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Job Title – Project and Systems Accountant

Description

A Project and Systems Accountant analyses financial information needs for organisations by reviewing existing systems and working out the best way to meet those needs through the design of new systems.

They are tasked with providing support to key decision makers and be the interface between the business and technology/systems.

Typical Job Activities

Performs the functional management of all aspects of the Microsoft Dynamics the accounting system accounting system and all other financial systems of the registered charity
Ensures the integrity of all of the numbers in the accounts system, through ensuring the completeness and accuracy of all of the numbers which come into the accounts system from the registered charity’s operational systems, including checking the AIF interface queues, and following up on queries etc.
Ensures that the functionality of the working capital systems is working correctly e.g. on emailing customer sales invoices and customer statements to training providers; producing accurate aged debt and aged creditor reports; ensuring that the purchase order and GRN functionality and purchase invoicing matching functionality is operating correctly; ensuring that the scanning functionality operates effectively; and providing all of the financial reporting that the working capital and management accounts teams require etc.
Ensures that all reports from the accounts system are complete and accurate, and picking up the correct numbers e.g. for the trial balance report, the Income and Expenditure report, the balance sheet report, the transaction listing report etc. This includes all of the “management reporter” reports from the accounting system i.e. the accounting system report – writer, and also the SSRS reports and the standard the accounting system reports
Supports the finance team in the process for loading onto the accounting system the annual budget for the following year, and the current year re-forecasts
Ensures that all of the linkages between the different sub and main ledgers within the accounting system are operating correctly e.g. that the debtor balance on the membership sales ledger equals the trade debtors balance on the general ledger; that the balance on the aged creditors report by supplier equals the trade creditors balance on the general ledger etc.
Provides all information requested from the accounting system by internal or external auditors, and address any financial systems recommendations from the internal and external auditors, including e.g. actions required to improve financial controls or ease of auditing
Designs and lead the training of all the registered charity finance staff on how to use the accounting system most effectively, and also to design and lead the training of the registered charity business users of the accounting system on the elements of the accounting system that they need to use e.g. how to enter and approve a purchase order, how to goods receipt etc. etc.
Functions as the “go to” person for all members of the finance and IT teams and the business users on any functional questions about the financial systems of the registered charity
Works closely with IT to ensure the effective management of all external the accounting system and Transform consultants
Ensure that all issues with the financial systems are reported promptly to IT for logging
Works closely with the Financial Controller in planning the resource for and executing testing required on changes to the accounting system and Transform systems
Manages all of the functional aspects of upgrades of the accounting system and Transform systems and also of any other financial systems used by the registered charity
Advises IT on changes which need to be made to the security and access to the accounting system, to ensure effective financial controls through proper segregation of duties, including e.g. the workflows for approving purchase orders under the registered charity’s scheme of delegation approved by Council etc.
Advises IT which new products and prices need to be set up on CRM and the accounting system, after the new prices and price changes have been approved by the Director of Finance
Supports the Financial Controller on all ad hoc work and projects relating to the financial systems

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Educational Requirements

Senior Certificate with matric exemption for a degree course in Accounting
Senior Certificate for a diploma course in commerce

Compulsory subjects: Mathematics and English
Recommended subjects: Accounting, Economics and Business Economics

What natural skills and/or aptitudes do I need for this occupation?

Have a strong aptitude for mathematics
Be able to work quickly and efficiently
Be able to communicate financial information effectively
Have word processing skills
Have the ability to follow through actions and process chasing

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Employment Opportunities 

Moderate

Market Competitiveness

Moderate

Income Potential

Moderate

Self-Employment Opportunities

Moderate

International Employment Opportunities

Moderate

Possible Employers

In commerce and all kinds of industries - Big private, medium or small companies
Government
Technikons and colleges as lecturers

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Relevant Contact Details

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
041 352 553

The Institute of Commercial and Financial Accountants of Southern Africa
http://www.cfa-sa.co.za

Career Progress and Path

Experience in specific field
Work performance
General management studies

Possible Career Paths

Specialist career in the specific field
Management positions in the specific field
General business management
Consultant
Own business

Employment Stability

Very stable

Reasons to consider this career

I am very interested in a specific subject or field
I can apply my special skills
I can work with numbers