Grant Accountant (8 Months Contract Wits Health Consortium)

Ajpersonnel; Soweto; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 700 000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare-focused organization in Soweto is seeking a Financial Manager to oversee grant management and ensure compliance with funding regulations. This role involves preparing financial reports, managing expenditures, and liaising with various stakeholders. Candidates should have a BCom Accounting degree and a minimum of 3 years of financial reporting experience in a healthcare or donor-funded environment. Strong skills in Microsoft Excel and accounting packages are essential. This is a contract position with specific closing date for applications.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years financial reporting experience in a healthcare or donor funded environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial aspects of grants ensuring compliance with funding regulations.
• Prepare accurate financial reports and support program teams.
• Monitor expenditures and ensure alignment with grant terms.

Skills

Internal Audit

Accounting Tally

General Ledger Accounting

Microsoft Excel

Financial Accounting

Financial Analysis

Financial Reporting

Education

BCom Accounting or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office (especially Excel)

Job description

Background

• Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited (WHC) is a wholly‑owned Company of the University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg (South Africa) under its Faculty of Health Sciences
• WHC provides Faculty with a legal framework within which to operate the research and other activities necessary to support its academic objectives
• In addition WHC offers a range of products and services to Academics

Main purpose of the job

• To manage the financial aspects of grants ensuring compliance with funding regulations, preparing accurate financial reports and supporting program teams throughout the grant lifecycle

Location

• Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital Soweto

Key performance areas

• Ensure adherence to the Financial Policies and Procedures and Donor Rules and Regulations
• Effective review and timeously approval of purchase orders on the WHC portal ensuring the P2P complies with the financial policies of WHC and Donor Rules and Regulations
• Monitor expenditures and ensure alignment with grant terms and conditions and organizational policies and procedures
• Effective review and approval of general ledger entries and journal entries
• Budget preparation and management
• Preparation of journals with the necessary supporting documents for capturing
• Review subawardees financial reports for accuracy and compliance
• Prepare the journal to capture the subawardees costs into the organizations GL
• Ensure timely submission of financial documentation from subawardees
• Preparation of audit samples to support internal and external audits
• Provide financial advice to divisions and sites
• Prepare and submit timely accurate comprehensive financial reports to funders and divisions
• Liaison with all relevant stakeholders
• Effective compliance with donor requirements
• Effective self‑management
• Adhoc duties include requesting invoices to external and internal stakeholders, including cost recovery invoices with the necessary supporting documentation

Required minimum education and training

• BCom Accounting or equivalent

Required minimum work experience

• Minimum of 3 years financial reporting experience in a healthcare or donor funded environment

Desirable additional education work experience and personal abilities

• Experience working in a donor funded organization / NGO will be an advantage
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel and accounting package, is desirable
• Must have a dynamic and compatible personality able to deal with clients, donors and staff at all levels
• Must be self‑motivated, able to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Environment may at times be busy and require excellent management skills and attention to detail
• May be required to work overtime and to travel to various sites
• Excellent communication skills (both written and oral) will be required

TO APPLY

• Only if you meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above you may submit a detailed updated CV
• Please apply online and complete your registration via our website to enable and protect you as a candidate and to accept the new POPIA terms and conditions
• This will then create your permanent profile with which you can apply for all jobs as advertised by AJ PERSONNEL
• However you may remove your profile from AJ PERSONNEL when you are no longer in the job market
• Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position
• Wits Health Consortium will only respond to shortlisted candidates
• Candidates who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date can consider their applications to be unsuccessful
• Closing date: 03 October 2025
• Note: No CV will be accepted after the closing date

Key Skills

Internal Audit, Accounting Tally, General Ledger Accounting, External Audit, Microsoft Excel, PMP, Financial Accounting, Financial Analysis, Payroll, Financial Recouncilation, Financial statement, Accounting and Finance, ACCA, CPA, Financial Reporting

Employment Type : Contract

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1