Wits Health Consortium Invites Unemployed Graduates to Apply for the Accounting Internships 2024/2025
Closing Date: 05 September 2024
Job Type: Internship
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Internship Description
The main purpose of the job: To assist with the administration of financial and grant management of grant-funded projects.
Position Title: Intern (Grant Accountant)
Duration: 12 Months Contract
Reference No: G/A Intern: 02
Responsibilities:
- Ensure adherence to the financial policies and procedures.
- Assist the Syndicate/Division in preparing/revising budgets as and when required or requested.
- Ensure that relevant bank accounts are open and shared with relevant stakeholders before the project commencement date.
- Assist with the finalization of internal monthly financial reports/invoices by no later than the 20th of each month.
- Submit donor reports/invoices to the relevant Project Manager five business days prior to the 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 in 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 sub-award 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 the administration of 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.
Requirements:
- BCom Accounting
Skills and Competencies:
- 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 detail.
- May be required to work overtime.
- Excellent communication skills (both written and oral) will be required.
How do I apply?
To Apply, please send an email to: vacancies35@witshealth.co.za.The subject heading of the email must read “G/A Intern: 02 – Intern (Grant Accountant)”
Required Documents:
- A cover letter (maximum one page) that clearly states which vacancy you are applying for
- A detailed CV
