PMG Recruitment Services

Finance Recruitment Agency South Africa

PMG recruits finance professionals for growing, transforming, and investor-backed organisations across South Africa. Typical appointments include finance managers, financial controllers, management accountants, financial accountants, analysts, commercial finance professionals, FP&A specialists, financial directors, and CFOs — matched on technical capability, not just a CV keyword match.


PMG Recruitment Services has been placing finance talent in South Africa since 2008. We work nationally, specialise in permanent recruitment and executive search rather than high-volume placement, and screen every finance candidate against the technical and commercial requirements of the role — not just their CV.

Roles We Recruit

Typical appointments include finance managers, financial controllers, management accountants, financial accountants, analysts, commercial finance professionals, FP&A specialists, financial directors, and CFOs. See full role profiles for the positions we recruit most regularly:

See the full list of finance roles we place for detailed role profiles.

What We Assess

Finance hires fail most often when a candidate’s technical qualifications look right but they can’t operate at the pace or complexity your business needs. Before we put a shortlist in front of you, we assess technical accounting or finance depth against your specific reporting environment, systems experience and process ownership, commercial judgement and stakeholder exposure, and career trajectory and reasons for moving — not just qualifications and job titles.

Current Finance Vacancies

Browse our current vacancies for open finance roles we’re recruiting for right now. If nothing matches today, submit your CV via the Candidate Portal and we’ll be in touch when a suitable role comes up.

Finance Salary Guide

Not sure what a finance role should pay in today’s market? Our Finance Salary Guide 2026 covers current benchmarks across the roles above. Employers can also request a tailored salary benchmark for a specific role or team.

Finance Hiring Insights

How We Work

  1. We take a detailed brief on the role, the team, and the reporting environment — not just a job spec.
  2. We search and screen candidates against those requirements, assessing technical fit before we assess anything else.
  3. We present a shortlist with context on each candidate, not just a stack of CVs.
  4. We support you through interviews, offer and onboarding.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which finance roles does PMG recruit for?

Finance managers, financial controllers, management and financial accountants, cost accountants, analysts, commercial finance professionals, FP&A specialists, financial directors, internal auditors and CFOs across South African organisations.

Do you only recruit permanent roles?

Our focus is specialist permanent recruitment and executive search rather than high-volume temporary placement.

How do I get a salary benchmark for a finance role?

Start with our Finance Salary Guide, or contact us for a benchmark tailored to a specific role or location.


Hiring in Finance?

Tell us about the role and we’ll get back to you with next steps — or browse our current vacancies if you’re looking for your next finance role.

Recruiting specifically for a cost accountant? See our dedicated Cost Accountant Recruitment page for role-specific detail.

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