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Regional Director, Accounting & Controllership – Africa & India

PayJoy Inc. provides consumer finance. The Company offers a pay-as-you-go technology solutions that allows consumers to transform the purchases of consumer electronics into monthly installment plans. PayJoy serves…

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Johannesburg
Company size
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Regional Director, Accounting & Controllership – Africa & India · PayJoy

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Job title
Regional Director, Accounting & Controllership – Africa & India
Job location
Johannesburg
Job description
About PayJoy
PayJoy, a Public Benefit Corporation, is a mission-first credit provider dedicated to helping under-served customers in emerging markets to achieve financial stability and success. Our patented technology for secured credit provides an on-ramp for new customers to enter the credit system. Through PayJoy’s point-of-sale financing and card offerings, customers gain access to a modern quality of life. PayJoy’s credit also allows our customers to seize opportunities as micro-entrepreneurs, and acts as insurance for tough times. Through our cutting-edge machine learning, data science, and anti-fraud AI, we have served over 18 million customers as of 2025 while achieving solid profitability for sustainable growth.
This role

The Controller is responsible for our local internal accounting function with a primary focus on Accounts Payable.
Responsibilities
  • Partner with the Operations team to implement new NetSuite automations and best-practices in the Merchant AP process.
  • Working along different departments such as treasury, finance, etc.
  • Manage vendor information and input new vendors in NetSuite.
  • Communicate with merchants to resolve issues fulfilling purchase orders in NetSuite.
  • Prepare batches for payment in NetSuite, and partner with the financial analyst to estimate weekly cash flows.
  • Maintain the merchant AP and AR ledgers in NetSuite and resolve overdue receivables and payables.
  • Reconcile processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to month-end balances.
  • Help build out a process to reconcile and report on cash balances weekly.
  • Partner with the external accounting team on month-end close by managing information requests and resolving outstanding issues.
  • Reconcile and book complex or non-standard transactions in NetSuite.
  • Manage tax compliance checklists and SAT audit requests.
  • Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in Public Accounting. A master’s degree or relevant certification (e.g., CPSM, CIPS) is a plus.
  • 12-15 years of experience in public accounting or in a role managing a high-volume of AP transactions.
  • Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to inspire and guide a team toward achieving ambitious goals.
  • Demonstrated ability to think strategically, solve complex problems, and drive operational excellence.
  • Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (v-lookup, pivot tables, etc.). Prior experience working with NetSuite and SQL is a plus.
  • Superb attention to detail and time management skills.
  • Benefits
  • 100% Company Funded : Private Health Insurance for employee and immediate family
  • Pension Fund
  • Company-funded employee life and disability insurance
  • 20 days vacation, unlimited sick leave
  • $2,000 USD annual Co-working Travel perk
  • $2,000 USD annual Professional Development perk
  • Phone Finance, headphone benefit, home office equipment allowance and wellness perks
  • Catered Lunch
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    PayJoy headquarters

    San Francisco, CA

    Company size

    1,0002,000 employees

    Founded

    2015

    Total raised

    $587,950,000

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    Funding rounds

    • Debt Financing$140M
    • Debt Financing$210M
    • Series C$150M
    • Debt Financing$26M
    • Series B$20M
    • Convertible Note$6M
    • Series A$18M
    • Debt Financing$9.7M
    • Seed$2.3M
    • Debt Financing$4M
    • Seed$2M