Assistant Accountant N001464
Listing reference: nwu_001499
Listing status: Closed
Apply by: 15 March 2023
Position summary
Industry: Financial Services
Job category: Other: Banking, Finance, Insurance, Stockbroking
Location: Potchefstroom
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
About our company
NWU
Introduction
NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY (POTCHEFSTROOM CAMPUS)
DIVISION: NWU FINANCE AND FACILITIES
DEPARTMENT: NWU GOVERNANCE REPORTING AND TREASURY
POSITION NUMBER: N001464
VACANCY: ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT
PEROMNES GRADE: P9
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: PERMANENT
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION
The main purpose of this position is to ASSIST in the FINANCIAL REPORTING FUNCTION as required from this
sub-division of Governance, Reporting and Treasury. This mainly includes the preparation and compiling
financial reports and related documents.
Job description
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Year-end, mid-year, quarterly, monthly and daily procedures:
• Assist to prepare Annual Financial Statements (AFS), Management statements and all related reports (including Earmarked Grants) with attention to set due dates
• Assist with writing of reports and graphs (including Earmarked Grants)
• Data collection and processing thereof as needed to prepare required financial statements and reports
• Data maintenance and Journal entries
• Payroll vs General Ledger (GL) Reconciliation
• IFRS 15 – Contracts with Customers – Compliance with standard requirements will be a specific part of this position.
Reconciliations:
• Monthly preparation of various reconciliations – for control purposes – but also as an audit requirement
Enquiries and liaison:
• Assist End-users - mainly at year-end with General Ledger Report related enquiries
Related parties:
• Data collection from external parties and performing of related record keeping transactions
Ad hoc assignments – including personal development:
• Execution of assignments as received from Director or Senior Accountant: GRT
• Compliance with NWU policies, standards, procedures and guidelines in support of the Institutional Plan
• Back up for Senior Accountant
Occupational Health and Safety (OHS):
Compliance with OHS policies (including Covid-19 protocols as and when applicable
KEY FUNCTIONAL & TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:
• Computer literacy (MS Office as well as e-mail)
• Information systems – level III – application skills eg. VLOOKUP, PIVOT TABLES, GRAPHS
• Afrikaans and English – write and speak
• Ability to multi-task effectively
• Ability to prioritise and manage time effectively
• Work accurately and complete
• Attention to detail
KEY BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES
• Can work on own as well as part of a team - adaptable
• Have integrity and high moral values
• Excellent communication skills with good interpersonal knowledge
• Service orientated with client satisfaction as goal
Minimum requirements
• Accounting III in B Com Degree (financial)
• Minimum of 3 year, in Financial Systems and Financial Reporting.
ADDED ADVANTAGE:
• Information Systems III in B Com Degree (financial)
• Minimum of 3 years in completion of articles.
ENQUIRIES REGARDING JOB CONTENT MAY BE DIRECTED TO:
· LEANA WAGNER: TEL- 018 299 4829
ENQUIRIES REGARDING RECRUITMENT PROCESS MAY BE DIRECTED TO:
· MS DORAH NTLWANA at 018 299 4799
· KGANYA MBOTSANE at 018 299 4935
CLOSING DATE: 15 March 2023
PLANNED COMMENCEMENT OF DUTIES: 1 June 2023
Kindly take note: applications must be submitted online through the official NWU vacancy website.
Incomplete applications and those submitted through any other platform will not be considered.
The University subscribes to and applies the principles of Employment Equity (EE) Act and is committed to transformation. Preference will be given to candidates from the designated groups, in accordance with the principles of the EE Act and NWU Employment Equity Plan.
The University reserves the right not to make an appointment. Communication will be limited to shortlisted candidates only.
If you are not contacted within two months from the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.