Senior Consultant

PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVE:

The consultant will be required to provide financial expertise, asset management in-particular to enable Akhile to deliver on project deliverables and will be directly involved in growing and enhancing the Akhile brand. The appointed candidate will report into a designated manager and will be awarded the opportunity to have hands on experience, learn and grow within the industry and organisation.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THIS ROLE WILL INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:

• Compilation of the Fixed Asset Register (In-house and Clients);
• Junior staff Management and Development;
• Client Liaison;
• Finance Management, Accounting and Reporting;
• Municipal Asset and Liability Management;
• GRAP Implementation and Preparation of the Annual Financial Statements;
• mSCOA Implementation and Management;
• General MFMA Implementation and Compliance;
• PFMA Implementation and Compliance;
• Preparations of reports and presentations;
• Make use of Akhile systems and applications, as needed;
• Analyse and provide input on improving Akhile systems;
• Support the development team with specification and scoping documents to facilitate software and system development;
• Assisting with bid preparations of project opportunities; and
• Any other related duties.

KEY SKILL TRAITS:

• The successful candidate must have the ability to:
• Solve problems quickly and effectively;
• Pay attention to detail;
• Work well under pressure; and
• Work in teams and individually with limited supervision.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

The successful candidate should meet the following requirements:

• The candidate must have at least a three (3) year tertiary qualification (NQF Level 7) in Financial Accounting, Cost and Management Accounting, Public Finance, and/Internal Auditing;
• The candidate must have experience of at least three (3) years in the Public Sector with a specific focus on finance including: PFMA; MFMA; mSCOA; and GRAP;
• The candidate must be proficient in Microsoft Office suite (especially MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint); and
• Post articles experience will be an added advantage.