7 days ago
Job title : Finance Officer
Job Location : Gauteng, Pretoria
Deadline : November 10, 2024
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Responsibilities:
- Receive payment requests from Procurement & Admin team, Contracts & Grants team, Staff members, Corporate Travel accounts and Monthly vendors
- Review supporting documentation in preparation for payment
- Resolve queries relating to the submitted payments
- Conduct Vendor verifications on request
- Capturing payments on DPA
- Initiating payments in the online banking system
- Capturing new beneficiaries on the online banking system
- Complete documentation for Forex payments
- Prepare weekly cash request
- Process debit orders on DPA
- Prepare bank debits and credits journals bi-monthly
- Capture Salary journals
- Prepare payroll 3rd party payments
- Prepare journals for month-end – clearing Prepaid expenses, Workshop advances and Travel Advances
- Assist with Uploading SMAC file on GFAS
- Ensure specified Balance Sheet accounts are current with no long outstanding items
- Follow-up with various departments to clear outstanding items
- Prepare specified Balance Sheet reconciliations at month-end
- Participate /facilitate end of month closing activities as necessary
- Upload specified Balance Sheet reconciliations on GRLi
- Manage EpiC South Africa sub-partners, including reviewing monthly financial reports, coordinating reimbursements, posting approved expenditures and ensuring financial compliance
- Provide ongoing capacity strengthening and mentorship to sub-recipients to strengthen financial and management systems for increased accountability and ownership in managing USG funds
- Management of timely sub-partner advance and liquidation process.
- Manage and maintain subaward documentation and input/maintain information in FHI 360’s subaward tracking system.
- Develop, implement and monitor subaward monitoring plans with each sub-awardee and conduct site visits to ensure and support ongoing compliance with subaward terms and conditions and strengthen capacity of sub-awardees in finance and grants management.
- Assist with providing supporting documentation during internal, external & HQ audits
- Any other duties that may be required from time to time
Applied Knowledge & Skills:
- Applies a thorough knowledge of financial management, investment capital, and risk analysis, debt management, and investment analysis, legal and regulatory compliance pertaining to the respective industry.
- Proficient knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and Internal control fundamentals
- Proficiency in spreadsheet software required.
- Has a thorough knowledge of external regulations as well as internal corporate policies and procedures,
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Excellent quantitative and analytical skills.
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to analyze and interpret financial data, identify/resolve errors and prepare reports.
- Ability to motivate and work well with others.
Education:
- Post Matric Diploma or Degree in Finance and Accounting
Experience:
- 5 – 8 Years of progressively responsible accounting, finance and operational management, and experience in a government contracting environment.
- Knowledge of U.S. Government grants, contracting and auditing standards as they apply to effective management of multi-year funds.
- Articulate, professional and able to communicate in a clear, positive manner with clients and staff,
- Must be able to read, write, and speak fluent English
- Non-governmental organization (NGO), government, or private sector experience preferred.
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