
The Wits Health Consortium invites interested and suitably qualified candidates to apply for Internship Programme for a period of 12 months.
Position: Intern (Grant Accountant) – 12 Months Contract
Type: Permanent ☐ Fixed Term ☒ Temporary ☐
Main purpose of the job: To assist with the administration of financial and grant management of grant funded projects.
Location: 31 Princess of Wales Terrace, Parktown
Closing date: 5 September 2024
Submit detailed CV to: [email protected]
Reference number: G/A Intern: 02
Key performance areas
▪ Ensure adherence to the financial policies and procedures.
▪ Assist Syndicate/Division with preparing/revision of budgets as and when required or requested.
▪ Ensure that relevant bank accounts are open and shared with relevant stakeholders before project commencement date.
▪ Assist with finalization of internal monthly financial reports/invoices by no later the 20th of each month.
▪ Submit donor report/invoices to relevant Project Manager five business days prior to donor report submission date.
▪ Inform management of any queries raised on donor reports/invoices within three days of receipt thereof.
▪ Capture monthly invoices Sage as per month end processing.
▪ Follow up on narrative reports with Project managers as stipulated on the relevant donor agreement.
▪ Subawards – follow up to ensure financial reports and Invoices are received timeously and are compliant with the donor rules and regulations.
▪ Subawards – capture accounting entries in relation to the subaward as part of the month end processes.
▪ Assist grants team to ensure donor/WHC compliance on all payments prior to processing for payment.
▪ Escalate any compliance queries to grant management.
▪ Prepare journals for posting.
▪ Assist with administration on files to be audit ready.
▪ Amend accounting records and fixed asset register for disposals and write – offs where requested.
▪ Maintain a log of fixed assets verification undertaken by the division on an annual basis.
Required minimum education and training
BCom Accounting
Desirable additional education, work experience and personal abilities
▪ Knowledge of Microsoft Office especially Excel.
▪ 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 work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
▪ The environment may at times be busy and need excellent organisational skills and attention to details.
▪ May be required to work overtime.
▪ Excellent communication skills (both written and oral) will be required.
Should you be interested in applying for this vacancy, please send an email to [email protected]. The subject heading of the email must read G/A Intern: 02 and the job title of position applying for. Please include the following documentation:
▪ A cover letter (maximum one page) that clearly states which vacancy you are applying for
▪ A detailed CV
The 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 unsuccessful.