ACCOUNTANT POSITION REFERENCE NUMBER : ADAHRM01/2025

Agribusiness Development Agency; Idaho; On-site; USD 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Agribusiness Development Agency is seeking an Accountant for a fixed-term contract in Pietermaritzburg. The role requires an accounting degree or diploma, matric, and at least three years of relevant experience.

The successful candidate will handle payroll, budgeting, financial reporting, and internal controls, reporting to the Finance Manager. Responsibilities include managing project budgets, cash management, grant reconciliation, and maintaining financial records.

Qualifications

• Must have completed matric.
• A relevant Accounting Degree or National Diploma.
• Minimum of 3 years relevant experience.
• A valid driver’s licence.

Responsibilities

• Manage project budgets and report findings.
• Process monthly payroll.
• Deposit cash and reconcile cash receipts.
• Conduct project visits and prepare reports.
• Perform financial planning tasks as required.
• Monitor and manage project cash flows.
• Report income and expenditure to Finance Manager by project and line item.
• Ensure compliance with laws, regulations and policies.
• Assist in policy development and annual reporting.
• Implement Debtors and Creditors controls.
• Administer petty cash and reconcile reimbursements.
• Record receipts and payments in the cashbook.
• Maintain grant register and reconcile unspent grants.
• Process transactions and reconcile general ledger monthly.
• Attend to finance filing and archiving.
• Maintain a register of invoices and follow up on long outstanding items.
• Perform ad-hoc duties as required.

Skills

Bookkeeping

Deadline-oriented

Analytical thinking

IT skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Strategic thinking

Financial reporting

Internal controls

Budgeting

Policy awareness

Education

Accounting Degree

National Diploma

Job description

Accountant Position

REFERENCE NUMBER: ADAHRM01/2025

Job Title: Accountant

Location: 5 Cascades Crescent, Pietermaritzburg

Grade/Salary: L09 (DPSA Salary Scale)

Fixed term contract: 3 Years (Fixed Term Contract)

Reporting Line: Finance Manager

Unit: Office of the Chief Finance Officer

Minimum Requirements

• Must have completed matric.
• A relevant Accounting Degree or National Diploma
• Minimum of 3 years relevant experience
• A valid driver’s licence

Skills, Knowledge & Competencies

• Sound bookkeeping and accounting skills
• Capacity to work alone to deadlines, to establish priorities
• Strong interpretive skills
• Strong IT skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong problem solving and decision-making skills
• Ability to think conceptually and strategically
• Strong analytical, policy and operational thinking skills
• Effective planning and organisational skills
• Ability to use initiative
• Knowledge of electronic financial management systems
• Thorough knowledge and experience in financial accounting
• Working knowledge of budgeting, expenditure control and financial reporting
• Working knowledge of internal controls, risk management, and fraud prevention
• Knowledge of relevant legal prescripts

Key Performance Areas

Ensure financial functions are performed accurately and timeously.

• Managing project Budgets, conducting project visits and reporting on the findings.
• Processing the payroll on a monthly basis.
• Depositing cash received.
• Conducting project visits and preparing reports.
• Perform financial planning tasks as required.
• To monitor and manage project cash flows.
• Report to the Financial Manager on income and expenditure at organisational level, by projects and by line item.
• Ensure compliance with all laws, regulations and policies.
• Assist in providing input into policy development, operational plans, strategic plans and annual report.
• Ensure effective implementation of Debtors and Creditors control systems.
• Administer petty cash on a daily basis and preparing petty cash reconciliations for reimbursement.
• Recording all receipts and payments in the cashbook.
• Maintaining the grant register on a monthly basis and reconciling unspent conditional grants
• Process transactions on accounting system.
• Perform monthly general ledger reconciliations.
• Attend to finance filing and archiving.
• Maintaining a register of all invoices received and following up on long outstanding invoices.
• Adhoc duties required by the incumbent’s supervisor.

Suitable candidates will be selected with the intention of promoting representativity.

Enquiries: Mr Jerry Mfusi Closing Date: 20 November 2025Telephone: [phone]

Should you not hear from ADA 8 weeks after the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful

Interested applicants are requested to submit their applications exclusively via the email address provided: [e-mail]

Please note that all applications must be submitted electronically to this designated email address. Physical or hard copy submissions will not be accepted.