Financial Accountant
Waterfront


Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) is a public not-for-profit museum dedicated to contemporary art from Africa and the world. It consists of nine floors and 80 different galleries, of which 6 500m2 is dedicated to white cube exhibition space, all housed in a unique re-imagining of what were once grain silos at the Cape Town V&A Waterfront.

Zeitz MOCAA is seeking a financial administrator to support the Financial Manager in their day-to-day activities. The primary responsibilities will be to provide efficient support for our financial accounting, audit and reporting activities, working closely with the Financial Manager to ensure that this support is provided in an accurate and timely manner.

Purpose of the job
Key tasks will include: Financial: payments, invoice processing, maintaining suppliers and managing purchase orders, staff expenses, banking, reconciliations, and general financial administration; Income Management: ticketing income, staff rotation, banking reconciliations, and income control.

The successful candidate will be highly motivated, have a positive work ethic and be committed to developing a career in Finance. They should demonstrate some experience of dealing with financial information within teams, combined with excellent organisation, communication and numerical skills. A strong analytical approach and the flexibility to learn/adopt new systems and processes is essential.

Key responsibilities
• Payments Management and processing
• Reconciliations
• Debtors and Creditors Management
• Income Control and Banking management
• Payroll processing and management
• General office administration
• Filling and record keeping
• IT – Support coordination

Required experience and skills
• Grade 12 plus Bookkeeping or similar certificate/diploma
• Relevant experience as a Financial Administrator
• At least two years’ experience working in a financial environment as a financial administrator
• Knowledge of QuickBooks and Paymaster Payroll will be an advantage or any other similar computerised accounting packages
• Must be computer literate and have experience working with Excel and creating reports
• Knowledge of planning and coordinating services for a variety of trade, business, educational, non-profit, theatrical, entertainment, industrial events and programs
• Knowledge of computer software including Windows, Outlook, Excel and Power Point
• Knowledge of business practices and procedures
• Knowledge of basic budget preparation procedures and techniques