Capitalisation Analyst
DIGI Outsource is seeking a Capitalisation Analyst to play a key role in delivering a robust and compliant software capitalisation process. The successful candidate will work closely with Finance and Technology teams to manage CapEx governance, time-tracking compliance, cost validation, reporting, and stakeholder training.
This role involves taking ownership of the group's software capitalisation process, ensuring alignment with IAS 38 recognition criteria. The analyst will be responsible for monitoring development team time-logging, performing reconciliations, and supporting finance teams during month-end and year-end close processes.
- Own and continuously improve the group's software capitalisation process, ensuring alignment with IAS 38 recognition criteria.
- Monitor development team time-logging to ensure hours are accurately recorded against the correct projects and work types.
- Review project and ticket-level data to verify that capitalised time relates to qualifying development phases.
- Perform periodic sample testing and reconciliations between time-tracking data, project management systems, and the general ledger.
- Track project lifecycle stages to determine when capitalisation should commence, cease, and when amortisation should begin.
- Collaborate with the finance team on month-end and year-end close, including preparing capitalisation journals and work-in-progress schedules.
- Support impairment reviews and amortisation calculations for capitalised development assets.
- Provide analysis and reporting on capitalised development spend to support budgeting and forecasting.
- Act as a key contact for external auditors regarding software capitalisation.
- Design and deliver training for developers, engineering leads, and project managers on capitalisation processes.
- Maintain clear guidance materials and act as the first point of contact for development teams regarding time-logging and project setup.
- Work with project management and engineering tools to ensure project structures support accurate CapEx tracking.
- Build and maintain dashboards to identify missing or misclassified time entries.
- Maintain the group's capitalisation policy and ensure consistent application across all entities.
- Minimum of 2 years' experience in a similar role (required)
- Strong understanding of IAS 38 and software development cost capitalisation (required)
- Proven ability to manage CapEx/OpEx classification and developer time-tracking processes (required)
- Skilled at training and influencing non-finance stakeholders (required)
- Strong analytical capability with experience in reconciliations, reporting, and data analysis (required)
- Confident stakeholder management skills (required)
- Detail-oriented with a focus on governance and process improvement (required)
- In-depth knowledge of sports betting markets (nice-to-have)
- Previous experience in the online gaming or casino industry (nice-to-have)
- Familiarity with gambling regulations and compliance requirements (nice-to-have)
- Experience in developing and executing customer retention strategies (nice-to-have)
- Working knowledge of Jira, Confluence, Workday, and related technology/finance platforms (nice-to-have)
- Experience supporting external audits of capitalised development costs (nice-to-have)
- Experience operating within regulated industries such as gaming, fintech, or financial services (nice-to-have)
- Learning and development programmes
- Performance tool for feedback and career development
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Group Life Cover
- Funeral Fund Benefit
- Income Continuation Benefit
- Medical Aid Subsidy
- Retirement Annuity Subsidy
DigiOutsource is a global iGaming technology and services company and part of Super Group (SGHC), the holding company behind the Betway and Spin brands. Headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa, with offices in London and Portugal, it provides software development, digital marketing, business intelligence, design and communications services that power leading online gaming brands. The company employs around 1,200 people across multiple continents. DigiOutsource was formed from the merger of the ForwardSlash and SpeakUp Communications businesses and operates as a key technology hub within Super Group.