HEAD OF FINANCE

The Southern African Development Community Groundwater Management Institute (SADC-GMI) is established as the Centre of Excellence for groundwater management in the SADC region hosted by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Pretoria, South Africa on behalf of and under the strategic guidance of the SADC Secretariat, Directorate of Infrastructure and Services – Water Division, in Gaborone, Botswana. The mandate of the SADC-GMI is to promote sustainable groundwater management and provide solutions to groundwater challenges through creating an enabling policy, legal and regulatory environment, capacity development, advancing research, supporting groundwater infrastructure development, and enabling dialogue and accessibility of groundwater information in the SADC region.

SADC-GMI (www.sadc-gmi.org) based in Pretoria, South Africa seeks to fill the following vacancy: 

HEAD OF FINANCE

The Head of Finance will be the focal person for SADC-GMI on all finance duties with and in support of the other SADC-GMI team members. S/he will report directly to the Executive Director of SADC-GMI.

The Head of Finance will be responsible for the following tasks and duties, among others:

Lead the financial planning and management function of the SADC-GMI through:

1. Budget preparation, tracking and reporting for all financiers

2. Contact & relationships management with, banks, service providers, debtors, creditors, etc

3. Support sourcing, data entry and effective operation of accounting software

4. Organisation and conduct of annual audits including drafting of AFS

5. Ensure compliance with Tax and VAT requirements in South Africa

6. Support the development and proper utilisation of appropriate accounting and financial management templates and forms by all

7. Monthly preparation and reporting on various reconciliations viz creditors, debtors, bank accounts, debit/credit cards, cash, etc 

8. Sourcing and effective utilisation of Payroll software system

9. Support compliance with RSA labour and tax provisions

10. Support in preparation, reporting and functionality of the Audit and Risk Management function

11. Ensuring the asset register is up to date

12. Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Executive Director of SADC-GMI

The ideal Head of Finance must meet the following criteria:

1. A minimum of a degree qualification from a recognized institution in an accounting, finance, economics, or other field relevant to the job

2. Must be a qualified Accountant with membership with a recognized professional body (e.g. SAICA, SAIPA, CIMA, ACCA, etc)

3. Demonstrated experience working on similar tasks and systems foreseen under this post is a requirement 

4. Demonstrated proficiency in general computer software applications is mandatory, particularly Internet and MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint. 

5. Ability to use accounting and payroll software systems is a requirement 

6. Previous working experience as a member of a multi-national and multi-disciplinary team is required

This is a two-year fixed term contract.

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