About the Organisation
Ipas is a nonprofit organization that works with local, national and global partners, to improve sexual and reproductive health and rights, with a focus on ensuring that high-quality safe abortion and contraceptive information and services are available, accessible and acceptable to women and girls.
About the Job
The Finance Associate will support the Finance department in ensuring that financial and accounting operations are in strict compliance with IPAS ASR policies and procedures and specific donor rules and regulations. Also strive to ensure efficient and accountable use of donor funds.
Key Responsibilities
Performing financial review of purchase requests, purchase orders, and payment requests to ensure compliance with Ipas ASR policies and procedures and donor grants and contracts requirements
Verification of documentation that support invoice payments, MPESA reimbursements and advance liquidations for accuracy and completeness.
Receiving invoices from vendors and program staff and capturing/processing same in the financial management system
Accruals determination as per IPAS accrual policy, capturing same and clearance in the Financial Management System
Supporting the Advisor, FA in ensuring that all General Ledger (GL) postings are correct and are posted to the right work orders and GL codes
Preparing monthly bank reconciliations by the 5th of every subsequent month
Processing of Participants payments via MPESA reimbursements from time to time.
Reconciling weekly ledger accounts and donor categories on excel.
Preparing monthly vendor reconciliations to ensure timely closure of POs in the system.
Assisting in passing journal entries as per IPAS policies.
Cashbook maintenance – back up update of receipts, payments and transfers.
Assisting with audit related requirements (timely documents retrieval, filing after audit completion, proving additional assistance as necessary)
Supporting the month-end project financial reporting process to ensure that the required monthly report package is accurate, complete, reviewed and approved
Supporting administrative duties.
Requirements
A recent Bachelor’s degree graduate in a business-related field.
CPA II or Equivalent.
Proficient in MS-Office suites.
Proficiency in using Accounting software and Excel
Great Interpersonal skills, ability to multitask and contribute in a team.
An active and passionate Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights advocate.
Proactive and willing to learn.
High integrity
To apply
In order to apply, email your application by Monday 23rd June 2025 to melissa@actionappointments.co.za - send your completed AA bio form, letter of motivation and updated CV (all in MS Word format).
