Accountant: Grants and Investments at National Youth Development Agency (NYDA)

Key Job Purpose:
Provide accounting support to the Senior Accountant: 

• Grants and Investments in ensuring that all financial controls are properly in place and that all relevant reports are accurate and comply with the required standards, rules, and regulations. 
• Further, required to develop various methods and practices to manage the investment-related accounts and to help in predicting future revenue opportunities by developing and maintaining the financial controls in various emerging areas of investment. 
• Review all grant agreements and apply proper accounting treatment in accordance with revenue recognition rules. 
• Compile and organize supporting documentation for all grants and investments.
• Review monthly expenditures against grant budgets to verify appropriateness of the expenses and make revisions within accounting system as needed.

Key Outcomes (what deliverables are required to achieve job purpose):

• Investment management
• General ledger management
• Grants Management
• Document Management
• Financial Reporting

Key Roles (what role does one have to play to deliver the outcomes):

• Administrator
• Accountant
• Analyst

Qualification:

• NQF Level 6 with a major in Accounting; Finance or Business Administration
• Accounting internship is an advantage

Experience:

• At least 2-3 years of experience within an investment or fund management related role.
• Experience in working with Grants