Financial Administrator: Bursaries & Cashbook (Fixed-Term)

Advtech; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 240,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Emeris is seeking a Financial Administrator on a fixed-term contract based at Emeris, Waterfall (Midrand) National Office. You will handle cashbook processing, debit orders, bursary management and reporting to support student financials.

Key duties include processing daily bank statements, managing bursaries from application to approval, reconciling SIMS and D365 data, and providing timely financial reporting to campuses.

Qualifications

• Matric/ Financial qualification or diploma advantageous.
• 3–5 years finance experience required.
• Experience with SIMS and D365 advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage bursary/financial assistance applications and tracking.
• Process daily bank statements and unallocated payments; escalate as needed.
• Process weekly cash office banking (card payments) and journal postings.
• Prepare pro-forma invoices and receipts; reconcile bursaries across systems.
• Maintain trackers and report on payments and bursaries to stakeholders.
• Support training and upskilling of peers and project work.

Skills

Cashbook processing

Bursary management

Debit orders

Reporting

Education

Matric/ Financial qualification

Tools

D365

SIMS

Absa Banking System

Job description

Emeris is seeking a Financial Administrator on a fixed-term contract based at Emeris, Waterfall (Midrand) National Office. You will handle cashbook processing, debit orders, bursary management and reporting to support student financials.

Key duties include processing daily bank statements, managing bursaries from application to approval, reconciling SIMS and D365 data, and providing timely financial reporting to campuses.