Rcl Foods Project Office Administrator Jobs in South Africa

Rcl Foods Project Office Administrator Jobs in South Africa


Purpose of the Role

  • Support the Vector Project Office and Information Technology (IT) functions in the:

  • Administration and processing of Project and IT related payments, ensuring that all costs are appropriately approved, allocated and accounted for in the appropriate accounting period

  • Monitoring and analysis expenditure against approved IT and Project Operational and Capital budgets to determine variances and reasons thereof

  • Monitoring and reporting on the compliance of Vector projects to the project lifecycle methodology and governance requirements

    Minimum Requirements

  • Finance and/or Administration related qualification

  • Exposure to project management and governance principles

  • Minimum of 1 years’ experience within the relevant business function

  • Valid Code EB drivers' licence.

    Duties & Responsibilities

    Finance Administration:

  • Serve as the Vector point of contact and liaison for IT and Project related vendors.

  • Maintenance of invoice schedule for all IT and Project related invoices/ quotations received.

  • Review of invoices/ quotations against Vendor contracts and agreements to ensure adherence to agreed terms and conditions.

  • Initiate, manage and track the approval of IT and Project related invoices and quotations as per the Vector Levels of Authority.

  • Processing of operational expenditure invoices and quotations on Vector SAP system ensuring correct allocation of costs to appropriate cost centres and general ledger accounts.

  • Facilitate the completion of required Capital Expenditure Applications, in conjunction with Vector IT Application and Project Managers, for Capital related expenditure.

  • Liaise with Vector Finance team to ensure payment of Vendor as per agreed payment terms and conditions

  • Review of IT and Project related Cost Centres and General Ledger accounts to ensure correct allocation of costs prior to the closing of the monthly financial period.

  • Preparation and processing of required SAP Financial journals to ensure that correct allocation of costs.

  • Identification and processing of required financial provisions to be raised and reversed to ensure the accurate accounting of expenditure in the appropriate accounting period.

  • Monthly reconciliation and analysis of IT Accrual Account to determine accruals surplus/ deficits and reasons thereof.

  • Compilation and distribution of required month end financial reporting.

    Budget Analysis and Review:

  • Assist Project Office Manager with compilation of annual IT and Project Operational and Capital Expenditure budgets.

  • Review monthly expenditure against budgets/ plan to identify any material variances.

  • Liaise with relevant budget owners to investigate and determine reasons for expenditure budget variances.

    Project Governance:

  • Serve as the central point of contact for the receipt of new project requests and maintenance of project information on the Vector Project Portfolio system.

  • Review of project request information to determine any gaps in information required to log the request and liaise with necessary stakeholders to address.

  • Register the project on the Vector Project Portfolio system ensuring compliance with approved project naming standards.

  • Track and report on compliance of Vector projects to the project governance requirements as defined by the Project Governance Framework and Policies.

  • Preparation and publishing of Project Governance dashboard to required stakeholders.

  • Liaise
    with required Project Managers to address and remediate governance gaps.

    Document Management:

  • Ensure that all required finance documentation (invoices, quotes, schedules, etc) are appropriately uploaded to the Vector Knowledge repository as per agreed guidelines and conventions (SharePoint).

  • Assist project teams and Vector IT team with the uploading of required documentation to the Vector Knowledge repository as per agreed guidelines and conventions.

  • Responsible for creation of Project sites on the Vector Intranet for the storage of project related documentation, as per the agreed guidelines and conventions.

    Project Office Support:

  • Assist Project Office Manager with the compilation of required management reports for presentation at Management and Executive forums.

  • Tracking of compliance to IT and Project timesheet recording process and communication of non-compliance to appropriate Managers for corrective action.

  • Compilation, analyse and distribution of timesheet reporting, highlighting planned vs actual time variances for explanations and corrective actions.

  • Assist the Project Office Manager with IT Statutory Audit readiness activities as required.

  • Provide administrative support to project managers as directed by Project Office Manager.

    Technical Expertise

  • Knowledge and understanding of finance and accounting principles.

  • Exposure to project management and governance principles.

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and Project, PowerPoint.

    Teamwork and Self-Management

  • Take ownership and accountability for tasks and activities and demonstrate effective self-management in terms of planning and prioritising, and self-development.

  • Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of work are consistently and accurately maintained.

  • Inform relevant parties in the event of tasks or deadlines not met, the potential risks thereof and provide appropriate resolution.

  • Support and drive the business core values.

  • Manage colleagues and client’s expectations and communicate appropriately.

  • Demonstrate willingness to help others and “go the extra mile” to meet team targets and objectives.

  • Champion training and development of self and others utilising available training opportunities.

  • Participate in, and drive regular performance appraisals and ensure that own targets and goals are clear and achievable.

    KPI’s

  • Timely and accurate approval, processing and payment of IT and Project related Vendor invoices as per agreed contractual terms.

  • Accurate accounting and allocation of costs in the correct accounting period.

  • Timely identification and understanding of variances to Operational and Capital Expenditure budgets.

  • Accuracy and completeness of the Vector project repository.

  • Accurate and timely reporting on status of project governance.

  • Completeness of IT and Project document repositories.

    How to Apply

  • For more information and job application details, see; Rcl Foods Project Office Administrator Jobs in South Africa


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