| UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT SCHOOL OF CONSTRUCTION ECONOMICS & MANAGEMENT
TEMPORARY BOOKKEEPER AD10 (6 MONTH NON-RENEWABLE CONTRACT – MATERNITY REPLACEMENT)
The School of Construction Economics and Management seeks to appoint a Temporary Bookkeeper with effect from March 2022. The School is locally and internationally accredited and has a growing undergraduate and postgraduate enrolment in these fields as well as a growing research profile, and short course offerings through Wits Plus and Wits Enterprise. |
Key Responsibilities:
- The incumbent will be accountable for a number of financial transactions, reports, and relevant administrative tasks according to University policies viz: requisition to purchase (services, goods, traveling, etc.); obtain first quotations when required; reimbursements; request daily payments (bursaries, conferences, per diems, advances, etc.).
- Maintenance and management of projects in Oracle & ensuring that projects remain within budget viz: obtain contracts/agreements from the academics; obtain cost and revenue budgets from budget holders and update project budgets accordingly; create new projects according to agreement and budget; ensure that all project budgets are correctly captured within Oracle; manage all budgets and follow up with budget holders when projects are overspent.
- Monitor and manage outstanding advances.
- Reconciling accounts to ensure that all transactions are correctly allocated and paid.
- Monthly reporting to the HOS, School Exec and grant holders on all projects and University funded accounts by using the predefined reports in WebI InfoView (BI/BO).
- Resolve queries from academics, grant holders, suppliers and customers.
- Booking conferences and air tickets.
Essential Requirements:
- Matric essential; Bookkeeping/Financial Accounting Qualification essential; working experience of Oracle financial modules; solid excel skills is essential, 3-5 years relevant experience is essential.
- Knowledge of the University and the University’s financial Policies and Procedures is a strong advantage.
Core Competencies:
- Ability to devise and implement workable procedures.
- High level of dependability in all aspects of the job.
- Strong accountability
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to be diplomatic, and remain calm under pressure.
- Excellent verbal and written communication in English.
- Strong interpersonal skills in dealing with staff.
- Attention to detail and a strong ability to prioritize tasks.
To apply, please submit a covering letter and a detailed CV with names, contact numbers and e-mail addresses of 3 current referees; certified copies of degrees/diplomas; academic transcripts & SA ID to:
Internal employees may apply directly on Oracle Self-Service on the Wits Intranet by selecting ‘’Apply for a job’’. External applicants are invited to apply by registering on the Wits i-Recruitment platform located at https://irec.wits.ac.za.
Applications that do not include the relevant supporting documents will not be considered. Only applications received via IREC will be considered.
Closing Date: 7 March 2022
How to apply: Click here to submit your application