Senior Financial Officer (P000172) (Re-Advert) at North West University

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Financial Planning and Budgeting

• Assist the OU manager with the preparation and input of the annual budget on OU level.
• Assist the project manager in the OU with the preparation of project budgets, including the adherence to the NWU financial policy and guidelines.
• Financial analysis, evaluation, reporting and control
• Compile the monthly variance report and discuss the OU’s financial results with OU managers.
• Compile the OU debtors report and assist with the sundry debtors follow-up.
• Prepare and submit financial reports requested from external parties.
• Keep abreast of changes in NWU financial policies, guidelines and procedures.
• Fulfil the KFS Fiscal Officer role.
• Prepare the Credit note memos for sundry debtors.
• Confirm the availability of budget and the costing when OU manager wants to advertise a vacant position or appoint temporary staff or pay ad hoc salaries.
• Assist in the monitoring of physical assets of OU.
• Assist the Accountant with the follow-up of financial/audit queries.

Financial administration and support

• Assist with the initiating of the following e-docs on KFS: GEC, TF, DI and RJV.
• Assist with the initiating of sundry debtors invoices.

Adhoc assignments

• Financial Planning office administration.
• Personal development.
• Assist with or prepare training material and assist with or present training workshops.
• Delivering of other financial planning and management tasks from time to time in coordination with the relevant Senior Accountant or Faculty Manager of Financial Planning.

Minimum requirements

• A B.Com degree (NQF Level 7) in Accounting 1 and/or Management Accounting 1.
• A minimum of three (3) years’ experience in a financial environment.
• Intermediate to advance proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

ADDED ADVANTAGES:

• A minimum of three (3) years’ experience working on an ERP system (e.g Oracle, KFS).
• Exposure to budgeting, reporting and analytical reviewing.