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SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL SPACE AGENCY (SANSA)
 


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PROJECTS AND FINANCE ACCOUNTANT
 
The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) is a public entity under the National Department of Science and Innovation (DSI). SANSA has a mandate to drive the promotion and use of space and cooperation in space-related activities. To achieve this mandate, the Agency fosters research in space science and technology, advances space engineering programmes, and supports the creation of an environment conducive to industrial development in space technologies within the framework of national government policy. More information about the organization can be found at http://www.sansa.org.za
 
SANSA is committed to attracting, developing, and retaining employees who are passionate about the success of the national space industry. Personal growth, which is one of our values, encourages employees to invest time in education and training through bursaries and training courses offered to them.
SANSA thrives on our employees’ creativity, competencies, and expertise, and on their ingenuity to succeed in a high performing environment. If you aspire to the SANSA values of Service, Teamwork, Respect, Integrity, Personal Growth and Excellence, and living these in a fast paced and innovative environment, then SANSA could be the place for you. The following opportunity exists at the Space Operations programme situated in Hartebeeshoek, Gauteng to be filled by an individual with the relevant skills, drive, competencies, qualifications and who puts the interests of the nation first, has a commercial mind-set, thinks like our customers, knowledge driven and people centric.
 
Finance and Project Accountant (permanent)
Reporting to the Finance Manager, the incumbent will be responsible for accounting tasks in compiling the monthly management accounting. Ensure the Debtors Master file maintenance with multiple currencies, timeous, accurate invoicing, and collection of debt. Balancing of the general ledger to the fixed assets register, maintenance of the fixed assets register with additions, asset tags, disposals, annual impairment testing, locations, condition, and custodians. Complete general ledger reconciliations for review and process all journal entries for approval. Aid Project managers in finance accounting. Complete the monthly commitments schedule.
 
The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications and experience:
  • A Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in Finance or Accounting qualification
  • 3+ years’ experience in similar role with extensive assets, projects and finance experience
  • Sage X3 experience (fixed assets and financial modules)
  • Commercial experience preferable
  • Knowledge of the following is advantageous: The applicable legislative and regulatory framework • Public Finance and Management Act (PFMA), National Treasury Regulations and guidelines knowledge, and GRAP knowledge • Departmental accounting, planning and budgeting policies and procedures • Assets policies and procedures knowledge • Assets systems (manual / automated) • Principles and practice of asset management • Tools and techniques for asset verification • Principles and practice of asset valuations • Financial project management experience and applicable GRAP knowledge • Principles and practice of accounting • Knowledge of reconciliations
  • MS Office (word and excel).
  • A valid drivers’ license
 
Key areas of responsibility will include but not limited to:
  • Maintain financial transactions and information on Sage X3
  • Financial accounting of projects, journals, cost centres, reconciliations, budgets and subsistence & travel (S&T)
  • Debtors and Revenue
  • Foreign exchange transactions
  • Asset accounting and management
  • Documentation, reporting and general tasks
 
Please NOTE that the appointment will be on a level commensurate with qualifications and experience.
 
Background verification, including criminal record, credit checks, security clearances, qualifications, and citizenship checks, as well as competency and psychometric assessment may form part of the selection process.
 
SANSA subscribes to the principles of Employment Equity and welcomes applications from all persons with disabilities. Preference will be given to African and Coloured females, African males, and people with disabilities.
 
Should you meet the above requirements, please e-mail your detailed CV (clearly indicating the position you are  interested in), a certified copy of your ID, qualification certificates, the names, telephone numbers and e mail addresses of at least three contactable referees and a covering letter summarizing the reasons for applying to  jobs-spaceops@sansa.org.za
 
Communication will only be conducted with short-listed candidates. If applicants have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, they must assume that their applications were unsuccessful.
 
Closing Date: 18 July 2022






POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP (3-year contract position) Re-advertisement
 
The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) has a mandate, as outlined in the South African National Space Agency Act, 2008 (Act No 36 of 2008), to co-ordinate and integrate national space science and technology programmes and conduct long-term planning and implementation of space related activities in South Africa, for the benefit of the citizens of South Africa.
 
SANSA has the following opportunities situated in Hermanus, Western Cape to be filled by individual(s) with the relevant skills, drive, competencies, and qualifications. Activities undertaken at the SANSA Hermanus Facility include space science research, ground-based monitoring infrastructure, operational space weather, technology development and applications.
 
SANSA is seeking hardworking and dynamic South African citizens to fill the following position based in Hermanus Western Cape:
 
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP (3-year contract position)  
 
 The ideal candidates will have:
  • A PhD obtained within the last 3 years (or will be submitting their PhD thesis for examination before July 2022)
  • PhD should be in a space physics related field or is a support field to space physics (such as Computer Science, Solar Physics, Astrophysics, Physics, or Applied Mathematics)
  • Preference will be given to candidates who would like to pursue solar physics research for their postdoctoral projects in areas such as solar irradiance measurements and models, satellite observations of the solar chromosphere, transient solar phenomena (i.e. space weather)
  • Independent computer programming skills with a preference for IDL or Python
  • The ability to work independently and as part of the team
 
The candidate should be:
  • A South African citizen
 
Duties (not limited to this list):
  • Research in a solar physics research related field
  • Data Analysis and Modelling
  • Publications
  • Intern mentoring
  • Contract research
  • Science Advancement
 
 
Projects will be tailored to individuals, depending on skills and interest, and are not limited to any specific topic mentioned, however they must fit into the space science thematic areas.
 
Communication will only be conducted with short-listed candidates. If applicants have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, they must assume that their applications were unsuccessful.
 
Please NOTE that the appointment will be on a level commensurate with qualifications and experience.
 
Background verification, including criminal record, credit checks, security clearances, qualification and citizenship checks as well as competency assessment and psychometric testing, may form part of the selection process.
 
SANSA subscribes to the principles of Employment Equity and welcomes applications from all persons with disabilities.  Preference will be given to candidates in accordance with this.
 
Applicants will need to indicate their willingness to relocate to Hermanus in the Western Cape for this position.
 
SANSA reserves the right to not make an appointment
 
Should you meet the above requirements, please apply by sending your detailed CV including copy of Doctoral Thesis Abstract and PhD certificate (if already received) to Reney van der Merwe on rvandermerwe@sansa.org.za.
 
CLOSING DATE: 12 JULY 2022