Location: Cape Town
Overview:
Our Client, an internationally recognised non-profit organisation that provides Health Care Services throughout South Africa, is looking for a Management Accountant to join their dynamic team!
Their work culture is adapted to the constantly-evolving South African health care environment and will suit solution-driven team players interested in opportunities for career development while working to connect people with care.
Purpose of the position:
Responsible for the gathering and analysing 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:
- Registered CA (SA) with minimum 1 years experience as an Accountant / Cost Accountant; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Post article experience in financial reporting, financial management, or a related field desirable.
- Previous SAP and Power BI experience preferred.
- Knowledge of financial accounting systems.
- Proficiency in Microsoft packages (Advanced Excel skills).
- Clear credit and criminal record.
Responsibilities:
- Prepare project specific and organisational budgets/financial reports as and when needed.
- Budget development in support of new business activities.
- Ensuring that organisational policies are considered in all budgeting processes.
- Develop and update appropriate templates to assist in budget consolidation and may need to interact with sub-awardees and review budgets prepared by sub-awardees to ensure quality standards are maintained, if applicable.
- Review budgets/forecasts prepared by others to ensure quality standards are maintained.
- Facilitate accurate forecasting for projects.
- Maintain and builds productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders (funders, government, auditors etc.).
- Assist and support the financial management team.
Skills, competencies and abilities:
- Strong attention to detail.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Good analytical and numerical abilities.
- 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.
