🕒 7 days ago
Leads and scales the accounting organization, overseeing accounting operations, close processes, controls, audits, and systems while advising executives and building a high-performing team.
Regional Director, Accounting & Controllership – Africa & India
📅 Aug 4
Accounting OperationsGeneral LedgerAccount ReconciliationsMonth-end And Year-end Close
📜 Description
- Lead local accounting operations, including general ledger, reconciliations, and month- and year-end close.
- Prepare financial reports, statutory statements, regulatory filings, and corporate reporting packages.
- Oversee tax compliance and manage relationships with auditors, tax advisors, and regulators.
- Strengthen internal controls, accounting policies, and financial governance.
- Partner with global accounting, FP&A, Treasury, Legal, Compliance, and Operations on close, consolidation, and business initiatives.
- Build scalable accounting processes and systems; manage and mentor the local accounting and finance team.
🛠️ Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
- CPA, CA, ACCA, or equivalent professional accounting certification required.
- 8–12+ years of progressive accounting experience, including experience in multinational or public companies.
- Strong knowledge of local GAAP and statutory reporting requirements in the relevant country.
- Experience working with U.S. GAAP reporting and multinational corporate consolidation.
- Background in fintech, financial services, lending, payments, or regulated financial institutions strongly preferred.
- Experience managing external audits and statutory compliance.
- Demonstrated expertise in internal controls, financial governance, and accounting policy implementation.
- Proven ability to operate in a fast-growing, high-growth or startup environment.
- Experience managing or building local accounting teams.
✨ Benefits
- 100% Company Funded : Private Health Insurance for employee and immediate family
- Pension Fund
- Company-funded employee life and disability insurance
- 20 days vacation, unlimited sick leave
- $2,000 USD annual Co-working Travel perk
- $2,000 USD annual Professional Development perk
- Headphone benefit
- Home office equipment allowance and wellness perks
- Catered Lunch
Full job description
About PayJoy
PayJoy, a Public Benefit Corporation, is a mission-first credit provider dedicated to helping under-served customers in emerging markets to achieve financial stability and success. Our patented technology for secured credit provides an on-ramp for new customers to enter the credit system. Through PayJoy’s point-of-sale financing and card offerings, customers gain access to a modern quality of life. PayJoy’s credit also allows our customers to seize opportunities as micro-entrepreneurs, and acts as insurance for tough times. Through our cutting-edge machine learning, data science, and anti-fraud AI, we have served over 18 million customers as of 2025 while achieving solid profitability for sustainable growth.
This role
The Country Controller is responsible for leading all accounting, financial reporting, compliance, and internal control activities for the company’s operations in South Africa and India, ensuring alignment with both local statutory requirements and U.S. corporate reporting standards. This role serves as the primary finance lead for the country and acts as a key liaison between the local business leadership and the U.S.-based Corporate Accounting team.
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