Finance Intern Contract appointment: 1 year)

• A detailed Curriculum Vitae.
• Copies of your qualifications, or official proof of qualifications obtained (If you hold foreign qualifications, please include SAQA accreditation).
• A copy of your identity document (South African ID or passport for foreign nationals).
• Confirmation of employment in the form of a letter, appointment contract, service certificate, or recent payslip from your current or most recent employer (applicable to external applicants only).

• Assist with day-to-day administrative tasks such as managing correspondence, answering phone calls, and responding to enquiries from various stakeholders.
• Prepare and distribute documents, reports, and communications needed, ensuring accuracy and adherence to departmental standards.
• Provide general administrative support to Housing and Residence Affairs (HRA) Finance staff, including filing, photocopying, scanning and other administrative tasks as required.
• Load supporting documents for accommodation entries that are captured to student accounts.

• Assist with reviewing the supporting documents for transactions that were incurred in utilising funds that were allocated to residences for activities and programmes.
• Collect and consolidate expenditure-related information with regards to residence activities and programmes to identify trends that will support the development of new preventative controls.
• Process and capture requisitions.
• Create new customer accounts and issue invoices.
• Capture and process journals.
• Draw and analyse data from exception reports that will be used for reporting.
• Assist with collecting information as required by Internal and External Auditors.

• Ensure the compliance of the UFS Procurement and Travel and Expense Policies.
• Compile monthly internal reconciliations.
• Maintain accurate financial records and filing systems.
• Support month-end and year-end closing processes.

• A Bachelor’s degree or a B-Tech degree on NQF Level 7 in Accounting, Finance or a closely related field (attach a copy).

• The applicant should not currently be participating in an existing learnership/internship programme.
• The applicant should not have any previous formal work experience.
• The applicant must be willing to sign a learnership/internship agreement with UFS.
• The applicant must be available for a period of 1 year to participate in the learnership/internship.

• Recent graduates are encouraged to apply.
• Written and oral communication proficiency in English.
• Accounting knowledge.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office packages.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Administration skills.

• The ability to be reliable, responsible, dependable and to fulfil obligations.
• The ability to deal calmly and effectively with high stress situations.

• Strategic Thinking:

• The ability to deal with several activities at a time.
• The ability to plan work and to follow plans.

• Business Acumen:

• The ability to adhere to rules and strictly follow work regulations.
• Proficient in using MS Office.

• Leading:

• The ability to maintain high levels of personal motivation, energy and enthusiasm.
• The ability to be cooperative with others, display a good-natured attitude and encourage people to work together.

• Building Coalitions:

• The ability to interact with others and establish personal connections with people.
• The ability to make decisions through consultation, collaboration and working with close supervision.