The Thembalitsha Foundation (registered non-profit organisation in South Africa) is looking to appoint a Financial Manager.

 

Based: Somerset West
Reporting to: Operations Director
Hours: 8:00 to 14:00 Monday to Friday 

Key responsibilities: 

• Ensure compliance with all statutory requirements relating to financial control, financial management and accounting.
• Review and finalise financial records for each project in a manner that facilitates management reports
• Resolution of day to day finance/accounting queries (internal & external).
• Developing and managing financial systems/models which will enable proper monthly & quarterly reports including infrastructure projects reports.
• Ensuring effective financial and risk management and proactively managing internal controls.
• Produce required financial reports for Executive management, and quarterly reports as required by the Board of Directors.
• Preparing financial statements and ensuring compliance with all relevant statutory requirements, regulations and standards.
• Oversee and supervise the finance department.
• Liaise with external auditors.
• Managing the budget process while contributing to effective strategic and business planning systems and ensuring timely management reporting.
• Review prepared budgets for funding applications before they are sent out.
• Oversee all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems and ensure compliance with appropriate accounting standards, regulatory and audit requirements.

Requirements:

• BCom Accounting or similar
• SAIPA or SAICA Articles advantageous
• At least 3 years’ experience in managing a team of people in a finance department
• Computer literacy in MS Office with Excel and Teams advance
• Experience in the non-profit industry advantageous 

Personal Skills/Attributes:

• Excellent English and Afrikaans communication skills (verbal & written)
• Strong leadership and people management skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to work under pressure 

 

Please direct all applications (CV, qualifications and contactable references) or queries with salary expectations to: hrofficer@hope.org.za by 15 March 2023. 

If you have not received a response within two weeks of your application, please consider your application unsuccessful. Thembalitsha reserves the right to withdraw this advertisement at any time.