Introduction
Our client is looking to fill a position, Finance/Grants Manager to based in Newlands, Cape Town.
Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist in establishing and monitoring core and project partner budgets.
• Prepare statutory financial statements up to and including the Balance Sheet, Income and Cash Flow Statements, with supporting working papers and schedules.
• Maintain the Programme budget and cash flow projections, including a monthly expenditure tracking for each objective area and core cost expenditure.
• Manage quarterly and monthly financial planning and budget requests and process month end Journals
• Perform bank and balance sheet reconciliations and validate balances of trial balance on a monthly basis.
• Track USAID burn rate and expenditure of obligated funding and communicate progress through monthly processes with programme staff.
• Assist with oversight of partner contracts and tracking of cost share contributions across partnerships.
• Validate and manage correctness of debtors and creditor accounts.
• Monitor the accuracy of all reports generated by NetSuite and import yearly budget into NetSuite

Desired Experience & Qualification

• Tertiary qualification - Financial / Accounting degree or diploma with minimum five years' experience as an Accountant.
• Proven expertise in managing effective donor project cycle management process in terms of financial management and reporting.
• Minimum two years' experience of financial management and administration in complex donor project context which include multiple grant relationships with private sector, NGO and government entities.
• Computer literate: MS Excel advanced level.
• Familiarity with Oracle / SAP / Oracle's NetSuite is highly advantageous.
• Proven accurate and strong attention to detail.
• Demonstrable ability to communicate technical financial information to a wide range of programme staff.
• Ability to work remotely and effectively communicate on online platforms.
• Deadline driven and proven expertise in managing conflicting deadlines.
• Ability to work under pressure and independently.
• Possession of a valid passport and driver's license.
• Ability to travel nationally between offices and on occasion regionally
• An interest in wildlife and community conservation issues would be beneficial.
• The ability to communicate in Portuguese would be advantageous.

Package & Remuneration
R 780 000 per annum