Stellenbosch University
Financial Services Division and Division for Research Development
Accountant: Financial Services
(Ref. FIN/213/0617)

The incumbent will report to the finance division of the university, seconded to the division for research development.

Duties:

• Financial advice regarding budget and financial management of short courses
• Financial control over short courses
• Approving short course budgets and financial reports
• Managing and facilitating tangent planes between the short course and finance divisions
• Managing and facilitating tangent planes between the research environments and the finance and research development divisions
• Preparing and checking detailed project and full cost budgets in collaboration with the research team
• Checking and approving all full cost budgets within the framework of the full cost policy
• Capturing full cost project budgets for all research contracts on the financial system
• Developing and communicating methods and resources in support of implementing the full cost policy
• Expenditure analyses on identified projects/interventions as required
• Dealing with telephonic, walk-in, and email enquiries about financial procedures and systems
• Involvement in the review of financial policy and procedures to keep up with changing practices or legislation
• Implementation of policy amendments
• Ensuring application of financial policy and procedure
• Presentation of formal internal workshops and programmes to communicate financial policies, procedures, and systems
• Preparing financial analytical reports as required
• Providing support to the finance, research development, and short courses divisions during internal and external audits

Requirements:

• At least a BCom degree with accounting as major
• Completed articles at an auditing firm or relevant work experience
• A strong financial and accounting background
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• The ability to provide support at senior level to project leaders
• Advanced computer literacy, with specific reference to MS Word and Excel
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to multi-task

Recommendations:

• Knowledge of the university’s financial system
• Proven experience in the costing of research contracts and projects
• Excellent knowledge of the national higher education environment

Commencement of duties: 1 August 2017 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Closing date: 17 July 2017

Enquiries regarding this post: Ms Faiza Majiet, Director: Financial Services, on 021 808 4544, or on

az.ca.nus@maziaf

/ Ms Cornelia Malherbe, Director: Research Contracts on 021 808 3546, or on

az.ca.nus@2mdvc

Enquiries regarding remuneration/benefits as well as technical assistance with the electronic application process: Human Resources Client Services Centre on 021 808 2753

The University will consider all applications in terms of its Employment Equity plan, which acknowledges the need to diversify the demographic composition of the staff corps, especially with regard to the appointment of suitable candidates from the designated groups.

The university reserves the right not to make an appointment.

Your application, comprising a comprehensive curriculum vitae (including the names and e-mail address of at least three referees), must reach the university before or on the closing date of the advertised post.

Apply online at www.sun.ac.za/english/careers

Candidates may be subjected to appropriate psychometric testing and other selection instruments.

The university reserves the right to investigate qualifications and conduct background checks on all candidates.

Should no feedback be received from the university within four weeks of the closing date, kindly accept that your application did not succeed.

Posted on 06 Jul 13:55

A dynamic financial services company seeks a finance reporting and tax manager to be responsible for the external and internal finance reporting functions by ensuring submission deadlines are met and all reporting is aligned to best practice financial governance and internal controls. The ideal candidate must possess a B.Comm (accounting) or equivalent finance qualification and three to five years’ relevant experience.

Duties:

Annual financial statements and statutory returns

• Manage and review the annual financial statements to ensure that they accurately reflect the financial results and are compliant with IFRS.
• Manage and review the regulatory returns process to ensure that the NCR, SARB, SARS and CIPC returns are submitted within the required timelines.

Internal reporting

• Manage and support the internal reporting team to ensure the accurate preparation and timely submission of monthly finance packs containing all subsidiary information with commentary analysing the performance of the companies.
• Manage the timeline for board packs, including consolidating board pack information and reviewing for completeness and accuracy of the board pack, such that submission to the board takes place timeously.
• Prepare and / or review technical accounting papers.

External shareholder reporting

• Manage and support the external reporting team to ensure the accurate preparation and timely submissions of all external reporting information and packs.
• Manage and review the status of the reconciliation process and FACT sheet reporting to BNP.

Tax management

• Manage the tax reporting and submission deadlines.
• Manage the applications for direct and indirect tax rulings.
• Review existing and implement new policies for changes in tax legislation.
• Prepare and / or review technical tax papers.
• Maintain relationship with SARS and tax advisers.

Month-end process

• Assist with managing the month end process:
  • Ensure the process is operating efficiently.
  • Ensure monthly value added tax (VAT submissions).
  • Manage and review the status of the month end close to ensure that month end is closed timeously and the balances are recorded accurately.
  • Ensure month end is completed within BNP requirements.

Delivery of audit without material queries

• Manage and deliver the followings audits on time:
  • IGF audit
  • Private label cards audits
  • NCA internal
  • Current and future SARS audits
  • External audits

Team management

• Manage, guide and support the Reporting and Tax team to ensure optimal performance, engagement and succession.

Support to finance and ad-hoc tasks

• Deliver on ad-hoc projects/requests from the Head of Financial Management and Finance Executive.
• Provide technical accounting and tax support for projects and initiatives

Requirements:

• B.Comm (accounting) or equivalent finance qualification.
• Three to five years’ relevant experience.

Attributes:

• Strong analytical, strategic and creative problem-solving skills.
• Solution-orientated.
• Able to perform in a fast-paced changing environment.
• Able to deliver accurate outputs.
• Able to convert theoretical knowledge effectively into practical solutions.

While we would really like to respond to every application, should you not be contacted for this position within 10 working days please consider your application unsuccessful.

When applying for jobs, ensure that you have the minimum job requirements. Only SA citizens will be considered for this role. If you are not in the mentioned location of any of the jobs, please note your relocation plans in all applications for jobs and correspondence. Please email a Word copy of your CV to

moc.nifatad@ellehcim

and mention the reference numbers of the jobs. We have a list of jobs on http://www.datafin.com. Datafin IT Recruitment – Cape Town Jobs.

Posted on 05 Jul 16:26

Job description

Top retail, corporate, and commercial Cape Town-based interior design organisation is offering employment.

This is a high-level position to manage and control with a dedicated team the full processing of all related design projects undertaken by the organisation. This position is available immediately and should you meet all the requirements please email your CV, portfolio and credentials (max 5MB) to

moc.sroiretnievf@noitpecer

.

Qualifications and experience 

• BA degree in interior design/honours preferable 
• Minimum six years’ experience in the retail design industry 
• Having managed a design team before would be preferable 
• Strong portfolio and track record

Programs skills:

• Microsoft Excel
• Revit
• AutoCAD 
• Any other design software platforms will be beneficial

Requirements

Skill set required:

• Strong leadership skills 
• Be able to work to deadlines 
• Must be able to mange stress 
• Great communication skills 
• Must be well structured 
• Must be well organised 
• Must be able to control a design team and be team leader 
• Be able to multitask 
• Must be able to follow a system 
• Must be detailed orientated
• Must have a strong technical design background
• Must be able to engage with clients  
• Must have experience in retail design and technical insight to the design process

Required licence: 

• Valid SA drivers licence 
• Own transport

Posted on 05 Jul 16:09