Overview
Management Accountant Jobs in South Africa at Streets
Title: Management Accountant
Company: Streets
Location: South Africa
The BusinessWe are an exciting and rapidly growing professional services group, expanding both organically and through acquisitions. The group has experienced sustained double-digit growth in recent years and continues to scale at pace, offering a dynamic environment with significant opportunity to add value and progress.
The Central Finance team plays a critical role in supporting this growth by delivering high-quality financial reporting, robust controls, and insight-led analysis across the group.
The RoleWe are seeking a high-calibre Management Accountant to join our Central Finance team. This is a pivotal role with responsibility for preparing management and statutory accounts, delivering insightful analysis, and actively improving financial processes and cost efficiency across the group.
The role will also play a key part in integrating newly acquired businesses and executing the group’s 100-day plans following acquisitions.
Key Responsibilities – Financial Reporting
- Preparation of monthly management accounts, including full P&L and balance sheet ownership across multiple entities.
- Preparation of statutory accounts and support through the year-end and audit process.
- Ownership of balance sheet reconciliations and maintenance of a strong control environment.
- Ensuring timely and accurate month-end close in a fast-paced group setting.
Analysis & Value Add
- Production of insightful variance analysis and management commentary.
- Identifying trends, risks, and opportunities across the group’s financial performance.
- Assessing efficiency opportunities across both financial processes and cost bases.
- Working closely with senior stakeholders to support commercial decision-making.
Process Improvement & Systems
- Continual review and improvement of finance processes to support scalability and efficiency.
- Supporting systems development, automation, and data quality improvements.
- Contributing to group-wide finance projects and change initiatives.
M&A Integration
- Playing a key role in the financial integration of newly acquired offices and businesses.
- Executing and monitoring finance-related elements of the 100-day post-acquisition plan.
- Standardising reporting, controls, and processes across new acquisitions.
- Acting as a finance point of contact during acquisition and integration phases.
The Person – Essential
- Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) or equivalent experience.
- Strong experience preparing group management accounts, including P&L and balance sheet.
- Solid technical accounting knowledge with exposure to statutory accounts preparation.
- Analytical mindset with a strong focus on adding value beyond the numbers.
- Proactive self-starter able to work independently in a growing and changing environment.
- Strong Excel skills and confidence working with cloud finance systems.
- Experience working in a multi-entity or group environment.
Why Join Us
- Opportunity to play a key role in a high-growth, acquisitive group.
- Significant exposure to senior stakeholders and strategic projects.
- Real scope to shape processes and make a tangible impact.
- Clear progression opportunities within a growing Central Finance function.