Job Description

Position: Finance Officer

Closing date: 10 November 2023 at 23:59 GMT

Job location: Johannesburg, South Africa

Contract type: 1 Year Fixed Term

Role Overview:

The Finance officer will be a shared resource between AAI and AA Myanmar supporting the financial management process ensuring all trasactions are made in line with agreed policies and procedures, through:

• Ensuring that multi geographical payments to suppliers are made in line with agreed policies and
• Ensuring that multi geographical supplier invoices and payment information is accounted for accurately and timely manner
• Ensuring that Balance sheet reconciliations are performed across various GS ledgers
• AA Myanmar payrolls are processed and accounted for correctly
• Assist with preparing for the Hub annual audits including financial statements as well as consolidated audit
• Supports international accountants
• Support payments process for AA Myanmar
• Perfom due diligence on Myanmar partners and suppliers
• Supports GS recharges process
• Providing accounting and financial management guidance to the internal customers (employees) of the

Time to time provide assistance with various Audit processes

Who we’re looking for:

You should have Tertiary qualification in finance or related field. You should have Minimum 5years experience in a similar role. You should have working knowledge on: Sun and processing payments on banking platforms, proven track record of accounting experience, payroll and related legislation guidelines, recording and processing entries on Sun, recording and processing payments on bank platform, ledger entry analysis and interpretation, generating reports and data analysis and interpretation, transacting experience on a banking platform.You should have ability to work in a multicultural and multi-geographical context/environment, engage in social justice activism/advocacy and demonstrate innovative practices. You should have good experience in a financial or management accounting environment. You should have cross functional fair understanding of good finance practices and proven track record of general ledger management. You should have working knowledge of payroll, tax, IFRS and related legislation.

You should also have strong commitment to ActionAid’s values and ethos, including ActionAid’s feminist leadership principles.

What we offer

ActionAid is committed to providing a welcoming, supportive workplace where we recognise a job well done. We offer a fair compensation package and a flexible working environment. At ActionAid, you can look forward to

• Fantastic training and development
• A workplace that embraces feminist leadership
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption pay.

Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted- usually within 2 weeks of the closing date.