Wits Health Consortium: Accounting Internship Programme 2024 / 2025

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 Syndicate/Division with preparing/revision of budgets as and when required or requested.
• Ensure that relevant bank accounts are open and shared with relevant stakeholders before project commencement date.
• Assist with finalization of internal monthly financial reports/invoices by no later the 20th of each month.
• Submit donor report/invoices to relevant Project Manager five business days prior to 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 on 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 subaward 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 administration on 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 details.
• May be required to work overtime.
• Excellent communication skills (both written and oral) will be required.