Junior Accountant | Beneficiary Fees and Allowances - Cape Town at Allan Gray Orbis Foundation

• As part of the Shared Services Finance Team, the Junior Accountant will be responsible for supporting the Accounts Payable and Beneficiary Allowance activities of the department.

Objectives of Role    
Customer Excellence 

• Work closely with the relevant stakeholders to set expectations and provide services exceeding the agreed standard.
• Contribute to customer satisfaction for services delivered by the Shared Services Finance Team.  
• Assist with identifying problems in your area of responsibility, and that of the Shared Services Finance team, and discussing possible solutions to achieve customer excellence.

As the Shared Services Junior Accountant for Beneficiary Fees and Allowance you will be responsible for supporting the Beneficiary Allowances Officer in performing the following activities:

• Monthly allowances payment process 
• Prepare allowance schedule.
• Once approved, upload schedule on the payroll system
• Upload of payroll report on online banking and generate payment batch

University fees and books suppliers’ payment

• Request of students' accounts statements from universities and book suppliers
• Prepares reconciliation for university fees and other allowances and allocate amounts to each student per approved funding.
• Once approved, generate payment batch on online banking.

Grant funding allowances

• Prepare grant funding allowance schedule.
• Once approved, generate payment batch on online banking
• Prepare and post journals entries on sage.

 Supplementary activities 

• Gather information on allowances that will input into the following year's allowance parameters.
• Research prices of prescribed books for the various fields of study
• Research cost of uniforms and related costs.
• Maintain historic data that will aid in decision making and tracking.
• Provide institutions with beneficiary list on an annual basis.
• Generate permission letters for beneficiaries in respect of uniforms and prescribed books or as applicable.
• Compile monthly allowance reports for Beneficiaries.
• Respond to requests for ad-hoc reports and/or standard reports.

Experience and Qualifications    

• Relevant Financial Accounting/Management Diploma or Degree At least 2 years functional experience.
• Proven record of competence in all relevant finance processes and systems
• Strong accounting skills
• Broad understanding of philanthropic operations and practices
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint.

Competencies    

• Identification with AGGP Africa Vision, Mission and Values and Customer-oriented service mindset
• Highly detail-oriented, analytical
• Rule-abiding, risk-averse
• Enthusiastic collaborator
• Strong results orientation and drive
• Able to work on multiple assignments.
• Time management and planning