Finance Administrator

Recruiter:

Network Recruitment

Job Ref:

NFR009774/JLo

Date posted:

Monday, May 18, 2026

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

180000 Annually

SUMMARY:
Are you highly analytical, detail-driven, and confident challenging workforce cost discrepancies?

POSITION INFO:
Company and Job Description:
A dynamic opportunity is available for a detail-oriented and analytical Finance Administrator to join a fast-paced operational environment. The successful candidate will play a key role in validating overtime, monitoring workforce costs, supporting payroll controls, and ensuring the accuracy of outsourced labour billing and reporting.

Key Responsibilities:
Overtime Validation & Controls

Validate all overtime claims against approved production plans and operational requirements
Review and interrogate manager-approved overtime to identify anomalies or unauthorised trends
Flag overtime irregularities, excessive claims, or potential abuse for escalation
Produce overtime variance reports comparing planned vs actual labour hours by cost centre and site
Manage exception reports and follow up with line management on outstanding issues
Administer the timekeeping system and ensure data accuracy within payroll deadlines

Financial Reporting & Workforce Cost Analysis

Prepare regular and ad hoc reports on:

absenteeism
overtime costs
leave liabilities
headcount analysis

Support monthly management accounts with accurate labour cost and hours-worked information by cost centre

Outsourced & Contract Workforce Validation (AdCorpBLU)

Validate outsourced labour invoices and attendance claims against actual site attendance and hours worked
Reconcile AdCorpBLU headcount and hours against:

site access records
production logs
approved schedules

Identify and challenge discrepancies between billed and actual labour provided
Ensure outsourced labour costs are allocated accurately before Finance processing

Additional Responsibilities

Provide support with ad hoc finance and administrative tasks as required

Job Experience and Skills Required:
Completed Diploma or Degree in finance
Strong analytical and reconciliation skills
Experience working with timekeeping systems, payroll controls, or labour costing
Strong Excel skills
High attention to detail and ability to meet strict deadlines

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