FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR
Parenting for Lifelong Health(PLH) is looking for a resourceful, meticulous, and organised individual to serve as its first Finance Assistant.
This position is based in South Africa though remote and/hybrid working is negotiable.
About Parenting for Lifelong Health
Endorsed by the UN, Parenting for Lifelong Health (PLH) is a globally recognised, cutting-edge charitable social enterprise committed to providing evidence-based, playful parenting support for everyone, everywhere. Our aim is to improve child development and wellbeing and prevent family violence through the scale-up of tailored human-digital, open-source, evidence-based parenting solutions within government, NGO, and private sector systems in the Global South and beyond.
PLH human-digital programmes have been rigorously evaluated in 15 randomised controlled trials and delivered in 37 countries for more than 300,000 families. PLH led an interagency COVID-19 emergency response with the UN, USAID, CDC, and other partners to adapt the programmes to reduce increased risks of violence and stress due to the pandemic. The resources were shared in over 196 countries and territories, were part of 33 government response plans, and reached more than 210.5 million people.
PLH is also a core member of the Global Initiative to Support Parents, an interagency initiative committed to supporting universal access to evidence-based parenting programmes. Our work is grounded in the following 6 core principles: evidence-based research, open source and non-commercial, locally adaptable and culturally relevant, low-cost and scalable, equitable collaborative partnerships, and playful and empathic.
Building on our success over the past 11 years, PLH was legally registered as a charity in the UK in 2022 and is in the process of registering as a nonprofit organisation in South Africa. We are now expanding the founding team to build our organisation, meet the growing demand for our services, strengthen our ecosystem of global partners, respond to humanitarian crises, and identify financing to sustain parenting support at scale in low-resource contexts.
Responsibilities
The role of the Finance Administrator will be to directly support the Director of Operations in establishing and maintaining PLH’s financial systems.
The role will include:
Managing payments, project revenue and expenditure, consultant invoices and timesheets, inter-account transfers, and Petty Cash expenditure on Xero.
Providing oversight and ensuring compliance on core team payroll, including reconciliation and processing in Xero.
Reconciling accounts, adjusting incorrect entries and ensuring retention of manual and electronic records.
Monitoring Creditors and Debtors Age Analysis and ensuring all overdue items are followed up and cleared.
Assisting with the preparation and execution of the annual audit i.e., funder and statutory audits.
Preparing input for Cash flow forecasts and assisting with cash-flow management by ensuring regular disbursement requests are completed and bank balances are monitored.
Performing other duties as assigned by PLH management from time to time.
Essential experience:
- Minimum 3 years experience in financial accounting
- Minimum undergraduate degree in Accounting or related field.
- Expert knowledge of accounting systems (e.g., Xero, QuickBooks, Sage Evolution, Pastel, Accpac and SAP).
- Experience supporting project and organisational audits.
- English as a primary language or spoken with a high level of proficiency.
- Commitment to PLH's mission, core values, and inclusive organisational culture.
Preferred experience
- Experience working with Xero.
- Strong communication skills and comfortability liaising with suppliers regarding creditors statements and discrepancies.
- Excellent time management skills and ability to organise workload efficiently.
- Positive attitude to working under pressure to meet deadlines.
- Ability to work independently and take initiative when required while also working well within a team.
- Experience working with an Agile operational framework under Scrum methodology
- Ability to use standard project administration applications (Google Drive, Teams, Zoom, Trello)
PLH has a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion, equity, and the value of lived experience in all its forms, in the way we work, who we work with, and what we do. Candidates from the global majority and/or disadvantaged backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.
Starting salary: R495,000 to R595,000 per year depending on experience and location.
Start date: 01 July 2023 on a fixed-term contract of 12 months (possible permanent extension).
To apply:
Applications must be sent to info@parentingforlifelonghealth.orgby 12pm on 5 June 2023.
Please submit a CV and a supporting statement explaining how you meet the above criteria. Only complete applications will be considered.
For more information, please contact Tendai Chinyimba, tendai@parentingforlifelonghealth.org
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: R495,000.00 - R595,000.00 per year
Application Deadline: 2023/07/01
