Accountant: Financial Planning and Budgeting (Budget and General Ledger)

Duties/Pligte

• Liaising regarding and dealing with financial matters relating to faculties, institutes and support environments.
• Providing financial advisory services to the above-mentioned environments.
• Monitoring compliance with financial policies and procedures.
• Compiling management and financial reports on a continuous basis.
• Monitoring overspent cost centres and addressing it with the relevant parties.
• Following up and allocating transactions on control accounts.
• Responding to and solving financial policy and procedure queries (walk-in, telephonic and electronic).
• Presenting formal and informal internal workshops and programmes to communicate financial policies and systems.
• Capturing and reviewing manual journals.
• Preparing, calculating and processing budget adjustments.
• Managing internal reserve funds in terms of the regulations.
• Providing support in terms of Stellenbosch University's annual budget process.
• Providing support during the audit process.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes

• BCom or similar qualification with accounting and cost accounting as subjects.
• Two to three years' work experience in a similar environment with focus on budgets and control account management.
• Proven experience in applying financial policies and procedures.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to function effectively as part of a team.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent computer skills (MS Excel, Word and Outlook).
• Sound organisational and planning skills.
• The ability to perform effectively under pressure.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.

Recommendation/Aanbeveling

• Proven experience and knowledge of Stellenbosch University's, or a similar institution's, financial systems.
• Completed articles with an auditing firm.