Finance and Grants Officer

Job Description

Ever wanted your finance skills to support work that actually makes a difference, without sitting in a corporate vacuum?

A well-established non-profit organisation is looking to appoint a Finance & Grants Officer to join its finance team. This is a trusted, hands-on role supporting the financial administration and grant management that keeps the organisation’s work moving forward.

This is not a back-office, tick-box finance role. It’s for someone who likes responsibility, structure, and knowing their work genuinely matters.

 

Why this role is different:

• Your work supports meaningful, purpose-driven initiatives
• You’ll be trusted with grant funding and financial controls
• You’ll work across finance, operations, and programme teams
• You’ll bring structure, accuracy, and clarity to important work
• You’ll be part of a values-led, people-focused environment

What you’ll be doing:

The day-to-day that really matters:

• Processing financial transactions and payments
• Reconciling bank accounts and financial ledgers
• Maintaining accurate and audit-ready financial records
• Supporting grant and donor reporting with reliable financial data
• Ensuring compliance with internal policies and procedures
• Assisting with procurement processes and payment requests
• Maintaining supplier and service provider information
• Providing finance support to internal teams as needed

You’ll be the steady hand that keeps the numbers clean, compliant, and reliable.

This role will suit you if you are:

• Highly organised and detail-driven
• Comfortable managing multiple deadlines
• Confident working independently and with different teams
• Calm, practical, and solutions-focused
• Big on integrity, discretion, and accountability

Experience & background:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or similar
• SAICA or SAIPA articles preferred (qualified by experience considered)
• Minimum of 3+ years’ finance experience
• Grant management experience is advantageous
• Experience with Pastel Evolution
• Strong Excel skills (financial functions, reporting, spreadsheets)
• Payroll exposure is beneficial

If you don’t hear back from us within 2 weeks of applying, please consider your application unsuccessful. But stay in touch, follow us online and keep an eye out for future opportunities.

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