Management Accounting Intern – Mothers2Mothers

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3 – 6 Months Contract 
Head Office – Cape Town 
 
Reporting to the Manager for Financial Planning & Analysis, the successful candidate will provide administrative support to management accounting. 
 
Key performance areas: 
  • assist with extracting and collating financial information from the accounting system
  • assist with the setting up a structured central repository of electronic external financial reports
  • Assist with the establishment of a filing system for paper based copies of donor financial reports
  • Assist with the coordination of meetings to discuss financial processes and procedures
  • Assist with capturing financial data into the organisation’s budgeting tool/system
  • Perform any other duties as that may be assigned by management from time to time; in line with skills and competencies.
Qualifications & competencies: 
  • Graduation from a four year university or college with a degree in accounting, finance or related field
  • Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office products especially MS Excel and MS Outlook
  • Experience working with accounting systems with relational databases a plus
  • Excellent numeracy skills and ability to retrieve data and organize it into summary reports
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • A problem solver with analytical ability and attention to detail
  • Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
  • Ability to understand the function of the organisational units/ departments and how they interrelate with each other to serve the final customer/client
  • Commitment to, and enthusiasm for, m2m’s vision and mission including the prevention of HIV infections among infants and empowerment of HIV+ women
  • Fluency in English is essential.
A monthly allowance will be paid for the duration of the graduate internship. Preference will be given to South African citizens.

Interested applicants should submit their Curriculum Vitae and covering letter to mothers2mothers via email to: gradinternfin@m2m.org 

CLOSING DATE: 01 MARCH 2013.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted – should you not hear from us by 30 March 2013, please consider your application unsuccessful.

mothers2mothers (m2m) is an international non-governmental organization based in Cape Town, SA, dedicated to providing education and support to pregnant women and mothers living with HIV, and preventing mother-to-child transmission. m2m empowers HIV-positive pregnant women and new mothers for become role models in their communities by promoting AIDS awareness, testing and uptake and retention in services. m2m currently operates in 7 countries in Africa and receives funding from a diverse set of funders. For further information please visit www.m2m.org

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