Finance Officer, East London

at People Developers Network Enterprises (Pty) Ltd
Location East London, South Africa
Date Posted July 12, 2022
Category Accounting
Job Type Full-time
Currency ZAR

Description

Our organisation has been successfully implementing comprehensive services across the HIV and TB care continuum in the Eastern Cape (EC), KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and Limpopo Provinces in the past 19 years; targeting key and vulnerable populations including adolescents and youths, sex workers (SW), orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) and men who have sex with men (MSM) and people living with HIV amongst others.   We are recruiting for a Finance Officer based in East London on an 8 month fixed term contract

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Day-to-day recording and capturing of financial transactions on the data base (Sage Evolution and spread sheet/s);
  • Ensuring that invoices are captured on the accounting system according to set deadlines;
  • Processing payments;
  • Ensuring that the payment cycle is executed in compliance with set standard operating procedures’ (SOPs) requirements;
  • Processing creditors and supplier’s invoices on the Accounts Payable Schedule within 1 (one) week of receipt;
  • Preparing creditor reconciliations to ensure the accuracy of payments for supplies and services;
  • Ensuring the accurate preparation of payment requests and their timeous release;
  • Ensuring that payments requested by others are in compliance with SOP requirements;
  • Ensuring the timeous payments of overheads (rentals, utilities, telecommunications, benefits etc.) to guarantee the continuance of services;
  • Capturing monthly payroll data onto the payroll system from schedules provided by the HR Manager and verifying that the captured information is correct to ensure that staff salaries are paid on time;
  • Compiling and submitting VAT201 returns to the Finance Manager (FM) for signing off before submission to SARS by the due date;
  • Compiling and submitting EMP201 returns to the FM for signing off before submission to SARS by the due date ▪ Assist with cost management by preparing cost analysis reports as and when required;
  • Monitoring company bank statements on a weekly basis to monitor for any erroneous transactions;
  • Ensuring that company bank accounts are reconciled at least on a monthly basis;
  • Ensuring the availability of petty cash and disbursing to the various offices when required;
  • Verifying and ensuring that petty cash is managed in compliance with SOP requirements;
  • Assisting with responding to audit requests both internal and external;
  • Ensuring filing and archiving of financial documents is carried out according to SOPs requirements;

Desired Experience & Qualification

  • Bachelors Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration;
  • At least 5 years’ experience in financial administration, bank reconciliations, creditor processing and procurement procedures;
  • Must have completed SAICA training contract/articles;
  • Must have wide/varied corporate experience;
  • Exposure to the Global Fund experience will be an added advantage;
  • Knowledge of payroll, payroll taxes and benefits administration;
  • Extensive working knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.);
  • Knowledge of basic principles and practices of accounting;
  • Excellent record keeping and record management techniques;
  • Ability to working well in a highly pressurised work environment with very tight deadlines;
  • Ability to interact with auditors (both internal and external);
  • Valid driver’s licence and ability to travel extensively when required;
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