Accounts Administrator

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Meet Ozow 

Ozow is a leading fintech company that's redefining digital payments in South Africa and beyond. We're dedicated to making payments more accessible, secure, and convenient for both businesses and consumers. As a fast-growing player in the financial technology sector, Ozow fosters a culture of innovation, diversity, and inclusivity. We believe in pushing the boundaries of what's possible and are committed to making a positive impact on the world through our payment solutions.  

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As an Accounts Administrator at Ozow, you’ll play a key supporting role within the Finance team, ensuring the smooth execution of essential financial and administrative processes. This role sits at the intersection of banking administration, debtor and creditor support, document management, and asset-related administration, making it ideal for someone who is detail-oriented, organised, and eager to grow their finance career in a fast-paced fintech environment. This is a great opportunity to gain exposure across multiple finance functions while contributing meaningfully to a high-performing, innovative organisation. 

Your role and responsibilities 

Banking & User Administration 

• Maintain and administer the Company’s banking matrices, including users, signatories and authorisation structures, in coordination with Legal and Finance leadership
• Manage bank user onboarding, amendments and offboarding, including completion of required forms and maintenance of up-to-date user access schedules
• Maintain accurate records of bank account structures, user access and related documentation across multiple banking platforms

Asset & Insurance Administration 

• Maintain insurance schedules for all insured assets, ensuring completeness and alignment with the fixed asset register
• Liaise with IT and the accounting team to ensure insured items are accurately reflected and kept up to date
• Support ongoing insurance administration and documentation requirements
• Work with the Senior Accountant to maintain the accuracy and completeness of the fixed asset register

Document Management & Finance Administration 

• Maintain an organised electronic filing system for finance-related documentation, including consistent naming conventions and version control
• Ensure all relevant financial documents are stored, updated and easily retrievable for audit, compliance and operational purposes
• Assist with the compilation of supporting documentation and administrative schedules required for BEE verifications

Debtors Administration 

• Manage routine debtor follow-ups and reminders in line with agreed collection processes
• Administer merchant debit orders, including monitoring and follow-up where required
• Allocate debtor receipts via the cash book in a timely and accurate manner
• Maintain the debtors inbox, ensuring appropriate routing, hygiene and timely escalation of queries
• Respond to and manage simple debtor queries, escalating more complex issues to the Mid-Level Accountant or Senior Accountant where necessary

Creditors Administration 

• Maintain the accounts inbox, ensuring effective routing, follow-up and inbox hygiene
• Respond to routine creditor queries and escalate more complex matters appropriately
• Process supplier invoices by uploading to Precoro in accordance with established procedures
• Process credit card receipts and employee expense claims via Dext
• Own follow-up of outstanding invoices, receipts and approvals to ensure timely processing
• Coordinate supplier onboarding documentation, including obtaining required forms and bank confirmation letters

You are an ideal candidate if you have 

• A relevant qualification in Finance, Accounting, Bookkeeping, or Business Administration (certificate, diploma, or degree).
• 1–3 years’ experience in an accounts, finance administration, or bookkeeping role.
• Exposure to both debtors and creditors administration is advantageous.
• Experience working with banking platforms, financial documentation, or user/access administration will be beneficial.
• Solid understanding of basic accounting principles (debtors, creditors, cashbooks, invoice processing).
• Experience using accounting or finance systems (e.g. invoice processing tools, expense management systems, or ERP platforms).
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• High attention to detail with the ability to work accurately under pressure.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to juggle multiple administrative streams.
• Proven ability to maintain clean inboxes, follow up on outstanding items, and meet deadlines consistently.

Your skills and competencies

• You eagerly embrace change, absorb cross-functional skills, and connect ideas across disciplines to drive fresh thinking and innovation.
• Ability to initiate, develop, maintain and leverage outstanding relationships to influence a wide network, both inside and outside the company.
• A trailblazer who steps up, takes charge, and creates meaningful impact—those driven by performance and purpose to lead from the front and make a real difference every day.
• You thrive in collaboration, embrace inclusion, and bring a genuine curiosity for global cultures—valuing collective success over individual credit.
• Demonstrate strategic foresight, sound judgement, and the ability to make confident decisions under uncertainty, always working toward the best possible outcomes.
• You challenge norms, champion innovation, and constantly seek growth—for themselves, their team, and the solutions they build.
• You are a decisive doer—those who take initiative, follow through with confidence, and ensure results through courageous, hands-on leadership.
• We value optimism, agility, and the strength to persevere under pressure—balancing performance with positivity, even in challenging environments.
• You are driven, proactive individuals who take ownership, face challenges with grit, and consistently push for excellence—not just as participants, but as catalysts for success.

Interview process

During the interview process you will meet with the People team, the hiring manager, and relevant CSuite. Be prepared to complete a technical assessment that will showcase your skills.

In office perks

• Healthy breakfast, lunches and snacks
• Monthly team connects
• On-site Barista
• Birthday Leave

Perks for South African based employees

• Medical aid subsidy
• Group Risk Insurance
• Generous paid annual leave
• Birthday leave
• Learning and Development opportunities
• Mentorship programme
• Quarterly team building
• Community initiatives
• Access to cutting edge technology - Ozow Tech Stack

Our Employee Value Proposition

Join Ozow and become part of an elite force that challenges the ordinary and achieves the extraordinary. If you're driven to make an impact, embrace challenges, and seek unparalleled opportunities for growth, your journey starts here.

Compliance

As a fintech company, we prioritize data security, confidentiality, regulatory and compliance. Due to the sensitive nature of our work, we require individuals with a high level of integrity and trustworthiness to ensure adherence to financial regulations and industry standards. Given the sensitive nature of our work, all employees are expected to demonstrate professionalism, accountability, and a commitment to ethical conduct in line with financial regulations and industry standards

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