Financial Accountant (AFROSAI-E) at Auditor-General of South Africa

Financial Transactions

• Ensure that all financial transactions are correctly captured on the accounting system and that supporting documents are compiled and attached.
• Ensure that foreign currency transactions are correctly processed and accounted for.
• Ensure that the project funders' requirements of record-keeping, reconciliation, analysis and reporting are complied with.
• Counting and reconciliation of petty cash monthly.
• Maintenance of asset register, including the preparation of documentation for acquisition as well as managing the process of asset disposals.
• Loading and processing payments on AFROSAI-E’s banking platforms, ensuring compliance with the South African Reserve Bank requirements for foreign payments.
• Compile and process any journal entry adjustments that may be required.
• Reconcile all staff allowance claim advance accounts every month.
• Carry out ad-hoc duties as required.

Maintenance of bank accounts

• Bank Reconciliations (reconcile cash books with bank statements weekly).
• Investigate unknown transactions on the bank statements with the bank.

Invoices

• Prepare and generate invoices that AFROSAI-E issues to its debtors.
• Send invoices and statements to debtors monthly.
• Issue receipts to debtors on receipt of payment
• Investigate the status of payments.

Monthly Reports and Auditors (External and Internal)

• Preparation of monthly expenditure reports for projects on the work plan.
• Preparation of monthly financial reports.
• Preparation of six-monthly expenditure report for donor funding income.
• Prepare information requested by the external auditors.
• Liaise with external and internal auditors and respond to their queries.

Monthly Payroll

• Monthly E-Filing of PAYE to SARS.
• Processing of salaries monthly.
• Load salary-related payments onto the banking platform.
• Maintain Employee Retirement Annuity and risk/death benefits.

Formal Education

• Degree in Finance Management or Financial Administration.
• A Post-graduate qualification would be advantageous.

Experience

• At least 5 - 8 years of finance/accounting experience.
• Practical experience using online accounting packages such as XERO.