Job Purpose:

• The Financial Administrator is responsible for any financial related task of the campus and ensures all finance administration is complied with on site.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• This position records the day-to-day financial transactions of the Campus and is responsible for writing up/recording, the daily receipts, payments in the correct ledger account.
• Assist with cash sales collected and banking,
• Responsible for the Cash up procedure and daily banking of all receipts, electronically or on site
• Responsible for providing copy of account statements on request.
• Billing of sundry cash receipts (Student cards/supplementary exams/special exams)
• Assist Account payers/students with Account queries (if cannot assist – Directing account payer/student telephone/booth, to talk to Central debtors
• Daily reconciliation of all Cash ups/manual receipts
• Refund requests, hand letter of requirements to Account payer/student; load all necessary documents on cheque tracking.
• Assist with suspension of student cards – from list provided by Central debtors.
• Ad hoc responsibilities as specified.

Minimum Requirements:

• Higher Certificate in Accounting/ Finance
• Diploma in Accounting is ideal.
• 1-2 years’ experience as a Financial Administrator
• Experience within a higher education institute is preferable.

Key Competencies:

• Must be highly skilled in dealing with financial and numeric data.
• Must be highly skilled in use of Excel Spread sheets.
• Knowledge and understanding of the South African higher education systems and regulatory framework.
• Ability to manage time effectively.
• Attention to detail.
• Customer service orientated.
• Ability to effectively cope with change.
• Deadline orientated and can work well under pressure.
• Be able to work in a team environment.
• Effective communication skills