Financial Internship or In-Service Training | CSIR

The CSIR Shared Services Finance has vacancies for a Financial Internship and / or In-Service Trainee to gain financial experience in the following sections: Accounts Receivable; Accounts Payable; and Assets and General Ledger. The successful candidate will rotate within the financial administrative functions within the financial shared services group.

Key responsibilities:

 

  • Accounts Receivable: Generate invoices to customers upon receipt of an approved request, and make follow-ups on all outstanding debtor accounts.
  • Accounts Payable: Review supplier invoices for validity against VAT legislation and CSIR policies and procedures; process supplier invoices to effect payment to suppliers; reconcile supplier accounts; and make follow-ups on all outstanding items.
  • Assets: Perform asset counts and make follow-ups on all discrepancies including possible redundant assets, asset register maintenance including processing of new assets, movements between custodians, write-offs etc.; and label and assign new assets to custodians.
  • General Ledger: Allocate costs; process journals; reconcile general ledger account; make follow-ups on all outstanding items; and reconcile all employee subsistence and travel claims for cost allocation and capturing.

 

Qualifications and skills:

 

  • Internship: A BCom degree.
  • In-Service Trainee: Studying towards a BCom degree or a National Diploma for which practical experience is a requirement in obtaining the qualification
  • Basic computer literacy.
  • Mathematical and analytical ability.
  • Record-keeping skills.
  • Ability to work accurate and pay attention to detail.
  • Knowledge on VAT.
  • General knowledge on double-entry accounting concepts of debits and credits and different methods of accounting including cash and accrual basis.
  • Knowledge and understanding of internal controls and the need for policies and procedures.
  • Ability to work in teams is essential.
  • Problem-solving and planning skills.
  • Ability to work in a changing environment.

 

Closing date: 11 November 2013

TO APPLY CLICK HERE NOW

PLEASE NOTE THAT FEEDBACK WILL BE GIVEN TO SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES ONLY AND THAT THE IN-SERVICE TRAINING IS 18 MONTHS AND INTERNSHIP IS 12 MONTHS. THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL BE EXPECTED TO WORK FULL TIME – THAT IS 5 DAYS A WEEK.

Should you experience any problems in submitting your application, please contact the CSIR Recruitment Centre at [email protected]. Please do not submit your application to this mailbox.


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