Finance Grants Manager Position( 2 Year Contract)

Set Consulting; Mbombela; On-site; ZAR 400 000 - 500 000; Full time

Job summary

An international organization is on the lookout for a qualified Accountant to join an exciting program focused on wildlife conservation in the South Africa/Mozambique region. This role involves managing financial and grant processes, ensuring compliance, and preparing essential financial statements. The successful candidate will be part of a collaborative effort to combat illegal wildlife trade through effective financial management. If you're passionate about making a difference in wildlife conservation and possess extensive accounting experience, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience as an Accountant with a relevant qualification.
• Experience in financial management for complex donor projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial and grant oversight, including budget monitoring.
• Prepare statutory financial statements and facilitate budget revisions.

Skills

Financial Management

Accounting

Project Cycle Management

MS Excel (Advanced)

Oracle / SAP / Oracle's NetSuite

Education

Financial / Accounting Degree or Diploma

Tools

Oracle

SAP

Oracle's NetSuite

Job description

An International organisation is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced Accountant for a large and exciting program addressing wildlife issues in the South Africa / Mozambique landscape.

The programme focuses on enhanced community-based approaches to address illegal wildlife trade and providing support to law enforcement.

Our work is implemented through a range of civil society and government partnerships.

Qualifications and Experience

1. Tertiary qualification - Financial / Accounting degree or diploma with a minimum of five years' experience as an Accountant.
2. Proven expertise in managing effective donor project cycle management process in terms of financial management and reporting.
3. Minimum of two years' experience in financial management and administration in a complex donor project context which includes multiple grant relationships with private sector, NGO, and government entities.
4. Computer literate: MS Excel advanced level.
5. Familiarity with Oracle / SAP / Oracle's NetSuite is highly advantageous.

Responsibilities

1. Provide financial and grant management: Assist in establishing and monitoring core and project partner budgets.
2. Prepare statutory financial statements up to and including the Balance Sheet, Income and Cash Flow Statements, with supporting working papers and schedules.
3. Facilitate budget revision and realignment as required and communicate regularly with programme staff in this regard.
4. Maintain the Programme budget and cash flow projections, including a monthly expenditure tracking for each objective area and core cost expenditure.
5. Manage quarterly and monthly financial planning and budget requests and process month end.
6. Perform bank and balance sheet reconciliations and validate balances of trial balance on a monthly basis.
7. Track burn rate and expenditure of obligated funding and communicate progress through monthly processes with programme staff.
8. Assist with oversight of partner contracts and tracking of cost share contributions across partnerships.
9. Validate and manage correctness of debtors and creditor accounts.
10. Monitor the accuracy of all reports generated by Netsuite and import yearly budget into Netsuite.
11. Provide financial and grant compliance and oversight to the Programme.
12. Perform further duties in collaboration with the Programme Chief of Party.