Assistant Manager - Finance at UMALUSI

Main Duties:

• Preparation and/or review of the monthly and quarterly reports.
• Preparation of the annual financial statements as per GRAP standards.
• Preparation of the quarterly interim financial statements.
• Co-ordinate internal and external audit queries and ensure implementation of audit recommendations.
• Preparation of risk management reports.
• Ensure accounting records are accurately maintained (accrual basis.
• Ensure accurate that debtors and creditors reconciliations, including age analysis are performed on monthly basis.
• Management of the asset register.
• Develop and implement internal controls, financial policies and procedures.
• Monitor and manage staff development and performance against the planned objectives.
• Manage revenue collection, billing, tracing of debtors, writing off of bad debts.
• Expenditure management.
• Preparation and/or review of budget.
• Completion of the ENE and MTEC databases, including National Treasury annual financial statements template and quarterly reports.

Requirements:

• Three (3) year post-matric qualification (NQF L7) in Finance or Accounting.
• A minimum of three (3) years’ experience in accounting or finance Environment.
• (2) years proven managerial or supervisory experience in a finance division.
• Knowledge and experience of accounting or financial systems.
• Knowledge of risk management.
• Knowledge of the PFMA, 1999(Act no.1 of 1999), Treasury Regulations, and GRAP Standards.

Required Skills:

• People management.
• Writing and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to liaise with officials at all levels within the organisation.
• Critical thinking and financial analysis.
• Administrative and organisational skills.
• Ability to work independently and under pressure.
• Computer literacy with sound knowledge of the full MS Office suite (MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).

Additional Advantage:

• Postgraduate qualification (NQF L8) in Finance or Accounting.
• Experience in the public sector environment.
• Experience in the compilation of the annual financial statements through or using the Caseware system.