SOUTH AFRICA · SALARY IN RANDS

Treasurers and Controllers

What the work involves, the skills employers want, and how to get started in South Africa.

  • Comptroller
  • Controller
  • Corporate Controller
  • Corporate Treasurer
  • Regional Controller
  • School Treasurer
  • Treasurer
  • Treasury Consultant

What do Treasurers and Controllers do?

Treasurers and Controllers in South Africa: pay, the work, and how to get started.

What the work actually is

  • Evaluate needs for procurement of funds and investment of surpluses and make appropriate recommendations.
  • Delegate authority for the receipt, disbursement, banking, protection, and custody of funds, securities, and financial instruments.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with banking, insurance, and external accounting personnel to facilitate financial activities.
  • Monitor financial activities and details, such as cash flow and reserve levels, to ensure that all legal and regulatory requirements are met.
  • Receive, record, and authorize requests for disbursements in accordance with company policies and procedures.

Skills employers expect

Skills

  • Complex Problem Solving Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
  • Critical Thinking Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
  • Judgment and Decision Making Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
  • Reading Comprehension Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
  • Management of Financial Resources Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.

Abilities

  • Inductive Reasoning The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
  • Written Comprehension The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
  • Deductive Reasoning The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
  • Near Vision The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
  • Oral Comprehension The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Knowledge

  • Economics and Accounting Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
  • English Language Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
  • Administration and Management Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
  • Mathematics Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
  • Personnel and Human Resources Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
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How people get into it

Education of new hires

Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Associate's degree

A normal week

  • Getting Information
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  • Analyzing Data or Information
  • Communicating with People Outside the Organization

Tools used on the job

Technology

  • Enterprise resource planning ERP software Exact Software Macola ES · Microsoft Dynamics · Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne · SAP software
  • Presentation software Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Accounting software Fund accounting software · Hyperion Enterprise · Intuit QuickBooks · Sage 50 Accounting
  • Data base user interface and query software FileMaker Pro · Microsoft Access · Structured query language SQL · Yardi software
  • Spreadsheet software Corel QuattroPro · IBM Lotus 1-2-3 · Microsoft Excel

Tools

  • Tablet computers
  • Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers Personal digital assistants PDA
  • Notebook computers
  • Desktop computers
  • Personal computers

Who it suits

Enterprising

Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertising, finance, management/administration, professional advising, public speaking, politics, or law.

Conventional

Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.

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Questions people ask

How much do Treasurers and Controllers earn in South Africa?

Treasurers and Controllers salaries in South Africa vary by experience, province and employer.

What do Treasurers and Controllers do?

Evaluate needs for procurement of funds and investment of surpluses and make appropriate recommendations, Delegate authority for the receipt, disbursement, banking, protection, and custody of funds, securities, and financial instruments and Develop and maintain relationships with banking, insurance, and external accounting personnel to facilitate financial activities.

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