Finance Administrator

Nacosa; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 250 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading non-profit organization in Cape Town is seeking a proactive Finance Administrator to join its finance team. The successful candidate will review payment requisitions, process transactions, and ensure compliance with finance policies and regulations. Responsibilities include preparing journals, maintaining payment schedules, and assisting with financial audits and donor reporting. The ideal candidate should have strong analytical skills and experience in finance administration. This role offers a chance to contribute to impactful community projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in finance administration with knowledge of statutory finance policies.
• Strong analytical skills to support financial reporting.
• Ability to work with online banking systems.

Responsibilities

• Review payment requisitions for completeness and compliance.
• Assist with financial audits and donor reporting.
• Perform bank reconciliations and creditor reconciliations.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Proactive

Financial analysis

Transaction processing

Compliance knowledge

Job description

NACOSA is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Finance Administrator to join our finance team.

The Finance Administrator will be responsible for reviewing payment requisitions, processing transactions, and ensuring strict adherence to donor, statutory, and organisational finance policies, rules, and regulations.

The role will also support the Bookkeeper with bank account reconciliations and other ad hoc finance tasks as required.

About us NACOSA (Networking HIV, AIDS Community of Southern Africa) is a leading non-profit organisation working in communities across South Africa.

It focuses on building strong, resilient organisations and communities to respond effectively to HIV, AIDS, TB, gender-based violence (GBV), Human Rights, and broader public health and social challenges.

The duties and responsibilities of the Finance Administrator will include, but not limited to :

• Plan monthly tasks and deliverables to meet strict reporting / payment deadlines.
• Assist with financial audits and donor reporting.
• Maintain procurement order files and supporting documentation weekly.
• Payment Accounts Processing Process purchases, receipts, sales, and payments on the accounting system.
• Ensure compliance with internal finance policies, donor regulations, and statutory requirements.
• Prepare and process journals, maintain payment schedules, and manage payment packs and requisitions.
• Load approved payments onto online banking platforms and distribute proof of payments.
• Review expenses to ensure correct budget coding.
• Transaction Monitoring Verification Review payment requisitions for completeness and compliance.
• Engage requisition submitters to resolve queries and maintain records.
• Verify supporting documents against organisational and donor policies.
• Reconciliations Perform bank and other account reconciliations.
• Assist with creditor reconciliations and provide supporting information.
• Financial Analysis Reporting Support internal and external financial reporting requirements.
• Ad Hoc Tasks Undertake special requests and irregular tasks as required.