Management Accountant at TB HIV Care

Job Advert Summary    
Responsible for the gathering and analyzing of financial information, supporting and developing budgets, reporting, information dissemination and analysis. This role will provide direct support to the financial manager/financial management team including: month end processes, audit preparation and execution and other ad hoc tasks.

Minimum Requirements    

• CA (SA) and minimum 1 years’ experience as an Accountant / Cost Accountant; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Knowledge of financial accounting systems
• Clear credit and criminal record
• Ability to communicate in English
• A valid driver’s licence
• Proficiency in Microsoft packages

Duties and Responsibilities    

• Budgeting
• Prepare project specific and organisational budgets as and when needed
• Budget development in support of new business activities
• Ensure that organisational policies are taken into account in all budgeting processes
• Develop and update appropriate templates to assist in budget consolidation
• Update and maintain budgets on SAP and Power BI
• Prepare budget redirections based on programmatic needs

Reporting

• Prepare monthly project specific financial reports in the required external and internal templates
• Ensures that all reports are reconciled to the underlying financial system
• Ensure that all required reconciliations are completed on a monthly basis to check completeness and accuracy of reporting
• Ensures all monthly financial reporting and supporting documentation are prepared and submitted to funders on time
• Develop templates for presenting financial progress in a simplified way
• Prepare monthly consolidated reporting which includes management accounts
• Provide analysis of financial reporting share insights and support to programme directors and other relevant staff
• Provide insight into whether organisational policies are being adhered from review of the financial reports
• Conducts monthly high level reviews of sub-awardees progress against contracted requirements and financial documents
• Reviews reports prepared by others to ensure quality standards are maintained

Forecasting

• Facilitates accurate forecasting for projects by working with the financial management team and relevant programme staff
• Creates and maintains relevant templates for accurate and regular forecasting
• Clearly documents and provides insight to programme directors and other relevant staff on the assumptions used for forecasting
• Reviews forecasting prepared by others (e.g. accountants, compliance officers) and provides feedback and insight to ensure accuracy, when applicable

Administration

• Ensures that budgets, reports, forecasts or presentations are prepared in the required templates and are quality controlled
• Ensures that rules and regulations are appropriately incorporated into budgets and that adherence is maintained within the organisation.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Ensures that all work is clearly documented and backed up as necessary

Stakeholder engagement

• Maintain and build productive relationships with external stakeholders (funders, government, auditors etc.)
• Maintain and build productive relationships with internal stakeholders

Financial management support

Assist the financial management team in:

• Finalising month end processes (reviewing of batches, review month end journals)
• Preparing for and executing efficient and compliant audit processes
• Monitor and review validity, accuracy and completeness of the financial accounts
• Support the finance team in meeting deadlines, while maintaining quality standards

People Management

• Planning, assigning, and directing work, where applicable
• Ensure staff timesheet and leave is managed, where applicable
• Engage in the performance review process and provide performance feedback, where applicable
• Ensure that employees are adequately rewarded and disciplined where applicable
• Ensure timeous resolution complaints and resolving problems

Skills and Competencies    

• Previous exposure within NGO/NPO environment
• Ability to work with and create financial modelling tools within Microsoft Excel (advanced)
• Strong understanding of business and finance principles
• Expert understanding of current accounting principles
• Ability to analyse and summarise complex information
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Good analytical and numerical abilities
• Good attention to detail
• Ability to work accurately under pressure
• Deadline driven
• Ability to take initiative and work independently
• Motivate and co-ordinate people, tasks and resources to achieve deadlines.

Closing Date: 24th, April 2022