Job Description

The CIMA Internship Programmexe2x80x99s objective is to bridge the gap between academic study and workplace requirements. It offers young, recently qualified, people with potential to gain practical work experience and skills in the world of SME finance.

The programme has been developed to offer structured training programmes that are relevant to small and medium business and finance sectors. This way, it aims to prepare the interns who complete the programme for full time employment and give their career in SME finance a head-start. The selected intern will work with a dedicated coach who offers both behavioral training and practical on the job training.

The programme offers a comprehensive training plan, with modules on business, finance and management skills:

• Orientation: the SME world and entrepreneurship, introduction to due diligence, financing programmes for SME, financial models, legal and advanced taxation
• Soft Skills Modules: Assertiveness, self-discovery, emotional intelligence, negotiating skills, diversity and perceptions, self-development, corporate citizen, and stress management;
• Management Modules: Advanced negotiation skills, leadership and motivation, deal generation, communication skills, time management, conflict management, customer service, change management, team building, presentation skills, sales and marketing, and report writing.

The minimum requirements for this position are:

The programme is for highly motivated and talented graduates who want to follow, and achieve success in, a career path in SME finance.

• Graduates who qualify during and after 2023 with sound academic results and who hold a Bcom degree specializing in the following:

• BCom Specializing in Financial Accounting: General Accounting
• BCom Specializing in Financial Accounting: Chartered Accountant
• BBusSc Specializing in Finance with Accounting
• Post Graduate Diploma/Honours in Accounting
• Bcom Honours in Management Accounting
• S/he should be interested in pursuing a CIMA qualification
• South African citizen;
• Valid driverxe2x80x99s license;
• Individuals who are hard-working, focused and driven;
• Candidates who would like to expand on their theoretical qualifications with practical experience;
• Candidates who have a passion for entrepreneurship and SME finance; S/he must be computer literate.

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