Vacancy at NAACAM – Project Finance Officer

We Are Hiring

Role:    Projects Finance Officer

Duration:   Twelve-month fixed-term contract

Reports to:  Executive Director (NAACAM)

Applicability:  All references to NAACAM below, includes projects or activities for any entity that NAACAM administers

Location: Woodmead, Sandton

Role purpose:

1. Ensure financial management and compliance requirements are fulfilled.
2. Minimise financial risks to an acceptable level and pro-actively support their mitigation.
3. Provide support and guidance to project staff to allow them to implement projects efficiently and effectively.

Key performance areas: 

• Record and account for all transactions, ensuring accuracy and completeness of required files and supporting documentation.
• Ensure sound management of bank accounts.
• Process disbursements in accordance with financial management policies and established approval levels.
• Ensure compliance with procurement rules and procedures and support the project staff to undertake their procurement requirements.
• Responsible for full accounts payable function.
• Process employee expense reimbursements.
• Ensure timely payment to all company payees and maintain complete payee files.
• Prepare monthly financial reports.
• Perform month-end closing and year-end duties such as reconciliations, VAT reimbursements, inventory lists, etc.
• Ensure registration requirements are always kept current and files statutory returns and renewals.
• Maintain all accounting files to ensure completeness of evidence supporting accounting and procurement transactions for internal, audit and projects sponsor reviews.
• Perform continuous risk analysis to ensure internal controls are sufficient to mitigate risks.

Qualifications, skills, and experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent diploma in the relevant field (Accounting, Financial Management, Business Administration, etc.)
• Minimum of three (3) years relevant practical experience in similar responsibilities
• Valid SA driver’s licence
• Experience in the use of Sage Pastel
• Strong computer literacy (Excel, MS Word, PowerPoint Outlook and Internet Explorer)

Personal attributes:

• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong analytical skills (to perform variance analysis, budgeting, etc.)
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
• Self-confident, ability to work under pressure and multi-task, and
• Ability to work independently.

Language:          

• English – Fluent (speak, read, and write)

Application requirements:

Please submit the following to constitute an application

• Three (3) page curriculum vitae
• Details of two (2) recent contactable references
• Cover letter outlining your fit for the role and indicating your salary expectation
• Please submit these documents to [email protected]
• Closing date for applications is 16:00 on Friday, 15th May 2020