Finance Specialist

Reports to: Senior Finance Manager

Duty Station: Hatfield, Pretoria

Duration: Until 31 December 2025

Background - Energy Cluster

GIZ GmbH is a service provider in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development and international education work. The organisation has been active in South Africa since 1995 and works with partner institutions to support them in implementing the policies and priorities they have set themselves. GIZ’s work in South Africa focuses on building peaceful and inclusive societies, strengthening economic development, technical and vocational education and training and employment, and on climate, energy and just transition.

GIZ’s energy programmes in South Africa support the implementation of the country’s energy transition plans, building institutional and individual capacities for the sector’s future, mobilising investments for energy efficiency, and helping to establish a green hydrogen economy in the country. GIZ works with and supports a wide breadth of stakeholders in the energy space, engaging policy- and decision-makers, the private sector, academia and civil society to help to build a sustainable and successful energy sector.

All programmes on energy are located within GIZ’s Energy Cluster, which helps strengthen synergies and alignment, and ensures complementarity in the support provided. It also enables the pooling of cross-cutting functions resources, including on finance and administration, procurement, communications, and monitoring & evaluation

CORE TASKS - see full job description download below

The finance specialist will work together with the energy cluster finance team under the direct leadership of the senior finance manager. The finance specialist will be primarily responsible for the correct processing and monitoring of all payment flows and for ensuring the supply of funds, as well as for the administrative work related to financial management. He/ she will work on all job orders within remit and will be a main contact for advising managers and other staff members on all issues in the thematic area. Additional you will deal with the matters and job orders assigned to you with due regard for all the legal, contractual, socio-political, and corporate policy requirements / P+R and instructions of your line manager and follow up the processing and fulfilment of those tasks. You will also support in general financial administration, accounting, contract processes and have a stand in role for financial accounting / bookkeeping.

You will draw up analysis for internal customers, assist in drawing up monthly/quarterly and provide support in preparing the annual statement of accounts. Working with experienced specialists, you will resolve problems that arise in your area of responsibility based on existing rules and draw attention to more complex challenges. You will also clearly communicate the relevant requirements, conditions, and restrictions in terms of your capacity to act. You’re involved in ongoing process development within your remit and responsible for knowledge management and prepare and share documentation.

APPLICATION PROCESS

GIZ will only assess applications which meet the following criteria:

  • Suitable candidates should apply by submitting:
    • A motivation letter (concisely 1 page), stating why they should be the preferred candidate, and the value added they will bring to the team and their desired salary range.
    • A detailed CV.

Applications should be submitted to: recruit-pretoria@giz.de, with the email subject line “Application for Financial Specialist – Energy Cluster” for the attention of Head of Human Resource.

                    Closing date for applications: 21 October 2024.

    Correspondences will be limited to the short-listed candidate.

Applications not complying with the application process will be disqualified!