HYROX was founded in 2017 in Germany and combines running with functional fitness training in a unique competition format. Today, HYROX is a global fitness movement with events across five continents, welcoming tens of thousands of athletes each season.
As our Staff Accountant in South Africa, you will take full ownership of our AP operations for North America ahead of the upcoming 26/27 season to ensure smooth financial workflows and compliance. We are looking for a detailed-oriented and proactive finance professional to streamline our vendor management, expense processing, and close procedures remotely from South Africa for our North American region. Are you ready to power the financial engine behind our fastest-growing market? Then apply now!
Full-Cycle AP Operations: Own day-to-day Accounts Payable operations for North America, ensuring accurate invoice processing, coding, and proper GL allocation.
Payment Management & Reconciliations: Lead weekly payment runs across multiple methods (ACH, check, wire, corporate cards) while handling vendor inquiries and account reconciliations.
Vendor Onboarding & Compliance: Manage seamless vendor onboarding, maintain precise records, collect W-9 forms, and ensure year-end reporting compliance.
Expense Management & Policy Enforcement: Audit and process employee expense reports via Expensify, ensuring strict compliance with company travel and expense policies.
Month-End Close Support: Prepare AP-related month-end close deliverables, including AP aging analysis, unvouchered PO accruals, and prepaid expense schedules.
Journal Entries & Accruals: Prepare and post accurate journal entries for AP, accrued liabilities, and recurring operating expenses.
Qualification: BCom Accounting Degree, having a SAICA article is a plus.
Relevant Experience: Proven experience in full-cycle Accounts Payable, accounting, or finance operations (preferably within a global or fast-growing environment).
Technical Proficiency: Strong hands-on experience with expense management software (such as Expensify) and ERP/accounting systems, experience with Dynamics 365 is a plus.
Accounting Knowledge: Solid understanding of GL coding, accruals and month-end close procedures (e.g., W-9 handling). Previous exposure or knowledge to US compliance is a plus.
Attention to Detail: Excellent analytical skills with high accuracy in data entry, invoice auditing, and financial reconciliations.
Communication & Stakeholder Management: Strong interpersonal skills to effectively manage vendor communications and support internal teams with payment inquiries.
Language Skills: You speak English on C-Level, additional languages are a plus.
Location: Based in Cape Town.
The opportunity to take on responsibility in a fast-growing, international company with "sport-DNA."
Flat hierarchies, short decision-making paths, and plenty of room for your ideas.
A motivated, international team with a genuine passion for sports and events.
A healthy work-life balance thanks to flexible, trust-based working hours.
Employee discounts in our HYROX stores.
Then we look forward to receiving your application. Simply upload your CV as a PDF (no photo required) and answer the questions in the application form. Your contact person is Isabelle (HYROX People).
We are committed to creating an inclusive and respectful work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or any other protected characteristic. We value diversity and are committed to fostering equal opportunity for all.