40 hours per week), and we’re flexible - those hours can be spread over 2, 3, or 4 days depending on your preference.

To excel in this role, you need:

✅ 7+ years of progressive finance experience, including working with multi-entity or international structures

✅ Strong understanding of monthly close, consolidation, cash forecasting, and internal controls

✅ Experienced in using Xero or similar accounting tools

✅ Comfortable managing outsourced finance providers and junior finance contributors

✅ Experienced in implementing systems and automation in finance

✅ Excellent written and verbal communication in English

✅ Able to work independently and take full ownership of your area

✅ Willing and able to join virtual team meetings in Kumospace

Brownie points for:

⭐ Experience in a scaling startup or fast-paced growth company

⭐ Familiarity with healthcare, agency, or professional services business models

⭐ Background in investment analysis or capital allocation frameworks

⭐ Proficiency in building dashboards with financial or BI tools

⭐ Experience working across South African or Eastern European financial systems

You’re someone who thrives on structure, clarity, and getting things done right. You like spotting problems and fixing them fast. You’re proactive, trustworthy, and you don’t wait around to be told what to do. You communicate clearly, take feedback well, and care about doing excellent work. You’ll fit right in if you’re looking for a role where your ideas and ownership really matter!

What’s in it for you?

💵 $1500 - $3500 per month*

🕒 Part-time role or full-time role with full flexibility

🌍 100% remote work

🏝️ Flexible vacation policy

📈 High-impact role with direct collaboration with the founder

*Please note that this is a gross salary and that you are responsible for any tax-related procedures in your country of residence. We kindly ask you to apply only if you are happy to work remotely as an independent contractor.

The JobRack team are working with Transitions Elite to help them find their new team member.

The hiring process for this position will include the following steps:

  1. Completing the application form on JobRack.
  2. Recording a short video introduction of yourself.
  3. If shortlisted, completing test tasks.
  4. Attending video interviews to discuss your previous experience and the new role in more detail.

The JobRack team has gained a full understanding of the Transitions Elite’s  needs and will review, filter, screen and test candidates in line with this.

To ensure your application is considered, take the time to carefully read the job description and submit a high-quality application.

We will, of course, provide you with feedback throughout the process.

At the request of the employer, applications for this position must be submitted through JobRack and direct contact with Transitions Elite is not allowed.

We are committed to maintaining a respectful and professional environment for our jobseekers, our clients and the JobRack team. Any form of abuse or disrespect towards our team will result in immediate disqualification from this and all future opportunities through JobRack.

Please note that this position requires 100% commitment. It is important to only apply if you intend this to be your primary and only full-time job. Any attempts to work multiple full-time jobs without the knowledge of your employer may result in termination and a ban from applying to other jobs on the JobRack site.

Got questions about working remotely? Check out JobRack’s FAQ for answers to everything you might want to know. https://jobrack.eu/jobseeker-faq

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