Finance Divisional Administration Assistant

About the position

SASA- Finance Divisional Administration Assistant



The South African Sugar Association (SASA) has a permanent vacancy for a Finance Divisional Administration Assistant based at Mount Edgecombe, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal

The Finance and Administration division forms an integral support division that ensures the responsible custodianship of budgets and resources made available to SASA by the industry. Its primary objective is to provide expert and comprehensive support services required by the SASA divisions such as centralized financial processing, payroll, and procurement. financial reporting, taxation, and treasury services.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, the Administrative Assistant is responsible for efficient secretarial service to the Finance Director, Finance Manager, and the Financial Planning Manager.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Providing an efficient and professional front-line service for the Finance and Administration Division
• Secretarial functions include screening telephone calls, arranging catering, typing correspondence, monthly reports, diary management, travel arrangements, and managing the bookings of meeting rooms
• Administrative functions include general procurement, cellphone administration, and office supplies for the Finance team
• Typing of minutes, agendas, annual financial statements, and other financial reports and documents
• Administration of insurance claims
• Supporting the various services provided by the Finance and Administration Division

Minimum Requirements:

• The ideal candidate must ensure that confidentiality and effectiveness of all Finance tasks and objectives are maintained; and must have excellent planning and prioritizing skills as well as efficient paper/systems management skills

Education and Experience:

• A clear credit and no criminal record.
• A three-year recognized Secretarial / Administration Diploma with a minimum of three years relevant experience in a corporate environment
• Excellent knowledge of MS Excel and MS Word together with MS Outlook
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, supported by an ability to interact with internal and external stakeholders at different levels within the industry
• Ability to work under pressure within stringent deadlines

Salary:

• Market-Related

Desired Skills:

• Finance
• Divisional
• Administration