About the position
Background:
- Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited ("WHC") is a wholly-owned Company of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa) under its Faculty of Health Sciences
- WHC provides Faculty with a legal framework within which to operate the research and other activities necessary to support its academic objectives
- In addition, WHC offers a range of products and services to Academics
Division: SSACAB
Main purpose of the job:
- Oversee the financial operations of the Programme
- Advise on budget plans, monitor finances and produce financial reports
- Work closely with management, Partners and Stakeholders to develop and implement strategies and plans to achieve programme’s long-term objectives
Location:
- Wits School of Public Health, Parktown
Key performance areas:
Financial management:
- Develop and implement financial strategies and activities aligned with the divisional needs
- Develop and implement financial strategies, including systems, processes, procedures and policies by practicing sound governance
- Implement and enhance financial and accounting systems, processes, tools and control, systems
- Develop and utilise activity based financial analysis that provide insight into the division’s operations
- Provide strategies in the set-up of the Creditors Department, tracking of purchase orders and procurement
- Oversee cash flow planning and management and ensure availability of funds as needed
- Establish financial management mechanism that reduce financial risk
- Oversee legal and regulatory compliance regarding all financial functions
Ensure compliance with Donor requirements and management of audits:
- Ensure all costs incurred by division are compliant with WHC policies as well as Donor rules
- Includes timing and planning of audits, liaising with WHC compliance, Donors and Auditors on issued raised and resolving such issues
- Acceptable level of compliance issue will determine performance
Financial reporting:
- Manage the consolidation of relevant financial reporting data
- Manage and review all month end and year end closing activities
- Manage the preparation and communication of month end and year-end financial statements
- Produce accurate financial reports within set deadlines to relevant Stakeholders
- Perform trend analysis and make recommendations
Budget management:
- Collaborate with Managers to develop annual budgets
- Forecast future financial outcomes
- Plan, prepare and review annual budget to Stakeholders (including operations budget, for approval by Stakeholders)
- Disseminate and present budgets to Stakeholders (including Donors)
- Monitor the budget through effective internal controls
- Manage expenditures and reports any irregularities
- Manage cost recovery from projects
- Take appropriate steps to prevent unauthorised expenditure or overspending
- Produce variance reports and budget forecasts
Stakeholders liaison, customer service and financial advice:
- Gain a full understanding of the division’s financial needs
- Act as a strategic business partner in providing experts advice on the rectification of over and under spending
- Alert the division of exceptional problems
- Advise the division on allocations and accruals of expenses
- Communicate with the senior management (including leadership groups) regarding cashflow and business development
Required minimum education and training:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
- A Master’s in Accounting will be an advantage
Required minimum work experience:
- 5 years’ experience or more previous experience in another financial role such as an Accountant or Financial Manager
- Previous working experience in a Donor funded environment is essential
Desirable additional education, work experience and personal abilities:
- Sound knowledge of financial management
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office and accounting systems, i.e. Sage X3
- A high degree of integrity and trust
- Pay attention to detail, meticulous and thorough
- Ability to influence and negotiate with all Stakeholders and manage people
- Able to prioritise own workload in meeting deadlines and handle pressure
TO APPLY:
- Only if you meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV and a cover letter (maximum one page) that clearly states which vacancy you are applying for with two contactable references
- Please Apply Online and complete your registration via our website to enable and protect you as a candidate, and to accept the new POPIA terms and conditions
- This will then create your permanent profile with which you can apply for all jobs as advertised by AJ PERSONNEL
- However, you may remove your profile from AJ PERSONNEL when you are no longer in the job market
- 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: 17 July 2026
- Note: No CV will be accepted after the closing date
Please note:
- WHC, in accordance with its Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto
- AJ Personnel is only responsible for advertising and the response handling on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium
- AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position
Desired Skills:
- Financial Management
- Financial Reports
- Budget Management
- Computer Literacy
- Donor Funded
- Deadline Driven
- Parktown
