Grant Accountant (8 Months Contract Wits Health Consortium)

Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa

Job Description

Job Summary Main purpose of the job:

  • To manage the financial aspects of grants, ensuring compliance with funding regulations, preparing accurate financial reports, and supporting program teams throughout the grant lifecycle
Location:
  • Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Soweto
Key performance areas:
  • Ensure adherence to the Financial Policies and Procedures and Donor Rules and Regulations
  • Effective review and timeously approval of purchase orders on the WHC portal ensuring the P2P complies with the financial policies of WHC and Donor Rules and Regulations
  • Monitor expenditures and ensure alignment with grant terms and conditions and organizational policies and procedures
  • Effective review and approval of general ledger entries and journal entries
  • Budget preparation and management
  • Preparation of journals with the necessary supporting documents for capturing
  • Review subawardee's financial reports for accuracy and compliance.
  • Prepare the journal to capture the subawardee's costs into the organization's GL
  • Ensure timely submission of financial documentation from subawardees
  • Preparation of audit samples to support internal and external audits
  • Provide financial advice to divisions and sites
  • Prepare and submit timely, accurate, comprehensive financial reports to funders and divisions
  • Liaison with all relevant stakeholders
  • Effective compliance with donor requirements
  • Effective self-management
  • Adhoc duties include, requesting invoices to external and internal stakeholders including cost recovery invoices with the necessary supporting documentation
Required minimum education and training:
  • BCom Accounting or equivalent
Required minimum work experience:
  • Minimum of 3 years financial reporting experience in a healthcare or donor funded environment
Desirable additional education, work experience and personal abilities:
  • Experience working in a donor funded organization/NGO will be an advantage
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office especially Excel and accounting package is desirable
  • 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 management skills and attention to details
  • May be required to work overtime and to travel to various sites
  • Excellent communication skills (both written and oral) will be required
TO APPLY:
  • Only if you meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV
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  • Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position
  • 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 to be unsuccessful
  • Closing date: 03 October 2025
  • Note: No CV will be accepted after the closing date
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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1533904
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Education
    Not mentioned