Job Vacancies at Valenture Institute

Description

Valenture is an exciting new start-up in the online education space. Our mission is to evolve what it means to “go” to school by transforming physical limitations into digital opportunities. We do this by providing students worldwide with a fully supported, global online high school experience, steeped in academic excellence and rooted in sustainable practices. We believe in providing more than just a quality online education – we’re dedicated to building and empowering a purpose-driven, global student body and equipping them to make the best of both their individual and collective futures.

The role:

Summary:

• Responsible for the end to end accounting and taxation function within Valenture Institute

• Manage the Accounts Receivable Clerk and Accounts Payable Clerk

Day-to-day responsibilities include:

• All general ledger accounting, month-end close, journals, accruals and account reconciliations

• Monthly financial reporting

• Maintain group loan accounts and other intergroup transactions

• Accounts Receivable: Weekly review and oversight

• Accounts Payable: credit applications, review creditors reconciliations, GL posting and approved weekly payment run

• Cashbook Management: processing and reconciliation

• General Ledger: processing and reconciliation, general review and ownership

• Fixed Assets: maintaining fixed asset register, calculating and processing depreciation

• Cash flow forecasting

• Statutory submissions: Tax and provisional tax returns, VAT Control and returns

• Audit: Assisting with audit preparations and managing annual audit

• Implementation and management of new finance processes and controls

• Drive efficiencies and continuous improvements in the finance department

• Assist with any ad hoc task as required by management

Requirements

• Degree in Accounting

• SAICA / SAIPA / CIMA

• Candidate must have a minimum of 3-5 years post qualification experience

• Good understanding of vat and tax favourable

• Experience in Xero would be advantageous, but not essential

• Thorough understanding of finance function and sub - processes

Personal Skills & Attributes

• Accuracy and meticulous attention to detail

• Able to organise and prioritise

• Perform under pressure

• Be deadline-driven

• Able to work independently and in a team environment

• Adaptable and able to learn and develop within the role (especially given the rapidly changing startup culture of the company)

• Solution-orientated

• Self-learning required (especially on systems)

Benefits

Remote work

Voluntary savings Programme

Valenture Institute is an equal opportunity employer. Appointments will be in accordance to our Employment Equity Plan.

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Description

Valenture is an exciting new start-up in the online education space. Our mission is to evolve what it means to “go” to school by transforming physical limitations into digital opportunities. We do this by providing students worldwide with a fully supported, global online high school experience, steeped in academic excellence and rooted in sustainable practices. We believe in providing more than just a quality online education – we’re dedicated to building and empowering a purpose-driven, global student body and equipping them to make the best of both their individual and collective futures.

The role:

We’re looking for a qualified and experienced Accounts Payable ( AP ) Clerk to join our dynamic Finance team based in Cape Town/Remotely.

Day-to-day responsibilities include:

• Responsible for full Accounts Payable function

  • Responsible for all creditor processing & payments, including preparing payment listings

  • Preparation of monthly supplier reconciliations, including control of creditor aging and resolving supplier queries

  • Raising of month end accruals and accrual adequacy assessment

  • Engaging with suppliers to align business process

  • Building positive supplier relationships and proactively communicating to them

  • Developing, implementing and maintaining new process and procedures to streamline the accounts payable process

  • Initiating daily, weekly and monthly payment cycles

  • Working closely with internal business stakeholders

  • Providing assistance to internal stakeholders of procurement procedures

  • Ad-hoc requests from Finance Director and Finance Manager

• Admin manager for Non-Profit Organization linked to Valenture Insititute

  • Receipting of payments received by donors and sending s18A certificates and letters of thanks to donors

  • Payment of invoices

  • Compiling monthly reporting for Non-Profit entity, including lists of donors and donations, invoices paid and bank account reconciliation

Requirements

• Grade 12

• A bookkeeping or accounting diploma would be advantageous

• 3-5 Years relevant experience

• Good working knowledge of Excel

Personal Skills & Attributes

• Computer literate - ability to work on Excel, MS Outlook

• Communication (written and verbal)

• Sharing and cooperating

• Work under pressure

• Dealing with changing circumstances

• Attention to detail

• Delivering great customer service

Benefits

Remote work

Voluntary savings Programme

Valenture Institute is an equal opportunity employer. Appointments will be in accordance to our Employment Equity Plan.

go to method of application »

Description

Valenture is an exciting new start-up in the online education space. Our mission is to evolve what it means to “go” to school by transforming physical limitations into digital opportunities. We do this by providing students worldwide with a fully supported, global online high school experience, steeped in academic excellence and rooted in sustainable practices. We believe in providing more than just a quality online education – we’re dedicated to building and empowering a purpose-driven, global student body and equipping them to make the best of both their individual and collective futures.

The role:

We’re looking for a qualified and experienced Accounts Receivable ( AR ) Clerk to join our dynamic Finance team based in Cape Town/Remotely.

Day-to-day responsibilities include:

• Responsible for full Accounts Receivable function

• Monthly invoicing, credit notes and customer Statements:

  • Timeous and accurate processing of invoicing

  • Correct customer information maintained on financial system

  • Statements compiled, and delivered together with invoices to customers by month end

  • Timeous and accurate processing of contract and sundry credit notes

  • Allocation of customer receipts in the system (Control account clearing)

  • Investigate and follow up on unidentified receipts

• Customer liaison :

  • Facilitate the collection of overdue payments, contacting all customers identified in arrears on the AR Age Analysis, resolve reasons for nonpayment and log all customer interactions

  • Transmit letter of demand to all customers in arrears of 60 days

  • System suspensions for non-payment of invoices

  • Compile reporting on non-payment suspensions to send to Student Experience team

• Financial Reporting:

  • Compile list of bad debts

  • Generate and distribute weekly age analysis

  • Assist with month-end reports

Requirements

• Grade 12

• A bookkeeping or accounting diploma would be advantageous

• 3-5 Years relevant experience

• Good working knowledge of Excel

• Customer Service

• Bi-lingual, with excellent communication skills essential

Personal Skills & Attributes

• Computer literate - ability to work on Excel, MS Outlook

• Communication (written and verbal)

• Sharing and cooperating

• Work under pressure

• Dealing with changing circumstances

• Attention to detail

• Delivering great customer service

Benefits

Family member discount for Valenture Institute

Remote work

Voluntary savings Programme

Valenture Institute is an equal opportunity employer. Appointments will be in accordance to our Employment Equity Plan.