ISASA Financial Vacancies

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School Bursar

SCHOOL BURSAR

Holy Family College, a growing co-educational independent Catholic school in Parktown, Johannesburg, invites applications for the position of School Bursar.

We are seeking a highly skilled and committed professional who can provide strong financial leadership in support of our mission to offer a caring, nurturing, and sustainable learning environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain efficient and effective accounting processes and provide timely, complete and accurate financial and management information to support the school in achieving its financial goals.
• Prepare financial statements and reports, including income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, analyse monthly financial reports, as well as detailed variance analysis supporting these reports.
• Be able to communicate financial results and variances to management and FinCom.
• Identify opportunities for cost saving initiatives, conduct financial analysis to inform business decisions and proactively analyse business data.
• Manage budgeting and forecasting activities. Maintain and update financial forecasts.
• Updating operational cash flow models to provide management and the Board with accurate and timeous cash flow forecasts.
• Lead budgeting and forecasting activities, ensuring alignment with the school’s strategic goals.
• Monitor financial transactions and reconcile bank accounts daily.
• Manage school fees, billing, collections, and debt management.
• Manage collections and reporting for excursions, sports, and events. Proactively identify high-risk accounts and ensure timely intervention or escalation for recovery action.
• Preparation of supporting schedules to the annual financial statements.
• Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards, statutory legislation, and school policies.
• Maintain effective internal controls
• Drive the implementation of credit control strategies
• Review, monitor, and enforce compliance to debt collection procedures
• Monitor and manage outsourced debt collection partner performance and track recovery outcomes.
• Manage payroll ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Assist and maintain accurate HR records including drawing up employment contacts ensuring legal compliance.
• Provide financial guidance and support to the Headmaster, School Management Team, and Board of Governors

Skills, Qualifications and experience required

• B. Com Accounting degree
• Minimum 5 years’ financial management experience, preferably in a school or non-profit environment.
• Excellent knowledge of IFRS for SMEs and South African financial regulations.
• Advanced Excel skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
• Excellent organisational, interpersonal, and written/verbal communication skills.
• High level of integrity, confidentiality, and attention to detail.
• Energetic, self-motivated, and able to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
• A passion for education and willingness to participate in the broader life of the school.
• Detail-oriented approach to work
• The ability to work under pressure
• Strong experience in financial accounting.
• Experience with updating and reviewing operational cash flow models and treasury management.
• Strong understanding of financial regulations and accounting standards.
• Experience with budgeting and forecasting.
• Experience with financial analysis and reporting.
• Experience with financial systems, payroll software and CRM tools.
• Experience with tax compliance and filing.
• Proven experience in adhering to financial deadlines
• Serve as a key contact for internal stakeholders
• Maintain a service excellence culture while enforcing disciplined financial practices.
• Ability to work multiple priorities in parallel

Application Process

Apply to the Headmaster by sending:

• A full CV
• A one-page statement on your professional and personal strengths
• Names and contact details of at least three referees
• All prospective candidates must consent to undergo credit, criminal, child safeguarding, and sex offender checks, and must be successfully cleared.
• Email: jobs@holyfamily.co.za

Position Available: Immediate

Closing Date: 26 September 2025.

Holy Family College is an equal opportunity employer. Failure to meet the minimum requirements of the advertised post will result in applicants automatically disqualifying themselves from consideration. An application will not necessarily entitle the applicant to a response, appointment or an interview. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted. Holy Family College reserves the right not to proceed with filling the post.

Holy Family College, in line with POPIA (Protection of Personal Information Act) will attempt to ensure the confidentiality of all applicants for this role. All reasonable measures will be in place to protect personal information but will be used in the recruitment, selection, and reporting process. By submitting your application for this position, you are recognising and accepting this disclaimer.

Closing Date

26/09/2025

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School Debtors Clerk

             “When she believes in herself… she will fly.”

 Established in 1879, St Mary’s Diocesan School for Girls is an independent Anglican School situated in Hillcrest, Pretoria. The School prides itself in achieving a balance between the spiritual, moral, academic and cultural development of its learners and enjoys an excellent reputation, nationally and internationally. We provide a caring, unique and dynamic educational environment for day scholars from Grade 00 to Grade 12, and boarders from Grade 5 to Grade 12.

St Mary’s Diocesan School for Girls in Pretoria is inviting applications for the following position starting January 2026:

School Debtors Clerk

St Mary’s Diocesan School for Girls seeks a proactive, innovative Debtors Clerk with an engaging and caring personality who has the ability to positively influence and motivate both staff and Parents. The Debtors Clerk will report directly to the Bursar/Business Manager. The Debtors Clerk will be responsible for the processing, and collection of school debtors accounts from Grades 00 – 12.

Minimum requirements for the position:

• Minimum 3 years’ work experience in a similar position
• Experience at a school in a similar position an advantage
• Gr 12 or relevant tertiary qualification
• Ability to perform all duties required in the debtor’s department; with some extraordinary examples of face to face assistance to ensure that customer satisfaction will be attained.
• Excellent ability to plan and ensure all expectations are met.
• Excellent telephone manner and business communication/email etiquette
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and able to manage conflict, work with diverse problems and requests that will be part of the daily process.
• Strong analytical and reconciliation skills. With special attention to detail.
• Ability to ensure admission in takes, changes to grades yearly roll over, changes through the year, etc.
• Reconciliations with a different system from school to financials system, when it comes to students, records transfer and complete the exact parallel working between two systems using EdAdmin, EduAdmin, Excel spreadsheets tie into balance with numbers at school only on a daily basis.
• Good administrative, co-ordinating and organisational skills
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and an accounting programme
• Proficient in the English language
• Willing to support the Christian faith and values of the school.

Please clearly mark the position you are applying for and forward your CV to recruitment@stmarys.pta.school.za

No application will be considered after the closing date. St Mary’s Diocesan School for Girls reserves the right not to fill the advertised positions. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. If you had not heard from us in 2 weeks, your application will have been unsuccessful. An application in itself does not guarantee an interview. St Mary’s Diocesan School for Girls is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to equality, employment equity and diversity.

St Mary’s Diocesan School for Girls, in line with POPIA (Protection of Personal Information Act) will attempt to ensure the confidentiality of all applicants for this role. All reasonable measures will be in place to protect personal information but will be used in the recruitment, selection, and reporting process. By submitting your application for this position, you are recognizing and accepting this disclaimer.

CLOSING DATE: 19 September 2025

Closing Date

19/09/2025

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Business Manager

Woodridge College & Preparatory School is one of the Eastern Cape’s leading co-educational, Christian schools situated on a magnificent 365-acre multi-adventure eco-estate between Gqeberha and Jeffreys Bay.

Woodridge aims to develop pupils holistically, in body, mind and spirit to empower them to reach their full potential in life. Pupils experience the broadest possible range of academic, cultural, spiritual, social, outdoor and sporting interactions.

Woodridge College and Preparatory School has the following position available:

Business Manager

Woodridge is seeking a dynamic Business Manager to oversee the financial and operational functions of the School. The successful incumbent will work closely with the Heads of School and will report to the Board of Trustees ensuring the School’s long-term sustainability and daily efficiency.

Skills and Requirements:

• A relevant qualification in finance, business administration and operations management.
• Extensive general management experience with proven experience in financial and operational management, ideally in an education environment.
• A good understanding of marketing principles, preferably within a school environment.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent organisation, conflict and time management skills.
• High level of integrity, discretion and attention to detail.
• Critical thinking skills and high levels of business acumen.
• Project management (managing timelines, priorities and deliverables across multiple projects).
• Ability to work collaboratively across departments and with external stakeholders.
• Understanding of the unique dynamics of independent school environments (including boarding) is advantageous.
• Proficiency in financial systems and the Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to promote and embrace diversity and inclusion.
• Requisite clearance certificates.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide leadership across all non-academic functional disciplines, including but not limited to:

• Collaborating with the Heads of the School to ensure smooth operational support of the School’s varied activities.
• Managing the School’s financial and commercial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, reporting and compliance.
• Overseeing the management of the estate, including building, ancillary facilities, grounds, sports arenas, transport, security, housekeeping and capital projects.
• Overseeing the management of other non-academic disciplines including HR, IT, School Shop, Catering and Sanatorium.
• Managing procurement, contracts and supplier relationships.
• Supporting marketing by ensuring resources are used effectively to promote the experience and in doing so attract prospective pupils.
• Collaborating with the Board of Trustees and Heads in strategic planning and financial decision-making.
• Overseeing risk management and insurance.
• Administering Trust governance matters.
• General administration.

Commencement date: November 2025 or nearest date thereafter.

Please click on the link below to submit your CV with two contactable references:
https://www.woodridge.co.za/woodridge-college-and-preparatory-school-business-manager

 Closing date for applications: 29 September 2025

Woodridge College & Preparatory School reserves the right not to fill this position. Preference will be given to equity candidates. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. If you have not heard from Woodridge within three weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. An application will not, in itself, entitle an applicant to an interview or an appointment.

In line with the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA), Woodridge College and Preparatory school (Woodridge) will take all reasonable measures to ensure that your personal information is protected. Your information will not be used for any other purpose, or positions that might become available in future. By submitting your CV/application, you agree and give consent that your information may be used in the recruitment, selection and reporting process of this position.

Closing Date

29/09/2025

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ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ADMINISTRATOR

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ADMINISTRATOR

INSPIRED HEAD OFFICE

FULL TIME ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ADMINISTRATOR POSITION:

LOCATION

Inspired Head Office

REPORTING LINE

Head of Shared Services

CONTRACT TYPE

Permanent

SALARY

Market Related

CLOSING DATE

19 September 2025

Prospective candidates can view the job profile, application requirements, application procedure, commencement date and closing date on the school’s website.

https://jobs.inspirededu.com/job-invite/6700

Inspired, in line with POPIA (Protection of Personal Information Act) will attempt to ensure the confidentiality of all applicants for this role. All reasonable measures will be in place to protect the personal information that will be used in the recruitment, selection, and reporting process. By submitting your application for this position, you are recognizing and accepting this disclaimer.

Closing Date

19/09/2025

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ACCOUNTANT

Bridge House School is an independent, co-ed day and boarding school situated close to Franschhoek, Stellenbosch and Paarl in the Western Cape. With its emphasis on future thinking and relevance, Bridge House School is a distinctive, vibrant school that embraces innovation and change. The school is seeking:

ACCOUNTANT

Starting Date: 1 November 2025
This is a full-time position reporting to the Business Manager.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Daily reconciliation of the bank statements;
• Assist with creditors and debtors and have experience with reconciliations;
• Maintain accurate financial records up to Trial Balance and prepare all month end reconciliations for month end reporting;
• Prepare monthly Management Accounts;
• Assist with payroll processing and maintain HR records;
• Maintain the fixed asset register, calculate monthly depreciation and post relevant journals;
• Monitor budget performance;
• Assist with cash flow forecasts, budgets, and submission of SARS returns;
• Support external audit by providing documentation and explanations of financial transactions.
• Assist with the implementation of new accounting systems; and
• Stay updated on industry best practices, financial regulations, and software tools.

Skills and Qualifications:

• BCom Accounting degree with completed SAIPA articles;
• Excellent knowledge of the IFRS for SMEs Accounting Standard;
• Sound work ethic with a professional and pleasant demeanour when dealing with staff and stakeholders;
• Proficiency in Pastel Accounting & Payroll;
• Proficiency in Xero Accounting & Simple Pay;
• Strong Excel skills;
• High attention to detail, problem-solving ability, and analytical thinking;
• Strong communication skills;
• Be assertive and energetic together with having excellent organisational and administrative skills; and
• Be self-motivated and willing to work as part of the administration team.

To apply, please fill in the Google Form: Bridge House Accountant

Closing date for applications: 19 September 2025

Bridge House School is an equal-opportunity employer. Failure to meet the minimum requirements of the advertised post will result in applicants automatically disqualifying themselves from consideration. An application will not necessarily entitle the applicant to a response, appointment or interview. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted. Bridge House School reserves the right not to proceed with filling the post.

Bridge House, in line with the POPIA (Protection of Personal Information) Act, will attempt to ensure the confidentiality of all applicants for this role. All reasonable measures will be in place to protect personal information, but it will be used in the recruitment, selection and reporting process. By submitting your application for this position, you are recognising and accepting this disclaimer.

Closing Date

19/09/2025

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We wish you all the best with your applications