Accountant at Agribusiness Development Agency

Minimum Requirements:

• Must have completed matric.
• A relevant Accounting Degree or National Diploma
• Minimum of 3 years relevant experience
• A valid driver’s licence

Skills, Knowledge & Competencies:

• Sound bookkeeping and accounting skills
• Capacity to work alone to deadlines, to establish priorities
• Strong interpretive skills
• Strong IT skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong problem solving and decision-making skills
• Ability to think conceptually and strategically
• Strong analytical, policy and operational thinking skills
• Effective planning and organisational skills
• Ability to use initiative
• Knowledge of electronic financial management systems
• Thorough knowledge and experience in financial accounting
• Working knowledge of budgeting, expenditure control and financial reporting
• Working knowledge of internal controls, risk management, and fraud prevention
• Knowledge of relevant legal prescripts

Key Performance Areas:

• Ensure financial functions are performed accurately and timeously.
• Managing project Budgets, conducting project visits and reporting on the findings.
• Processing the payroll on a monthly basis.
• Depositing cash received.
• Conducting project visits and preparing reports.
• Perform financial planning tasks as required.
• To monitor and manage project cash flows.
• Report to the Financial Manager on income and expenditure at organisational level, by projects and by line item.
• Ensure compliance with all laws, regulations and policies.
• Assist in providing input into policy development, operational plans, strategic plans and annual report.
• Ensure effective implementation of Debtors and Creditors control systems.
• Administer petty cash on a daily basis and preparing petty cash reconciliations for reimbursement.
• Recording all receipts and payments in the cashbook.
• Maintaining the grant register on a monthly basis and reconciling unspent conditional grants
• Process transactions on accounting system.
• Perform monthly general ledger reconciliations.
• Attend to finance filing and archiving.
• Maintaining a register of all invoices received and following up on long outstanding invoices.
• Adhoc duties required by the incumbent’s supervisor.