Junior Finance Manager
Location: Cape Town (Hybrid: 2–3 days in-office)
Reports to: Financial Controller
Working Hours: UK working hours (10:00–19:00 SAST during BST, 11:00–20:00 SAST during GMT)
About Houst
We’re Houst, a global short-term rental management company with a presence in 20+ cities worldwide. As we continue to grow, we’re looking for a Junior Finance Manager to support our finance operations across multiple entities and jurisdictions.
This is a great opportunity for a fully qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, SAIPA, SAICA or equivalent) with experience in management accounting, financial reporting, and day-to-day finance operations. You’ll report directly to our Financial Controller and play a key role in delivering accurate reporting, supporting compliance, managing cash flow, and driving financial insights across the business.
What you’ll do1. Financial Reporting & Control
- Prepare and analyse monthly management accounts
- Assist with month-end close, reconciliations, and consolidations across multiple entities
- Deliver variance analysis and insights to support decision-making
- Ensure financial accuracy across P&L, balance sheet and cash flow
2. Transactional Finance & Cash Flow
- Oversee daily AP/AR activities and customer/supplier reconciliations
- Support cash flow forecasting, payment runs, and bank reconciliations
- Work closely with our internal teams to resolve issues and maintain smooth operations
3. Budgeting, Forecasting & Analysis
- Support budgeting and forecasting processes in collaboration with the FP&A function
- Monitor departmental spend and highlight areas of concern or opportunity
- Provide financial insights to various departments to support performance and cost control
4. Compliance & Process Improvement
- Ensure compliance with IFRS, GAAP and local tax requirements
- Maintain internal controls and support audit readiness
- Identify and implement process improvements and automation opportunities
RequirementsWhat we’re looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance (must-have)
- Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, SAIPA, SAICA or equivalent)
- 2–4 years’ experience in a finance or management accounting role
- Comfortable working in a multi-entity or international environment
- Confident in Excel and finance systems (Xero experience preferred)
- Proactive, organised, and comfortable handling a variety of finance tasks
Benefits
- 23 days of paid holiday (plus public holidays)
- Extra day off on your birthday
- Access to Workshop17 in Kloof Street
- Laptop for work use
- Pet-friendly policies (we get it, new puppies need settling in time too)
Salary: R450,000- R600,000 per annum (DOE)
Top Skills
What We Do
Hosting. It's what we do. Professionally managed flexible lettings. You open your doors, we open up opportunity.
