• BCom/ BCompt or a 3-year Financial Diploma.
• SAIPA or SAICA articles complete would be advantageous

 Skills and experience required: 

• Expert bookkeeping / accounting knowledge is required.
• Ability to multitask and keep up with a fast paced environment
• Strong administrative and reporting skills
• Strong excel skills
• Ability to work under tight deadlines/deadline driven;
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar role
• Must be fully computer literate – Pastel 9 would be advantageous
• Excellent communication with parents and pupils
• Ability to deal empathetically with people at all levels

Job description:

• Report the School Principal and the Senior Financial Administrator at head office.

• Participate in campus management meetings and brand campus meetings.

• Drive and manage the annual opex and capex budget process at the school.

• Monitor school expenses against budgets.
• Customer and third-party billing accuracy.
• Overseeing procurement and accounts payable.
• Ensuring that discounts and bursaries are accurate and that processes are adhered to.
• Overseeing debt management and collections.
• Timely financial reporting.
• Accurate and complete income and expenses.
• Accurate and timely submission of CAPEX applications and prepare CAPEX requisitions
• Preparing monthly reconciliations.
• Review and submit accurate billing information to head office
• Assist with procurement and payments of invoivces
• Calculate discounts and allocate bursaries
• Fee collections and manage overdue accounts and collection process
• Invoicing and collection  from parents for school events, grade camps and sports tours.
• Financial reporting and month-end closing.

Please consider your application unsuccessful if you have not heard from us within 1 week.
We will keep your details on file for future positions.