Job Description

Opportunity for Accounting GraduatesWe have opportunities across several South African provinces for Accounting graduates interested in doing impactful work supporting growing businesses. Apply now for the Graduate Accounting Assistant opportunity and gain valuable skills across sectors.Number of Graduates required: 10 graduates to receive training on the SMEasy Accounting SystemProvinces: KZN; Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Free State; Northwest, Northern Cape, LimpopoContract type: ContractorSalary/Stipend: Market RelatedClosing date: 29 July 2024Who are we looking for?xc2xb7 Top performing graduates in specialised areas (Accounting or Finance) who are passionate about helping small businesses solidify their accounting practices.xc2xb7 An individual with good interpersonal and communications skills able to explain Accounting practices in laymens termsxc2xb7 Meticulous, attention to detail and highly numeric.xc2xb7 Ambitious individuals who are ready to take on new challenges and grow professionally.xc2xb7 Self-motivated and responsible individuals who can work independently and collaboratively.xc2xb7 Individual needs to have a license and own carWhat will you gain?xc2xb7 Hands-on experience in various aspects of business accounting, accounting systems implementation, project management, finance, impact analysis, and technologyxc2xb7 Peer mentorship from experienced and inspiring leaders who are catalysts for sustainable development.xc2xb7 Development opportunities to enhance your skills, knowledge, and network in the social enterprise sector.Who are we?Fetola are renowned for their effective SME accelerators that help people to start, grow and scale successful businesses.A critical part of this work is ensuring that entrepreneurs maintain accurate monthly financial accounts. Experience has shown that many entrepreneurs lack skills in this area and have weak or incomplete financial records.In this initiative Fetola are trialling a new accounting system specifically designed for non-financial managers and entrepreneurs. It is an easy to use and simple to understand system for which no previous accounting experience is required. This pilot will test the effectiveness of SMEasy for emerging small businesses, identify challenges and benchmark before and after progress.What will you do: You will work onsite within a few small businesses on one of our programmes to provide your allocated entrepreneurs with basic account administration support as they implement their new SMEasy accounting systems. Once trained, you will provide on-site administrative book-keeping support, assist in set-up of new system and production of accurate monthly accounts. You will be working with business owners who may not have a strong accounting background. For this you will be required to:xc2xb7 Attend and pass SMEasy system trainingxc2xb7 Set up the new SMEasy accounting system for each SMExc2xb7 Upload historical financial data into the new systemxc2xb7 Upload current financial data for up to 6 months (until the system is fully operational and entrepreneur can take over the role)xc2xb7 Provide hands-on training to entrepreneurs on how to use the system and ensure smooth hand-over.xc2xb7 Conduct ongoing review of financial data to ensure accuracy.xc2xb7 Identify and correct any discrepancies or errors in financial records.xc2xb7 Raise issues with Fetola project manager as appropriateRequirementsxc2xb7 University degree in Accounting; Finance, BCom or similarxc2xb7 Able to read and make sense of financial dataxc2xb7 Data analytical skills and strong MS Excel capabilitiesxc2xb7 Advanced computer skills including MS Office Suitexc2xb7 Must be relatable, personable and customer focused.xc2xb7 Willingness to travel locally and have a drivers license own carxc2xb7 Excellent spoken, written and interpersonal communication., including telephone etiquette.xc2xb7 Performance-driven with a commitment to continual learning and improvementxc2xb7 Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to work towards tight deadlines.xc2xb7 Previous working/internship experience is an added advantage.

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