Purpose

• The Finance Manager will be responsible for overall financial management, audit and compliance, reporting, stakeholder management and staff management.
• This role focuses primarily on Western Cape Government and other small projects within the organisation.

Requirements

• CA (SA) and at least 3 years’ experience in finance, accounting, budgeting and management; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• At least 2 years post articles experience
• Knowledge of financial accounting systems (e.g. SAP)
• NPO and funded environment experience 
• PEPFAR audit experience will be great advantage 
• Ability to work with and create financial modelling tools within Microsoft Excel (advanced)
• Report writing
• Clear credit and criminal record
• Ability to communicate in English
• Valid code 08 driver’s licence

Skills & Competencies

• Excellent communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Non-judgemental
• Problem solving
• Excellent organisational and administration skills
• Reporting and statistics

Responsibilities

Financial management and accounting

• Supervise and manage project bookkeeping including cashbook processing and journals
• Ensure the preparation of bank reconciliations and reviews
• Provide oversight and compliance on project debit cards, staff debtors and expense claims
• Ensure all funder and statutory deadlines are met
• Provide financial management support to programme directors
• Provide assistance to departments for finance-related activities
• Review and release electronic payments and transfers
• Ensure completeness and accuracy of the fixed asset register
• Overall responsibility of the financial management / trial balance as allocated

Auditing and compliance

• Ensure accurate accounting for VAT
• Overall responsibility for the preparation and execution of all fund related audits (internal and external)
• Assists with preparation and execution of statutory audits

Cash flow management

• Ensure adequate cash-flow management
• Ensure loan account and inter account transfers are done

Reporting and budgeting

• Ensure all monthly expense claims and financial reporting are prepared and submitted to funders on time
• Provide insight to senior management, board and external parties through review of financial reporting for projects
• Ensure that all reports are reconciled to the underlying financial system

Stakeholder management

• Maintain and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders

People management

• Ensure high level plans are communicated and assigned to the team
• Engage in the performance review process

Additional Information

• We are committed to Employment Equity when recruiting internally and externally.
• It is company policy to promote from within, wherever possible.
• We will ensure that we accommodate internal candidates, however to maintain a competitive advantage and to recruit best talent is also important for the organisation.
• If you do not hear back from us within 4 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Ref No

• TBH260724-3