Finance Officer

3 weeks ago


Cape Town, South Africa Slum Dwellers International (SDI) Full time

Slum Dwellers International (SDI), the leading international network representing the needs, interests, and voice of the world’s urban poor, wishes to recruit a Finance Officer based in Cape Town. Two decades of savings-driven and women-led organisations have placed SDI in a unique position to ensure that organisations representing the urban poor are recognized as a significant resource to confront global challenges such as climate change, inequality and the absence of social justice. These global challenges will not be solved without the active involvement of all citizens, especially slum dwellers.

Purpose of position

To support the Finance Manager and work closely with the Finance Administrator, other members of SDI Secretariat team and the Finance team on affiliates level. The role entails performing day to day financial accounting tasks including, processing payments, filing and document retrieval, providing data for report preparation and data input for the SDI network secretariat and affiliates’ support in budgeting, financial accounting and reporting of assigned grants.

Reporting Structure

The Finance Officer reports to the Finance Manager with close working relationship with programme staff and Finance Administrator in providing financial services and support.
Ideal Qualifications and Experience for the Position

Skills and Qualities
- Strong attention to compliance to standard operating procedures and governance protocols
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Firm, stress tolerance, attention to detail and able to work with limited supervision
- Proactive and reliable Team player
- Able to work in a multi-cultural set-up

**Key performance areas on the Finance Officer include**:

- Prepare monthly expense reports and requests, including monthly income and expenses are compiled and verifie
- Review if all supporting documents e.g. invoice, quotations, procurement analysis, contracts were added
- Preparation of payments: prepare, create, and allocate payments for a payment batch including: requisition
- Collect and examine supporting documents. Ensure that documents and signatures are valid e.g. invoice, quotations, procurement analysis, contracts, banking details
- Preparation of a monthly, quarterly and annual cashflow projection to monitor expenditure
- Prepare reports as needed by management, including maintaining and reviewing affiliates’ financial reporting, receipts and expense reports, and disbursement database.
- Assist the Finance Manager with grant reporting/proposals, financial statements and other activities as needed
- Processing payroll using Pastel payroll, allocation breakdown of how the salary is charged to each grant, maintain payroll system and salary reports to the Finance Manager for review and authorisation
- Working together with the Finance administration in preparing all documents necessary for auditors
- Preparing audit files for the annual audit and financial reviews
- Ensure all cashbooks reconciled, year-end is closed, and the procedures are complete

This position requires a minimum of a National diploma or Bachelors’ degree in Accounting or Finance. Experience of five years in a similar position is required. Good working knowledge of computer including word processing, spreadsheets, power point and Xero system accounting package is essential.



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