Project Accountant at SANEDI

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or in Finance.
• BCom Accounting Hons with articles will be advantageous.
• Affiliation with SAIPA, SAICA or CIMA or ACCA will be advantageous.
• Minimum 3 years accounting experience.
• Prior experience working under tight schedules and pressures.
• Prior experience in donor – funded projects will be advantageous.
• Prior experience working on Dynamics 365 will be preferred.

Duties include but are not limited to: 

Strategic Management 

• Responsible for the implementation of day-to-day finance operational plans. 
• Implement effective and efficient Risk Management system within the finance space. 
• Ensure that operational procedures, policies and standards are followed. 
• Identify, evaluate and communicate important Finance trends that are likely to impact the organisation. 
• Ensure that the Finance division complies with legislation, policies and contractual obligations. 

Operations Management 

• Assist with reviewing journal entries for accuracy and validity. 
• Constantly develop and enhance reporting tools and templates to increase effectiveness and efficiency of the finance unit. 
• Serve as the key point of contact between auditors and the finance team, coordinating and consolidating responses to audit queries related to project finances. 
• Review annual budget and process budget revisions based on need analysis. 
• Produce project financial information with the purposes of reviewing and controlling revenue and expenditure for management. 
• Maintain accurate finance record keeping, ensuring that all recorded transactions and documentation are completed as required. 

Finance Management 

• Maintain project accounts in an appropriate manner and track project costs according to activities and source of funds. 
• Develop project budgets in accordance with project charters, accounting standards and agreed timelines. 
• Implement and monitor commitment and control processes to ensure that funding is available to meet project expenditure and that invoices are paid on a timely basis. 
• Collaborate with Project Managers or funders to develop and integrate project performance indicators. 
• Prepare and review monthly variance reports, analysing actual expenditure against budget, and process budget reallocations within the accounting system as needed. 
• Assist with the compilation of the Annual Financial Statements of SANEDI and its projects.  

Governance, Risk Management and Management Reporting 

• Ensure that Monthly/Quarterly/Midyear/Annual performance reports are prepared in accordance with agreed format, and are accurate and submitted on time; 
• ensure the reports complies with internal controls, requirements and financial frameworks. 
• Co-ordinate project audits and prepare responses to audit queries. 

Stakeholder Management 

• Identify, build and nurture trust and collaborative relationships with employees within SANEDI and service providers. 
• Interact closely with internal and external stakeholders in maintaining positive relationships within the organization. 
• Participate in events, meetings, workshops and conferences by giving input, avail skill, competency and expertise. Participation should result positive input and impact. 
• Maintain good relationships and communicates effectively with all internal stakeholders by delivering service that exceeds the stakeholders’ expectations.

Quality Management 

• Ensure alignment of finance work processes to the required quality standards. 
• Proactively, identify continuous improvement strategies. 
• Monitor agreed quality initiatives ensuring that they are aligned to business processes and delivered as agreed. 

People Management 

• KPA’s are understood and achieved as agreed upon in the Performance agreement. 
• Review performance against agreed performance standards. 
• Live the values and culture of SANEDI. 
• Identify and implement development opportunities, to ensure continuous improvement of effective and efficient work. 
• Departmental Information systems and tools are optimally utilized to execute core tasks.