Finance Project Manager – Mega Landscapes

SANParks unveiled a highly ambitious vision, called Vision 2040, following a collaborative and inclusive process to re-imagine and co-create a new future for conservation areas with a concerted effort to include the citizens of the country and world at large in the co-creation of National Protected Areas of the future within Mega Living Landscapes (MLL). In support of this vision, SANParks has secured grant funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF-8) and the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF) to catalise implementation of Mega Living Landscapes.

The Project Finance Manager: MLL reports to the Senior Project Manager: MLL and will be based at Groenkloof Office, Pretoria. The position is a 100% project funded, will be responsible for managing all financial and operational aspects of the GEF and GBFF-funded projects. This includes project budgeting, contracting, subrecipient monitoring and evaluations, financial tracking and reporting, and administrative functions. The role provides financial and administrative assistance to program staff and grantees, ensuring that budgets and agreements comply with the PFMA and its regulations and WWF policies, procedures, systems, and donor requirements.

The Project Finance Manager will coordinate the financial aspects with project partners and Sub Executing Agencies and ensure compliance with GEF and WWF standards and policies.

Groenkloof National Park (Head Office)

Required Qualifications, Experience and Skills

• NQF Level 7 qualification in Financial Accounting, Financial Administration, Business Administration or relevant equivalent qualification
• 5 years’ experience in financial administration
• 2 years’ supervisory experience
• Valid Driver’s License
• Knowledge of PFMA
• Knowledge in financial systems, i.e. Pastel Accounting, Great Plains, etc
• National treasury regulations
• Procurement and asset management systems or practices
• Knowledge of financial reporting standards (IFRS, GRAP).
• Knowledge of general ledger reconciliation
• SANParks policies and procedure
• Tools and techniques for asset verification
• Advanced excel
• Analytic and attention to detail

Added Advantages:

• Post Graduate Qualification in Accounting / Finance
• Chartered Accountant (CA (SA)/ CIMA/ Professional membership.

• Coordinate and prepare financial reports for submission to the WWF US, the GEF Implementing Agency, ensuring GEF requirements are met
• Maintain an accurate and complete General Ledger functions for the region
• Perform projects’ accounting functions
• Perform income return reconciliations
• Manage debtors and creditors control function
• Support Management with preparation of audit file
• Coordinate the development of the finance risk register and to maintain it
• Prepare financial plans on a financial system
• Assist with the preparation and management of budgets, reconcile the financial system and ensure effectiveness of the hand-held system in factories
• Monitor cash flow reports/statements and predict future trends
• Manage income budgets of all factories
• Prepare ad-hoc, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports
• Records management of all financial data Assess and manage the financial risks
• Prepare financial information to trial balance for internal and external auditors
• Asset Management:
• Coordinate and maintain the inventory management function
• Develop, manage and report on a sound asset and stock system in line with SANParks and funding organisations criteria.
• Fleet Management:
• Coordinate the fleet administration function for the region
• Administer traffic transgressions fines with SANParks vehicles and recovery of monies payable from employees.
• Manage insurance claims process and record keeping…