Job description

We have a position available for a person who is highly meticulous and enjoys working in a challenging environment. This role is responsible to perform internal reporting, analysis, costings and budgeting in order to monitor and support business decisions.

Requirements

Key Performance AreasReporting:

• Compile quarterly NCR Reporting.
• Review management accounts and cost centre reporting and analysis for accuracy for Capfin Group of companies.
• Assist Management accountant where required to produce accurate reporting.

 Budgeting and forecasting:

• Take the lead in budgeting and forecasting.

This includes:

• Facilitating business decisions by providing scenario planning on a bi-annual, annual and ad-hoc basis.
• Updating and maintaining annual budget models for reporting requirements, this includes liaising with budget holders and obtaining sign-off of budgeted information to ensure a culture of ownership and hence accountability.
• Updates forecasting models monthly with actuals to keep an accurate rolling forecast.
• Updating the financial models with the updated book models, Debt Collectors budgeted model and workforce planning model.
• Running different scenarios and ensuring version control of the financial models and all third-party models (where affected).
• Updates forecasting models as business requirements change, new pricing agreements are implemented to ensure accuracy and relevance of models.
• Ensures transfer pricing models are updated as business requirements change to ensure accuracy and relevance of models and evaluate effects of transfer prices.
• Ensure balance sheet and cash flow is accurately represented in budget/forecasting models

Financialmodeling:

• Design, construct and maintain financial models in alignment with the corporate calendar which includes:
• Refiguring existing budgeting/forecasting models to add in new legal entities/reporting requirements/enhancements.
• Design and construct new transfer pricing models as required for business purposes.

Cost analysis:

• Provide cost analysis as required to help facilitate business decisions.
• Provide cost analysis to calculate profit share within the Group, this includes costings for new loan and re-loans, origination channels and products.
• Ensures correct allocation of costs within the Group of companies to ensure accurate reporting.
• Liaises with various departments to ensure cost allocation is continuously monitored and correctly accounted for.
• Maintain standard assumptions to be used in cost analysis calculations to ensure information within the company is standardized across all financial models.
• Review cost allocation within the group and review costings. Ensure effective retailer profitability calculation.

Projects:

• Assist in project accounting as required.

Support:

• Provide support to the Financial Manager and Team Members as required.

Qualifications                                            

• CIMA Qualified/relevant financial degree

Experience

• Five years’ experience in management accounting role

Functional competencies

• Advanced excel (non-negotiable)
• Budgeting/forecasting
• Financial reporting practices
• Financial modelling
• Costing methodologies
• IFRS standards

Behavioural competencies

• Logical thinking
• Pro-activity
• Adhering to principles and values
• Information gathering and problem analysis
• Planning and organising
• Quality and detail orientation
• Presenting and communicating information

 The closing date for applications is 15 February 2019.

Posted on 01 Feb 12:33

Job description

Events offer the platform for you to tell a story, which must link to the client’s brand. We believe that an event should create a two-way conversation between the client and the target audience for the duration of the conference cycle.

The tools at our disposal have evolved, allowing us to create meaningful ways to engage with delegates. This results are deeper brand immersion and experiences that keep delegates talking.

We partner with our clients to creating events that stand out from competitors.

We are a busy events company that offers excellent opportunities for growth to the right candidate. The suitable candidate is currently a professional conference organiser and equipped to manage key accounts in South Africa as well as projects in East Africa.

Job description:

• Manage audio-visual suppliers from concept to completion
• Manage travel arrangements of speakers and VIPs
• Sponsor and logistics management
• Negotiate special rates with suppliers
• Create and present proposals to clients
• Manage supplier and client contracts
• Manage budgets and expenses
• Client invoicing

Please send your applications to Sarina Steenkamp.

Applications will close on Friday, 15 February 2019 at 5pm.

Should you not receive a response within two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Requirements

• Three to five years’ Mice experience 
• Experience in managing 1,000+ delegate conferences

Beneficial

• Experience as a PCO on various corporate accounts
• Experience working on Xero

Additional requirements:

• Willing to travel and work occasionally over weekends
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Ability to convey a warm and friendly tone in written communications
• Ability to manage conference budgets
• Proficient typist with 100% accuracy
• Skilled in Excel
• Detail-oriented
• Proven negotiation skills
• Able to use own initiative
• Organised and efficient
• Excellent project management skills
• Able to work independently and in a team
• Strong administration skills
• Able to meet tight deadlines and deliver expected results
• Extensive SA and regional product knowledge
• Flexibility to work long hours when required

Posted on 01 Feb 12:26

Are you a Communications guru? Are you a creative and innovative ideas person? Are you passionate about helping to disseminate academic research findings – making them accessible to the wider public, and helping to shape policy making and political debate? Are you passionate about the development landscape in Africa, with an interest in poverty, land and natural resources?

If this describes you, then the Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) at the University of the Western Cape is looking for you!

PLAAS engages in research, postgraduate teaching and supervision, short-course training and policy advocacy in relation to land, agriculture, natural resources management, poverty and social policy.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons, for the position of Communications Officer.

Requirements:

• An appropriate bachelor’s qualification in journalism or related fields
• Minimum five years’ relevant experience
• Proven experience handling/managing institutional social media platforms
• Experience and knowledge of Web-based Content Management Systems
• Exceptional English language writing and editing skills
• Active interest in and knowledge of the political economy of development on the African continent.

Advantageous:

• A postgraduate qualification in a related discipline
• Familiarity with WordPress

Skills and competencies:

• Excellent communication skills
• Computer literate
• Fluent in MS Office as well as a wide range of computer and internet-related skill sets such as Web 2.0, the use of social media, website management, etc.
• Excellent organisational skills
• Sound knowledge and understanding of social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn) and how to communicate effectively to each of these audiences
• Experience in media relations and engaging with journalists across all media
• Experience in website maintenance using WordPress
• Actively engaging with stakeholders and media regarding reporting on the activities of PLAAS, and liaising with the University’s publicity officers.
• Interest or experience in Google Analytics and data analysis
• Ability to work independently but be a team player

The PLAAS Communications Officer is responsible for providing central co-ordination, overall management and technical support for all PLAAS’s scientific communication, research dissemination, publication and public relations needs.

Organisational communications, marketing and media

• Developing and executing PLAAS’s communication, marketing and social media strategies.
• Ensuring timeous and accurate public communication of all PLAAS-related news on all relevant platforms, including social media.
• Actively engaging with stakeholders and media regarding reporting on the activities of PLAAS, and liaising with the University’s publicity officers.
• Regularly preparing news items for public dissemination.
• Designing and managing branding of PLAAS materials, and marketing of all PLAAS activities.

Production of all PLAAS publications and reports

• Driving and ensuring overall coordination of publication processes – this includes logistical co-ordination (monitoring deadlines, preventing bottle-necks) and maintaining house styles (publication look and feel, branding, templates and layouts).
• Providing technical support for authors. This includes getting quotes (for editing, layout, printing, etc.) and liaising with researchers on their publications and service providers (editors, printers, illustrators, etc.)
• In-house layout and templating of selected publications where these are not outsourced.

Designing, updating and maintaining the PLAAS website

• Maintaining the overall design and layout of the website to ensure alignment with PLAAS’s organisational and needs and communication strategy.
• Ensuring and coordinating technical support for the website (including liaison with service providers, UWC IT, etc.)
• Ensuring that the website is up-to-date and current. This includes updating the PLAAS publication database, events list, current news, and other announcements.

Scientific communication, dissemination and recording of PLAAS outputs and findings

• Uploading all new reports and publications onto the UWC institutional repository.
• Recording all researcher outputs and activities on the UWC Converis system.
• Driving and coordinating scientific communication and the dissemination of PLAAS outputs policy in web-based, print and electronic media. This includes the use of key content portals (e.g. ELDIS, academia.edu, ORCID, Google Scholar, etc.)
• Assisting with coordination and consolidation of annual reporting on outputs and outcomes.
• Where necessary and appropriate, working with researchers to develop publicly accessible materials, communicating the content and implications of research findings and policy advice in accessible formats, including blog posts, video material, audio recordings, newsletters, etc.
• Monitoring and analysing the impact and reach of PLAAS’s media and information footprint using appropriate bibliometric and alt-metric tools.

In your application, you are encouraged to highlight your strengths and also include anything else that you feel may be pertinent to the selection panel. Please attach your covering letter, a detailed curriculum vitae and highest qualification to your online profile.

To be considered for this vacancy, you must click on the Apply for this Job link below or apply directly via UWC Careers at https://uwc.hua.hrsmart.com/hr/ats/JobSearch/viewAll. For any queries, please contact the Human Resources Department at +27 21 959 4063/9763/9708/3551/3756.

Closing date for applications: 14 February 2019.

In line with the University’s commitment to diversifying its workforce, preference will be given to suitably qualified applicants in line with Employment Targets of the University. The University reserves the right not to make an appointment, to make an appointment at a different level or to seek additional candidates.

Posted on 01 Feb 11:39