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A senior finance leadership opening has appeared for a Chief Accountant to join the team of a multinational manufacturing and distribution company based in Sandton. Recruited through The Recruitment People, this permanent senior role puts the successful candidate in charge of the execution and integrity of the accounting function, from month-end close to audit support. Please note the advert was listed with an expiry window of just 1 day, so check the original advert for its current status before applying.
The Recruitment People describes its approach with a simple idea: getting the right people into the right jobs is key to a companys growth. The agency says recruiting is hard work, but that its team sources, screens and selects candidates so clients can focus on their core business and the bottom line while the agency takes care of their recruitment needs.
The work itself is with a multinational manufacturing and distribution company, where the Chief Accountant will lead the accounting team and own the integrity of the accounting function. It is a broad, hands-on leadership role that spans team leadership, close execution, general ledger control, tax and statutory compliance, audit support, intercompany accounting and treasury support.
The advertised responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Accounting Team Leadership; Month-End and Year-End Close Execution; General Ledger and Reconciliations; Operational Accounting Oversight; Tax and Statutory Compliance Preparation; Audit Support and Control Execution; Intercompany and Group Accounting Support; and Cash, Treasury and Working-Capital Support. The role is listed as a permanent senior position, posted on 29 October 2026, with salary undisclosed. Note the location detail: the listing location field reads South Africa, while the advert text says the team is based in Sandton, and this post uses Sandton in the title and location fields on that basis; please confirm the work base when applying.
Only the requirements stated in the original advert are listed here:
No other qualifications are stated, so none are added here.
Use the Apply button on this page, which leads directly to the original CareerJunction advert for this vacancy (job 2645679, reference Cen002924, posted 29 October 2026). Always apply through that official listing rather than through social media messages or third-party contacts claiming to represent the recruiter. Never pay anyone a fee to apply for a job, and treat any request for payment as a warning sign.
Before applying, gather evidence of your close execution experience, your general ledger and reconciliation work, and your audit and control experience, since those sit at the heart of this role. Highlight any multinational, manufacturing or distribution exposure, and make your supervisory track record easy to see, because the advert asks for 3 years in a supervisory role. If you have completed articles, state your post-articles experience clearly; if not, set out your commercial experience so it can be measured against the 8-year alternative.
Applications go through the original CareerJunction advert, where the recruiter will assess suitability for the vacancy. The advert notes that the agency will assess submitted CVs and retain details as described in its disclaimer, so shortlisted candidates can expect to discuss their accounting leadership experience and availability in more detail before any next steps are agreed.
This page is for information only and is not the employer or the recruiter. All role details above come from the original advert as published on CareerJunction, and the advert itself remains the authoritative source: please check it for the full wording, the current status of the vacancy and any updates before applying. This matters here because the advert was listed with an expiry window of just 1 day from 29 October 2026, so it may already be closed or filled by the time you read this. Salary is undisclosed in the advert, so no figure is stated here.
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