Faculty Finance Officer (AD09) at University of the Witwatersrand

• The Business Manager’s Office at the Faculty of Health Sciences wishes to recruit a Finance Officer to contribute to the financial administration and support for the Faculty.

Brief Description        

Qualifications

• A National Diploma in Accounting (NQF 6).
• An accounting degree would be desirable.

Requirements

• Excellent communication skills
• Knowledge and application experience of accounting policies
• Team player, work independently and be a self-starter
• Innovative and proactive in solving problems
• Experience in reporting and analysis
• Must have financial IT experience (Oracle is an advantage)

Responsibilities

To execute various financial functions for the Faculty, including the following: 

• administered funds transfers
• cash management
• faculty office asset management
• faculty office procurement
• projects & faculty office budget preparation & budgetary control
• prepares & presents monthly financial/management reports for the faculty office, which are compared to the budget with variance analysis & reasons
• maintenance of the Oracle general ledger system
• processing of journals requested by faculty office and schools
• manages & resolves queries from schools & the faculty office

Closing date:  19 July 2026