ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT

MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt)

Health and Population Division, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences

University of the Witwatersrand

The Health & Population Division wishes to employ a part-time (75%) Accounts Assistant who will be based in the School of Public Health at Wits University. The Division hosts the MRC/Wits Rural Public Health & Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt) rural field site in Mpumalanga Province with a health and socio-demographic surveillance system (HDSS).  The Unit supports a range of cutting-edge interdisciplinary research, collaborating with scientists from European, North American, African and Asian institutions; serves as a satellite secretariat of the INDEPTH Network concentrated in Africa and Asia; and is committed to research training particularly at doctoral level.  The successful candidate will join a talented, diverse and hard-working team.

Duties:

The Accounts Assistant will assist the Unit Accountant with the following:

processing of journals, invoices, etc; reconciliations of the IMPREST account, petty cash account and fleet card account; checking of purchase orders and invoices;  maintaining the asset register;  and updating of expenditure reports for grants.

Qualifications:

Bookkeeping diploma

Competencies:

The successful candidate requires the following:

previous bookkeeping experience,

must be accurate, meticulous and reliable,

excellent communication and time-management skills,

good Excel skills,

University and Oracle experience preferable.

Remuneration:

Dependent on qualifications, experience and level of appointment.  Total cost-to-company package includes Provident Fund, Medical Aid, generous leave and thirteenth cheque subject to the University’s conditions of employment.

To apply:

Please attach a letter of motivation describing your suitability for the position, detailed CV with names, addresses and contact numbers of 3 referees (including e-mail addresses), and certified copies of degrees/diplomas and identity document via i-Recruitment https://irec.wits.ac.za

Closing date:  30 April 2012