Financial Administrator at Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)

Key Responsibilities:

1. Ensure that all financial information is accurately captured onto the accounting system in line with the relevant accounting standards.

• Capture all invoices and credit notes and other transactions with the correct General ledger allocations by the 7th working day of each month
• Process all payments & receipts by the 7th working day of each month
• Reconcile cash book balances to bank statements by the 7th working day of each month

2. Secondary Administrator of Sage Pastel:

• Liaise with IT department and Sage regarding technical issues experienced with Pastel

Perform weekly backups
3. Maintain a secondary set financial information within Microsoft Excel to assist with cost control

• Operational expenditure database for tracking against supplier budgets
• Purchase order database
• Analysis of the various Bank accounts

4. Assist with Yearend and Interim Audits

• Preparing for audits
• Interaction with Auditors during Audits
• Addressing minor audit findings

5. Perform other Administrative Functions:

• Preparing invoice files for payment
• Keeping physical records of all financial transactions and related documentation
• Performing miscellaneous tasks requested by senior finance staff such as filing, scanning and emailing.

6. Ensure compliance to Finance policies:

• Ensure compliance to internal financial procedures.

7. Maintenance of Fixed Asset register

• Add new assets to register
• Remove disposed assets
• Reconcile to Trial balance by the 10th of each month
• Track location of Assets
• Depreciation is calculated according to policy and correctly accounted for

Expertise & Technical Competencies

The succesful incumbent must have:

• A National Diploma in Accounting/Auditing,
• Minimum 3 years’ relevant experience
• A Bachelors’ Degree will be advantageous