Finance & Accounting talent
Big-4 caliber finance, without the Big-4 invoice.
SAICA and CIMA-qualified accountants, FP&A analysts, and controllers based in South Africa - GAAP/IFRS fluent, US-hours ready, and 50–65% cheaper than US equivalents.
Roles we place
Every seat in your finance org.
Bookkeepers & AP/AR
Daily transactional accounting, invoice processing, and reconciliations in QuickBooks, Xero, and NetSuite.
Staff & senior accountants
Month-end close, journal entries, accruals, and revenue recognition under US GAAP or IFRS.
FP&A analysts
Budgets, forecasts, variance analysis, and board-ready reporting. Modeling depth without the Big-4 markup.
Controllers
Ownership of close, audit prep, and internal controls for VC-backed and mid-market companies.
Revenue & billing ops
Subscription billing, contract review, deferred revenue, and Stripe/Chargebee reconciliations.
Tax & compliance
Sales tax, VAT, and multi-entity coordination for founders scaling across US and EU.
Live bench
Profiles already in our pipeline.
Real candidates, lightly anonymised. Full CVs, references, and salary expectations shared after an NDA.
Senior Financial Analyst
7 yrs · ex-Big Four · available in 3 weeks
Built the monthly board pack and three-statement model for a US-listed subsidiary.
Assistant Financial Controller
9 yrs · ex-manufacturing · available in 4 weeks
Reduced month-end close from 14 days to 5 across three entities.
Accounts Payable Lead
5 yrs · ex-retail group · available in 2 weeks
Processed 4,000+ invoices monthly with a sub-0.2% error rate.
Tools our people know
- QuickBooks Online / Desktop
- Xero, Sage Intacct, NetSuite
- Ramp, Brex, Bill.com, Airbase
- Stripe, Chargebee, Maxio
- Excel / Google Sheets modeling
- Anaplan, Cube, Mosaic, Vena
Why South Africa for finance
- SAICA CA(SA) and CIMA qualifications map cleanly to US GAAP
- Deep Big-4 alumni pool (Deloitte, PwC, KPMG, EY Cape Town/Joburg)
- IFRS-native - helpful for companies with EU/UK entities
- US-hours overlap for daily close and finance stand-ups
- Cost 50–65% below equivalent US onshore hires
- Common-law commercial background aligned with US contracts
Salary benchmarks
Fully-loaded cost, US vs South Africa.
| Role | US total cost | SA via EMPLOI |
|---|---|---|
| Bookkeeper / AP-AR (2–4 yrs) | $60k–$80k | $22k–$32k |
| Staff accountant | $85k–$110k | $32k–$48k |
| Senior accountant / SAICA CA(SA) | $120k–$150k | $45k–$68k |
| FP&A analyst | $110k–$150k | $42k–$65k |
| Controller | $160k–$220k | $68k–$95k |
USD, fully-loaded. Indicative ranges - actual bands depend on qualification and industry.
“Our controller in Cape Town closes the books faster than the US firm we were paying four times as much. She knows US GAAP cold.”
Jason B.
CFO, US healthcare services group
Ready to close faster?
Build the finance team you can afford to keep.
Book a call - we'll scope the role, align on the band, and shortlist within a week.