Finance Intern

Job Purpose

To provide support to the CFO and the Foundation’s Junior Finance Manager and to provide support to the Finance department. To provide an opportunity to be exposed to the various Finance areas at entry level.

Key Performance Areas

Finance

• Initiate approval for disbursements - check requests and or invoices - with proper and complete documentation attached.
• Enter accounting transactions with adequate supporting documentation for cash disbursements and cash receipts.
• Prepare invoices to donors and prepare s18A certificate for monies received.
• Generate expenditure reports and prepare reconciliations, as well as the monitoring of receivables, prepaid and payable accounts.
• Assist in monthly accruals and fiscal year-end closing adjustments as necessary.
• Prepare weekly cash balances.
• Petty cash management and maintain the record of all receipts and prepare the reconciliation.
• Assist in preparation for the audit and liaise with the auditors where necessary and assist with any queries that arise from audit.
• Assist in preparing for VAT 201 return submissions and VAT audits.
• Ensure invoices submitted for payment are VAT compliant.
• Request supplier statements, reconcile accounts and request credit refunds if required.
• Continually endeavour to improve identified gaps within area of work
• Liaise with other divisions on all relevant Finance related queries.
• Prepare monthly general journals.
• Manage the debtors and creditors’ modules and all other related transactions.
• Manage Finance Students who comes for Vac work.
• Assist in any other matters as may be required.

Education, Skills and Experience

• Matric
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting
• No work experience required
• MS Office especially Excel and Word
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong Numerical Skills
• Interpersonal skills

Job Type: Internship
Contract length: 12 months

Education:

• Bachelors (Required)

Work Location: In person