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Project Accountant (Initial 12 months fixed-term))

Johannesburg, South Africa💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-18 → 2026-09-25

Core

Support a business divestiture by managing finance project workstreams, ensuring accurate accounting, and coordinating separation activities.

Role type

Project Accountant

Builds

Finance project deliverables for a business divestiture

Domain

Healthcare / Life Sciences (Specialty Diagnostics)

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

financial accounting, month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, financial reporting, internal controls, project management, tax compliance, regulatory compliance, ERP systems, advanced Excel

Preferred skills

SAP experience, business transformation, separation, integration, restructuring

Technologies

SAP, Excel

Responsibilities

Coordinate and track finance project activities, actions, dependencies, risks and key milestones; Provide hands-on project accounting support; Support month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, financial reporting; Manage SARS requirements and regulatory submissions; Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to support project execution; Support financial data preparation and validation for separation activities; Assist with establishing finance processes and controls; Support internal and external audit requirements.

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC

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