Finance Controller / Internal Auditor (Hybrid)
Sporty Group
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Description
About the role
As Finance Controller / Internal Auditor at Sporty, you will be responsible for strengthening financial processes and controls across a fast-growing, international group.
Reporting to the Global Finance Director, you will work across the Finance function to design, implement and monitor effective controls covering areas such as payments, banking, reconciliations, accounting, record keeping, procurement and financial reporting.
This is a hands-on role. You will work closely with Finance teams across multiple countries and entities (including international travel), identifying weaknesses, improving processes and providing confidence that key financial activities are being performed accurately, consistently and with appropriate oversight.
What you'll be doing
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Review existing financial processes and controls across the group, identifying weaknesses, risks and opportunities for improvement.
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Design, document and implement practical financial controls across payments, banking, reconciliations, accounting, record keeping, procurement and reporting.
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Establish appropriate segregation of duties, approval processes, access controls and supporting documentation.
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Perform ongoing internal reviews to confirm that controls are operating effectively and agreed processes are being followed.
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Review balance sheet reconciliations, financial records and other key accounting processes for accuracy, completeness and appropriate supporting evidence.
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Collaborate with Finance teams to resolve control deficiencies and improve processes rather than simply identifying issues.
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Develop clear policies, procedures and control documentation that can be consistently applied across the group.
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Support the implementation of new systems, banking arrangements and finance processes, ensuring appropriate controls are built in from the outset.
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Use technology and automation to strengthen controls, improve visibility and reduce reliance on manual processes.
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Track identified issues and agreed actions through to resolution.
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Support external audits and other financial or regulatory reviews where required.
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Provide the Global Finance Director with clear reporting on material financial risks, control weaknesses and progress on remediation.
What you'll bring
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A Chartered Accountant CA (SA) with 3-5 years’ post qualification experience.
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Strong experience in financial control, audit, accounting or a similar finance role.
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Strong understanding of accounting principles, processes, reconciliations, payments, banking and financial reporting.
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Experience designing and implementing financial controls and operational processes.
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Strong attention to detail, with the ability to identify weaknesses and investigate issues through to their underlying cause.
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Practical and commercially minded, with the ability to implement controls without creating unnecessary bureaucracy.
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Comfortable working across multiple legal entities, countries and finance teams.
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A self-starter who works hard, is resilient, makes decisions quickly and operates with urgency.
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Comfortable in a flat, high-performance organisation, collaborating across multiple functions and geographies.
If you're interested, we encourage you to apply! Every application is reviewed by a member of our team (AI is not used in our recruitment process), and we aim to respond within 48 hours.
About this role
Sporty Group is looking for a Finance Controller / Internal Auditor to build and strengthen financial controls across a growing international organisation. Based in Cape Town and reporting to the Global Finance Director, you'll own the design and implementation of controls spanning payments, banking, reconciliations, accounting, procurement and reporting. This is a hands-on role that requires you to work across multiple countries and entities, travel internationally, and collaborate closely with Finance teams to identify weaknesses, improve processes and ensure controls are actually working in practice—not just documented on paper.
The ideal candidate is a CA (SA) with three to five years' post-qualification experience in financial control, audit or accounting. You'll need strong technical knowledge of accounting principles and processes, practical skill in designing controls that work without creating unnecessary friction, and the ability to investigate issues thoroughly. The role suits someone who is detail-oriented, commercially minded, self-directed and comfortable operating in a flat, high-performance environment where you can move quickly and make decisions with limited oversight.
You'll support system implementations, track remediation of control issues, assist with external audits and provide the Global Finance Director with clear reporting on financial risks and progress. If you're a qualified accountant who enjoys solving practical problems and building processes that actually stick across complex organisations, this role offers real scope to make an impact.
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