Grant Accountant

Main purpose of the job:

• To lead the provision of effective operational support services to all staff and sites, specifically in the areas of financial management, donor liaison, and organizational administration

Location:

• 31 Princess of Wales Terrace, Parktown - Johannesburg

Key performance areas:

• Ensure adherence to the financial policies and procedures
• Effective review and timeously approval of purchase orders on the WHC portal ensuring the P2P complies with the financial policies of WHC
• Effective review and timeously approval of supplier payments on the WHC portal ensuring the payment complies with the financial policies of WHC
• Effective review and approval of general ledger entries, journal entries, audit files, and balance sheet reconciliations
• Effective management of accounting support staff
• Budget preparation and management
• Provide financial advice
• Compile accurate and comprehensive financial and donor reports
• Liaison with all relevant stakeholders
• Effective compliance with donor requirements.
• Effective self-management

Required minimum education and training:

• BCom Accounting or equivalent

Required minimum work experience:

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

Desirable additional education, work experience, and personal abilities:

• Experience working in a donor-funded organization/NGO will be an advantage
• USAID/CDC knowledge 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

TO APPLY:

• Only if you do meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV.
• Please Apply Online and complete your registration on Ditto Hire (our application tracking system) to enable and protect you as a candidate to accept the new POPIA terms and conditions. This will then create your permanent profile with which you can apply for all jobs as advertised by AJ PERSONNEL. However, you may remove your profile from AJ PERSONNEL when you are no longer in the job market.
• AJ Personnel is fully POPIA Compliant.
• Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position.
• The closing date for all applications: 14 February 2022.
• 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.
• Note WHC, in accordance with their Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto.

Please note:

• AJ Personnel is only responsible for the advertising of the advertisement on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium.
• AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position.