Bookkeeper: Thandulwazi Academy

Your talent and positive mental attitude mean you are able to deliver on the following responsibilities as Bookkeeper:

1. Donation administration, including SARS submission and reconciliations
2. Review funder and supplier contracts to ensure adherence to authority matrix
3. Complete financial section for funding applications and donor reporting as requested by Advancement team.
4. Complete monthly management accounts and present internally
5. Complete and analyse monthly finance reports and ad hoc reports, including ensuring alignment to fundraising pipeline, close out review notes and provide insights on variances
6. Ensure financial controls are maintained at all times in activities managed, including monthly reconciliations
7. Liaison with Thandulwazi Academy and Advancement Office
8. Complete, review and approve payments on eProcurement platform, ensuring budget and procurement adherence
9. Manage month-end deadlines
10. Prepare accurate and complete journals
11. Attend to audit requests from auditors with the necessary information required upon request by audit team/Senior finance manager/Head of Finance.
12. Support Thandulwazi management team with annual Risk Assessment and complete annual Finance risk assessment for Thandulwazi
13. Manage and resolve queries from stakeholders in a professional manner
14. Assist with information, including but not limited to budget parameters, for Thandulwazi management to complete the budget and completion of the Forecast and Budget on web based reporting tool (IDU).
15. Compile consolidated forecast and budget per the budget timelines and present to Thandulwazi Management.
16. Support Thandulwazi management in compilation of forecast and budget commentary by reviewing and ensuring accuracy of financial information with the report.
17. Perform general accounting and ad hoc duties as requested.

Key requirements for this position include:

1. Certificate-level bookkeeping/accounting qualification or equivalent
2. Minimum 3 - 5 years of relevant finance experience; experience in a NPO, NGO or PBO would be a distinct advantage
3. Sound working knowledge of ACCPAC (or similar accounting package), and MS Excel is essential at an intermediate level
4. Ability to be a self-starter
5. The ability to build and maintain positive relationships with a variety of stakeholders
6. Key time management skills to ensure deadlines are met with efficient turnaround times
7. Occasional overtime will be required
8. Experience in a demanding customer-centred environment
9. Any staff member working within a school is required to have a sexual offender’s clearance certificate before employment can commence
10. A positive credit history and a police Clearance Certificate
11. A willingness to work within the Christian ethos of the College and the values upheld by the College