Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa · Hybrid
Mission Your mission is to be the operational engine of Root's finance team, running the day-to-day accounting cycle across all four Root entities for accuracy and scale. You own the data integrity that underpins managem…
Skills: Accounting, Financial Reporting, Reconciliation, Bookkeeping, Financial Modeling
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa · Hybrid
Mission As a Technical Support Engineer at Root you keep our clients’ running, stable, and evolving. Where the Solutions Engineer builds for launch, you own what happens after - ensuring ongoing client satisfaction, that…
Skills: JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, Git, API integration
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa · Hybrid
Mission Your mission is to contribute to a reliable, responsive, and professional client support experience by resolving client queries accurately and ensuring we consistently meet Root’s agreed service levels. In this r…
Skills: Client support, Troubleshooting, Multi-tasking, Communication, Problem-solving
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The Financial Accountant will manage the day-to-day accounting cycle, including bookkeeping, reconciliations, and financial reporting across all company entities. They will also support the Finance Manager with budgeting, tax compliance, and maintaining accurate financial records to ensure operational continuity.
Candidates must hold a CIMA or CA(SA) accounting qualification and possess at least 3 years of experience in financial accounting. A background in technology startups and an understanding of SaaS business models are considered strong advantages.
Your mission is to be the operational engine of Root's finance team, running the day-to-day accounting cycle across all four Root entities for accuracy and scale. You own the data integrity that underpins management accounts, intercompany positions, statutory reporting and audit-ready records — accurately recording and reconciling financial transactions and producing timely, reliable reporting inputs. This enables the business to close the books fast and report on Root's current and future financial position with confidence.
Month-end group bookkeeping complete within 1 week following month end, with reconciling items cleared
Bank accounts are reconciled daily, with daily cash reporting with zero unreconciled differences
Balance Sheet Reconciliations are prepared and reconciling differences cleared within 1 week of month end
All invoices are shipped within 3 business days of the end of the month
Root's day-to-day financial records are accurate, complete and always audit-ready
Day to day financial transactions are accurately recorded and reconciled in Xero
Balance sheet reconciliations are prepared and variances investigated and resolved
Expenses are frugally managed and accurately tracked
Root's financial operations run smoothly, supporting a world-class client and supplier experience
Client invoicing, supplier payments, and debtor and creditor management are diligently performed
Daily cash management reporting is maintained
The Finance Manager is equipped with accurate, timely inputs for reporting, planning and compliance
Management accounts and other relevant reports are prepared timeously and with extreme accuracy
Financial models, forecasts and budgeting inputs are prepared accurately in support of the Finance Manager
Supports the Finance Manager with cash flow forecasting, VAT, payroll, tax and transfer pricing
Consistent documentation and administration underpin operational continuity
Maintains company records and document filing related to Company Secretarial work
Documents processes for continuity, including building and maintaining AI skills
Supports employee onboarding and offboarding processes and assists with general people administration tasks
Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy of output.
Meticulous with numbers.
Extremely well organised.
Curious & analytical thinker.
Excellent communication.
Excellent & driven problem-solver.
Experience maintaining and updating financial models under the guidance of senior finance.
Experience with communicating with stakeholders.
Comfortable executing in a high-pressure environment.
Understanding of the SaaS business model is preferable.
Understanding of the importance of key SaaS metrics, how to derive & track them preferable.
Motivated to learn.
CIMA or CA(SA) accounting qualification.
Minimum of 3 years experience as a financial accountant.
Technology startup background preferable.
Lead by example: “Lean in, take charge, and always set a positive precedent.”
Exceed expectations: “Know your customer to delight your customer.”
Rally as one team: “Put aside egos and personal agendas to triumph as one.”
Own the mission: “Your job is not done until the job is done.”
Rise to the challenge: “Meaningful change requires meaningful effort and the courage to make bold moves.”--
APIs to grow your insurance business
Root is the leading low-code end-to-end insurance platform powering universally programmable insurance products, any digital sales channel, digital insurance operations, and the ecosystem around this. Root is SOC2 certified (ISAE3000) and supports clients in Africa and the UK. Root’s platform is fully configurable and modular, with 500+ open insurance APIs designed for omni-channel and affinity partner distribution, policy admin, and claims at scale. Large brands, retailers, insurance providers and captives use Root to build and launch any insurance product at record speed, digitise policy administration and claims. By packaging the “hard things” in insurance behind a comprehensive suite of easy-to-use APIs, Root solves the infrastructure so that our clients can focus on their customer.
Offices: 100 Bishopsgate, London, London EC2N 4AG, GB · 1 De Smit Street, Cape Town, Western Cape 8005, ZA
APIs to grow your insurance business
Root is the leading low-code end-to-end insurance platform powering universally programmable insurance products, any digital sales channel, digital insurance operations, and the ecosystem around this. Root is SOC2 certified (ISAE3000) and supports clients in Africa and the UK. Root’s platform is fully configurable and modular, with 500+ open insurance APIs designed for omni-channel and affinity partner distribution, policy admin, and claims at scale. Large brands, retailers, insurance providers and captives use Root to build and launch any insurance product at record speed, digitise policy administration and claims. By packaging the “hard things” in insurance behind a comprehensive suite of easy-to-use APIs, Root solves the infrastructure so that our clients can focus on their customer.
Offices: 100 Bishopsgate, London, London EC2N 4AG, GB · 1 De Smit Street, Cape Town, Western Cape 8005, ZA
