Jobs › Companies › Aggreko › Financial Accountant

About this Financial Accountant role at Aggreko

Aggreko · Onsite · Kempton Park, South Africa

Bring your energy to Aggreko as a Financial Accountant based in Kempton Park, South Africa. You'll play a key role in maintaining robust financial controls, ensuring accurate financial reporting, supporting audit and compliance activities, and driving continuous improvement across our Africa region finance function.


Power without pause. Heating, cooling and oil-free air without end. We keep our customers' worlds on. From world-class events that last a few weeks to mining operations and remote communities who rely on us for decades.


What you'll do as Financial Accountant:


  • Prepare and review monthly and quarterly balance sheet reconciliations, including prepayments, accruals, and payroll-related accounts, ensuring reconciling items are identified and resolved promptly.
  • Review trial balances across South Africa and the Africa region, investigating and resolving discrepancies to maintain the accuracy and integrity of financial records.
  • Partner with BPO providers to ensure timely and accurate statutory and financial reporting requirements are met.
  • Support internal and external audits through the preparation of reconciliations, schedules, and supporting documentation, while driving closure of audit, compliance, and control actions.
  • Identify opportunities to strengthen financial controls, reporting processes, balance sheet governance, and Power BI reporting capabilities across the region.

You are:

  • Degree qualified in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline, with a professional qualification such as CPA, ACCA, or CIMA.
  • An experienced Financial Accountant with strong knowledge of month-end close processes, balance sheet reconciliations, and financial controls.
  • Highly analytical, with advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience using Power BI for reporting and data analysis.
  • Comfortable working with large volumes of financial data and collaborating with BPO, audit, compliance, and operational stakeholders.
  • Detail-oriented, proactive, and committed to continuous improvement and process optimisation.

Here's what you'll get:


  • The opportunity to join a global leader in energy solutions and contribute to a growing Africa finance team.
  • Exposure to regional financial operations and the chance to influence financial controls, reporting, and governance processes.
  • Ongoing learning and development opportunities to support your professional growth and career progression.
  • A collaborative, inclusive working environment where your expertise and ideas can make a real impact.
  • Competitive salary and benefits package in line with local market practices.

Our people are can-do, positive, resilient and persistent. If that feels like you, apply now and build your career with the people bringing energy to the world.


#LI-AM1

Equal employment opportunity

We welcome people from different backgrounds and cultures, and respect people’s unique skills, attitudes and experiences. We encourage everyone to be themselves at work because we know that’s how we do our best, for each other, for our customers, for the communities where we work, and for our careers.

We are an equal opportunity employer. If you apply for a role at Aggreko, we will consider your application based on your qualifications and experience, and not on your race, colour, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Ready to apply to Aggreko?
Apply to Aggreko

About Aggreko

At Aggreko, we provide energy solutions so communities can thrive and businesses can grow. We bring power, heat and cooling to customers and communities wherever they need it. No two days are the same. We work in dynamic environments and offer a wide range of opportunities for motivated people to enrich their lives and communities. If you are prepared to give us your best, you can learn and grow quickly. We are building a culture and an environment where everyone can be at their best. We encourage everyone to be themselves at work because we know that’s how we achieve our potential. Join us, bring your energy, and grow your career.

See all jobs at Aggreko →

Similar jobs

Sign up for suggestions tailored to the jobs you open and the searches you save.

More jobs at Aggreko

See all jobs at Aggreko →

Apply now
🤖

Whoa — hold up

JobsRadar was built for real people having a rough time in their job search — not for automated requests. You're clicking way too fast and you're now temporarily blocked.

Come back later. If you're genuinely job hunting, we've got your back — just act like a human.

Catch your next role the second it’s posted.

Create a free account and we’ll watch the boards for you — the instant a job matches your search, it lands in your inbox or Telegram. No digging, no refreshing.

Create free account

Free forever · takes 30 seconds · already have one?

Get an edge on your job hunt.

Join our Telegram channel for the stuff that helps you land the role — salary benchmarks, the weekly market pulse, and new-feature drops. No spam, just signal.

Join the channel — it's free