Temp Finance Operations Officer in Sandton at R35k per month
Professional Assignments Team · Bryanston, Sandton, Gauteng
Overview
A fixed term finance operations role in Bryanston, Sandton paying R35k per month. You will keep finance admin running smoothly, from supplier invoices and month end checklists to budget monitoring reports and shared services coordination. If you have a finance qualification, three years of similar experience and a sharp eye for detail, this is a solid opportunity to grow within a small HR and recruitment team.
About the role
Professional Assignments Team is looking for a Temp Finance Operations Officer to support the accurate and timely delivery of finance operations. This is a fixed term, full time role based in Bryanston, Sandton, offering R35k per month.
You will coordinate transaction administration, month end activities, reporting inputs, document control, shared services workflows, budget administration and finance service requests. The role performs first pass completeness and quality checks, maintains finance trackers and records, follows up on outstanding submissions, and prepares standardised financial information for review.
Day to day you will work closely with the Finance Manager, shared services and budget holders, helping to strengthen internal controls and improve the efficiency of month end and reporting processes.
Requirements
- Relevant Finance Qualification (Degree or Equivalent)
- Minimum of 3 years experience in a similar role
- High attention to detail and accuracy in financial transactions, reconciliations and record keeping
- Strong organisational and time management skills
- Customer service orientation with responsive, professional support to internal stakeholders and external suppliers
- Effective team player who collaborates constructively
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Analytical and problem solving skills to identify discrepancies and support resolution of financial issues
- Results driven with a focus on stewardship and accountability
Responsibilities
- Receive, verify and coordinate processing of supplier invoices in line with financial procedures and internal controls
- Maintain accurate supplier records, vendor information and supplier lists
- Log credit card top up requests, invoices and supporting documentation
- Perform first pass completeness checks on claims, invoices and reconciliations
- Follow up on missing documentation, outstanding accounts and unresolved transactions
- Maintain the monthly close checklist covering invoices, expense claims, credit cards, Diners cards, journals and reporting pack status
- Issue month end reminders and track processing status of journals, general ledger postings and reconciliations
- Prepare standard or recurring journal support for review and approval
- Retrieve, organise and file Sage reports
- Extract departmental Budget Monitoring Reports from approved systems or templates
- Maintain the BMR master file register and monthly filing structure
- Perform first pass BMR quality checks including formulas, totals, departmental mapping and actual versus budget information
- Distribute BMRs to department or programme heads according to the reporting timetable
- Maintain budget holder request and submission trackers, including outstanding inputs and follow ups
- Act as administrative liaison between AGGPSA Finance and shared services for routine finance processing matters
- Submit approved and complete documentation to shared services and monitor progress against agreed reporting requirements
Job details
- Organisation
- Professional Assignments Team
- Location
- Bryanston, Sandton, Gauteng
- Job type
- Temporary
- Experience level
- Mid (3+ years)
- Education
- Bachelor
- Salary
- R35k per month / monthly
- Category
- Accounting & Finance
- Application Method
- Apply online
Success Guide
This is a great role if you enjoy keeping finance processes tight and tidy. The hiring team will want to see that you have handled supplier invoices, reconciliations and month end checklists before, so make sure your CV shows specific examples of these tasks and the systems you used, like Sage. A finance degree or equivalent qualification is required, so attach your certificate. In the interview, be ready to talk through how you spot errors in financial documents and how you follow up on outstanding items. It is a fixed term role, so show that you can hit the ground running and work well with different people. Good luck!
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