Grant Accountant (8 Months Contract - Wits Health Consortium)

SUMMARY:
Background:

• Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited ("WHC") is a wholly-owned Company of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa) under its Faculty of Health Sciences
• WHC provides Faculty with a legal framework within which to operate the research and other activities necessary to support its academic objectives
• In addition, WHC offers a range of products and services to Academics

POSITION INFO:
Main purpose of the job:

• To manage the financial aspects of grants, ensuring compliance with funding regulations, preparing accurate financial reports, and supporting program teams throughout the grant lifecycle

• Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Soweto

• Ensure adherence to the Financial Policies and Procedures and Donor Rules and Regulations
• Effective review and timeously approval of purchase orders on the WHC portal ensuring the P2P complies with the financial policies of WHC and Donor Rules and Regulations
• Monitor expenditures and ensure alignment with grant terms and conditions and organizational policies and procedures
• Effective review and approval of general ledger entries and journal entries
• Budget preparation and management
• Preparation of journals with the necessary supporting documents for capturing
• Review subawardee’s financial reports for accuracy and compliance.
• Prepare the journal to capture the subawardee’s costs into the organization's GL
• Ensure timely submission of financial documentation from subawardees
• Preparation of audit samples to support internal and external audits
• Provide financial advice to divisions and sites
• Prepare and submit timely, accurate, comprehensive financial reports to funders and divisions
• Liaison with all relevant stakeholders
• Effective compliance with donor requirements
• Effective self-management
• Adhoc duties include, requesting invoices to external and internal stakeholders including cost recovery invoices with the necessary supporting documentation

• BCom Accounting or equivalent

• Minimum of 3 years financial reporting experience in a healthcare or donor funded environment

• Experience working in a donor funded organization/NGO will be an advantage
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office especially Excel and accounting package is desirable
• Must have a dynamic and compatible personality able to deal with clients, donors and staff at all levels
• Must be self-motivated, able to work independently and work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• The environment may at times be busy and need excellent management skills and attention to details
• May be required to work overtime and to travel to various sites
• Excellent communication skills (both written and oral) will be required

• Only if you meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV
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• Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position
• Wits Health Consortium will only respond to shortlisted candidates
• Candidates who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date can consider their applications to be unsuccessful
• Closing date: 03 October 2025
• Note: No CV will be accepted after the closing date