An internationally recognised non-profit organisation is seeking a Finance Manager who will be responsible for overall financial management, audit and compliance, reporting, stakeholder management and staff management. This is a fixed term contract with a hybrid working environment – work from home on Wednesday and Friday.
Responsibilities:
Financial management and accounting
• Supervise and manage project bookkeeping including cashbook processing and journals
• Ensure the preparation of bank reconciliations and reviews
• Provide oversight and compliance on project debit cards, staff debtors and expense claims
• Ensure all funder and statutory deadlines are met
• Provide financial management support to programme directors
• Provide assistance to departments for finance-related activities
• Review and release electronic payments and transfers
• Ensure completeness and accuracy of the fixed asset register
• Overall responsibility of the financial management / trial balance as allocated
Auditing and compliance
• Ensure accurate accounting for VAT
• Overall responsibility for the preparation and execution of all fund related audits (internal and external)
• Assists with preparation and execution of statutory audits
Cash flow management
• Ensure adequate cash-flow management
• Ensure loan account and inter account transfers are done
Reporting and budgeting
• Ensure all monthly expense claims and financial reporting are prepared and submitted to funders on time
• Provide insight to senior management, board and external parties through review of financial reporting for projects
• Ensure that all reports are reconciled to the underlying financial system
Stakeholder management
• Maintain and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders
People management
• Ensure high level plans are communicated and assigned to the team
• Engage in the performance review process
Requirements
Minimum requirements:
• CA (SA) and at least 3 years’ experience in finance, accounting, budgeting and management; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• At least 2 years' post articles experience
• Knowledge of financial accounting systems (e.g. SAP)
• PEPFAR audit experience will be a great advantage
• Ability to work with and create financial modelling tools within Microsoft Excel (advanced)
• Report writing
• Clear credit and criminal record
• Ability to communicate in English
• Valid code 08 driver’s licence
Skills, competencies and abilities:
• Excellent communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Non-judgmental
• Problem solving
• Excellent organisational and administration skills
• Reporting and statistics
